Reminisce: Design Team '09!

September 04, 2008

Design Team '09!

The Search Is On!

Reminisce is searching for a new member to add to our Design Team for 2009! We want to see your very best Reminisce layouts for a chance to win an incredible prize or even a spot on our Design Team!

Enter by Midnight CST, September 30, 2008 for your chance to win one of these amazing prizes!

Grand prize winner will receive $500 cash and a
one year spot on the Reminisce Design Team

1st Runner-Up will receive $100 cash and
$100 in Reminisce credit

2nd, 3rd and 4th Runner-Up will receive $50 cash and
$50 in Reminisce credit

To enter, please submit your favorite creation(s) using a majority of Reminisce product. Reply in the comments section of this post, linking your projects to your comment. Be sure to include your first and last name as well as your email address. We ask that you please submit at least one layout (which can be one or two pages), as well as either a card or altered project, so that we may get a feel for your overall style. You may submit as many times and items as you like. We accept all submissions, including international entries.

ATTENTION RETAILERS! Want to post information about this contest for your customers? Download this PDF file to print and display in your store!

Download dt_09_flyer.pdf

We have compiled the most frequently asked questions below and answered them as thoroughly as possible. If you still have a question after reading through the FAQs, please post it in the comments section and we will be sure to address it.

What exactly is a design team?
Our design team is currently a group of seven fun and creative freelance scrapbookers from around the country who work from their homes. Using Reminisce products, they create layouts, projects and cards as assigned by Reminisce. Being so spread out, all team members keep in touch regularly through a group website. The comraderie of this team is very supportive - every time someone is published or has personal news, everyone else is quick to post a congrats message!

What does being a design team member entail?
A huge perk of being on the design team is seeing the newest Reminisce products before anyone else! Every time Reminisce releases a new collection of products, we ship samples of everything to each of our design team members, along with an assignment as to what we need in terms of layouts, projects and more. We provide a shipping account number to each of our members so that it is easy to ship finished projects back to our main office. Other member perks include a standing discount on any orders placed for personal use products, as well as a Reminisce t-shirt. (The "Design Team 2009" shirts are in production right now!)

How are design team members paid?
Design team members are compensated monthly. They submit an invoice at the end of every month, listing all of the projects completed since their last invoice. Paychecks are issued within the first ten days of the following month. Team members work as contractors, not employees, and are given a 1099 form at the end of the year for tax purposes. Team members are also encouraged to orchestrate make 'n' takes at their local scrapbook stores and submit items for publication - both of which Reminisce provides additional compensation for.

What is the work load like?
Design team members truly have an ideal work situation! They have the flexibility to work from home, and during the hours that are most convenient for them. Assignments are given on a regular basis, although some are more extensive than others. One month we may only need a single layout from each member, the next we may need half a dozen. Workloads are typically heaviest right before CHA trade shows which take place in January and July every year. This is because at CHA shows, we release multiple collections all at once and therefore need several project samples for each line. Because the window between new products being manufactured and released is small, turnaround times on assignments are typically between 1-2 weeks. To make this easier, we give as much "heads up" before an assignment as possible, including sending images of new products in production, so that members can start to brainstorm their projects before they even receive the actual supplies.

Sep 4, 2008 8:05:10 AM

245 Comments

I am not good at this blog thing. I forgot my e-mail address. Email for Regina Peck. I posted around 9:30pm EST.
ppltd2004@yahoo.com

Posted by: Regina Peck | October 01, 2008 at 07:51 AM

Ok - I entered last night before the deadline but didn't put my contact info in my post. After looking at all these GREAT entries I'm not sure your gonna need my contact infor but here it is just incase.
Kelly_Nail@msn.com
http://s455.photobucket.com/albums/qq278/kellynail/

Posted by: Kelly Nail | October 01, 2008 at 05:06 AM

Thank you for the DT call. Good luck to everyone! Some amazing work out there!

http://thescrappintable.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?sort=mostPopular

Posted by: annefish | October 01, 2008 at 12:41 AM

Hello! Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your design team call. Good luck to everyone! There's some amazing work out there!

http://thescrappintable.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?sort=mostPopular

Posted by: annefish | October 01, 2008 at 12:40 AM

Thank you for the DT call. Good luck to everyone! There is some amazing work out there!

http://thescrappintable.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?sort=mostPopular

Posted by: Anne | October 01, 2008 at 12:32 AM

Thank you for DT call. Good luck to everyone! Some amazing work out there!

Posted by: Anne | October 01, 2008 at 12:30 AM

Ok, I hope this works because I am IT challenged. LOL Good luck, everyone and thanks for the opportunity!

Posted by: Anne | October 01, 2008 at 12:28 AM

Forgot to add my info...

Jennifer Otto
scrapjunkie@clearviewcatv.net

Thanks for the opportunity!

Posted by: Jen O. | October 01, 2008 at 12:09 AM

Getting in just under the wire after fooling with my scanner for two days!!!

Here's a link to my blog where I posted my entries...
http://jenotto.blogspot.com/

I loved playing with Reminisce stuff! Hope you like what I created!!!

Posted by: Jen O. | October 01, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Ok, not sure if this is a triplicate but I don't see my post anywhere. Sorry if it is!

Mandie Dillard
mandiedillard@yahoo.com

www.crimsoncropper.wordpress.com

Posted by: Mandie Dillard | September 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM

I forgot to put my last name...
Julie Slaikjer
jslaikjer@aol.com
http://www.juliechats.blogspot.com/
for my entries!

Posted by: Julie | September 30, 2008 at 11:58 PM

Here's a link to my blog with my 2 Reminisce layouts and one project, an altered wooden cube.

Your papers are so great, I couldn't wait to share my designs with you!

Thanks, Julie

Posted by: Julie | September 30, 2008 at 11:57 PM

I love this company and think it would be awesome to be on your design team!

Mandie Dillard
mandiedillard@yahoo.com

http://crimsoncropper.wordpress.com/

Posted by: Mandie Dillard | September 30, 2008 at 11:55 PM

Please add my name to the list of contenders! I love this company and think it would be awesome to be on your dt!!

Mandie Dillard
mandiedillard@yahoo.com

http://crimsoncropper.wordpress.com/

Posted by: Mandie Dillard | September 30, 2008 at 11:54 PM

ok! here is mine! i can't believe i did this, yeah!
esosnosk@msn.com

http://picasaweb.google.com/esosnosk

Posted by: ellen sosnoski | September 30, 2008 at 11:52 PM