Purple Cows Design Team Call!

HI Divas And Dukes!

Here's the info to apply for a position on the Purple Cows Design Team. They are such a great company you'll have a blast being part of the team. Good luck and have FUN!!!!

Diva Danielle and Rayme Royale


Purple Cows Design Team Call!

Purple Cows, the “udderly remarkable” manufacturer of trimmers, laminators and creative tools is having a Design Team (DT) Round up!

We have decided to ask YOU the consumers to join us and submit your innovative projects, creative design concepts for consideration. We will be selecting eleven of you be on our “udderly remarkable” Design Team!

No matter if you own all of our tools, or you have never even seen one, we want your submissions. We are looking for fresh and vibrant Designers who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and use a little creative elbow grease! If you are interested in becoming part of our Design Team, please read the contest rules below. Please follow these rules as we will be unable to consider submissions that do not follow the required format.

Submission Rules:

1. You DO NOT have to purchase a Purple Cows product to enter this contest.

2. We would like your projects to use Purple Cows, but we won’t let it get in the way of choosing you if your projects rock!

3. You have until 11:59 pm March 31, 2009 for us to receive your email or “Pony Express” mail entries (for Pony Express submissions, the address is listed below).

4. Your entries do not have to be new for this entry, just of great quality. We will announce the winners on April 17, 2009!

5. Please choose the category(s) below that you want to submit projects for. More is better! We want you to show us your creative talents! Don’t be bashful, if you want, you may submit something for every category. NOTE: You must include the project instructions for at least one of your entries. Since projects that are submitted will be available to crafters of all skill levels, it is very important that the designer be able to articulate in writing the instructions to complete the project.
a) Scrapbook Layouts – Provide Three layouts (a layout can be one or two pages). These can be any size layouts, but they must have photos (please make sure you have the rights to publish the photos).
b) Décor Project - This can be organizational or purely decorative, just as long as you made it.
c) “Off the Page” Craft - This category is a free for all. You may choose to use any medium, or mixed media combination. ATCs, fabric crafts, jewelry, the sky is the limit. Show us your creative style to its fullest!
d) Greeting Cards – Provide three cards, any style or type.
e) Mini Album - This album any be any size you choose, any type, but it must contain photos (please make sure you have the rights to publish the photos).
f) Other – We know that there are a lot of creative people out there. If there is a design category that we did not list, that’s OK. We want you to submit your unique project too. Just tell us the category and submit! We LOVE new creative ideas that you can create with a trimmer and/or laminator! Come-on, we dare you to surprise us!

6. Please send the name of each project, and a photo of each item submitted (if you are emailing your submission, please make the photo a high quality jpeg). Make sure each “name” of your photo contains the project name.).

7. Please also include a photo of just you and a short bio of 100 words or less (if you win, we will want something to post about you right away on all our blogs and Purple Cows website)! Included with your entry, we will need your full contact information, including daytime telephone number.

8. Send entries to the name and address listed below:
a) Email - vennita@purplecows.net, (List “DT Call” in the subject line).
b) Pony Express Mail - Vennita Wilson
Purple Cows DT Call
PO Box 60843
Boulder City, NV 89006

Design Team Benefits:

What you get if you selected to the Purple Cows Design Team:

• You will receive Purple Cows products to use in your designs.
• From time to time, you will receive additional product to use in your designs. We have some great partners in the industry that are very generous with our Design Team members.
• You will be published all over the place, and have new opportunities to show off your fabulous talents to the rest of the world!
• You get paid for your accepted projects! ($25.00-$75.00 per item)

Design Team Requirements:

• Project Request - Watch for our email requests for new, specific designs, and respond with a submission. These requests will come out once a month. We will provide you with a reasonable amount of time (3-4 weeks) to create your project.
• Submission – All project proposals must be submitted electronically. The submission must include hi-res photo(s) and our submission form.
• Accepted Projects – If you project is accepted you will be notified by email. You will then need to mail your finished project and instructions to Purple Cows. Any accepted project becomes the property of Purple Cows and cannot be used by the designer without written permission from Purple Cows.
• Fun – Having fun with our tools, and share them with your friends so they know how great our products are is what it is all about!
• Forms – Purple Cows will provide all required forms to you via email.

We are excited to see your creative talents! Time is short, so please get your submissions in early.

If you have questions, email them to vennita@purplecows.net, until March 5th. We will post both the questions and answers here on March 6th. Good luck to all of you future CowPals, we can’t wait to see your entries!

Our 5 year Anniversary!

HI Diva's And Dukes,

I can't believe it but we're celebrating our 5th Anniversary tomorrow! Rayme and I want to thank all our listeners and friends in the Craft and Hobby Industry for your incredible support over the last 5 years. Who knew when we started this journey we'd be connecting the world thru our passion for crafting. It is such a joy to chat with you on a weekly basis. We LOVE hearing from you.

I also want to thank my dear friend Rayme, The Duke of Crafts, who hangs out with me at the Lounge every Wed. You are such a Joy and Inspiration in my life. I'm looking forward to the next 25 yrs of Crafty Chatting!

Thank you to our Producer Tom who through the magic of the internet keeps us "live" in 96 countries! You're the BEST!!!!

Here's to many more years of chatting around the globe! Thanks again, I'm truly blessed.

Have A Diva Day!
Diva Danielle