Find Your Voice Link-Up

FIND YOUR VOICE BLOG LINK-UP!

Find Your Voice is only 1 week away! I'm SO excited for the workshop to start. I think we are going to have an incredible summer. Find out more information about Find Your Voice here.

Find Your Voice will be the grand opening even for my brand new site rukristin.com! Jeff and I are taking a couple days to re-focus and re-energize so that we can be totally ready for the Find Your Voice launch on June 24th!

This week I'd like to focus a bit on building the Find Your Voice community. I know we have lots of amazing people out there who are just as excited as I am and I would love for everyone to get to know each other a little better. If you haven't already joined the facebook group, do so today and share with all your friends!

facebook.com/groups/FindYourVoiceWorkshop/

I'd also like to share a link-up so that everyone can share their blogs and start to make new friends! If you are planning on playing along with Find Your Voice, please feel free to add your blog link below! (Thanks so much to Angie of Lariats and Lavender for the link-up idea!).

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Find Your Voice Team Members

Find Your Voice Team Members

I am so excited to announce the names of all the amazing women who are going to be helping me out this summer. They are all incredibly talented, eager, and enthusiastic and will be a huge part in making this workshop and the Find Your Voice community a success. Please join me in welcoming them! 

Jessica Bree, Emily Dismukes, Molly Porter, Emily Hathcock, Lisa Wilkinson, Veronica Milan, Michelle Wear, Laura Kate Is Crafty, Jen Ritchie, Allie, Katie Stories, Shay Tibbs, DeeDee Catron, Megan Anderson, Nirupama KUmar, Eden Hensley, Margrethe Aas Johnsen, Jo, Kim Poplaski, Ruth Bonser, Fiona D'Elboux,, Alissa @Lifeonlakeland, Kristin Long, and Melissa Priest.

These women will be sharing their thoughts, feelings, and creative projects with us as we all work together this summer to find our voices. Thank you again to all of these great women!

Join us in the Facebook group today! 

Please spread the word by blogging, tweeting, and telling all your friends about this awesome workshop! Please feel free to use any of the images/text on the Find Your Voice blog posts. Just make sure to link back to the facebook group and rukristin.com!

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Find Your Voice FAQs

Introduction

This workshop is about finding your storytelling voice. You are an awesome person with amazing stories, so this summer we're going to work together to find the most genuine and authentic way for you to tell those stories. 

This workshop is for everyone! You definitely don't need to be a scrapbooker or paper-crafter to play along. We'll be telling stories through pictures, photographs, social media, prose, and more. The only thing you need is a willingness to become the author of your own story and the courage to step outside of your comfort zone. 

Overview

• Each Monday morning lessons will be made available on the rukristin blog, in the Find Your Voice facebook group and sent out through email to those who opt-in to email lessons. 
• Each week's lesson will include thoughts on several topics pertaining to the theme of the week, a coordinating worksheet, and several creative prompts. 
• There will be inspiration from contributing team members in each week's pdf as well more inspiration as in a follow up blog post each Wednesday. 
• This is a free class, so it will not cost you anything to participate. But, there are several ways that you can help support Find Your Voice. Hundreds of hours go into creating a workshop like this and Find Your Voice is proud to have some incredible sponsors as well as several great ways for you to show your support. For additional information on how to support Find Your Voice please scroll to the bottom of this page. 
• Community is Key! The best part of big workshops like Find Your Voice is the amazing community that forms online. Use the hashtag #FindYourVoice when chatting about the workshop on twitter, instagram, or any other social media sites, and share and get inspiration in the facebook group. 
• Look for the Find Your Voice schedule out early next week with Lesson Topics, Giveaways, Scheduled Chats and more!

Supply List

Below is the suggested supply list for the workshop. There are no required supplies but to get the most out of this workshop it would be best to gather some of the following supplies to try out various storytelling styles and techniques.  Each week’s creative prompts are written so that they can be done in a variety of different ways, using whatever supplies you’d like.  I strongly suggest picking up some supplies that you may have wanted to try, but have been scared to use. Our amazing community will help you through any bumps in the road or with any questions you might have.

Suggested Supply List

• Writing Tools (pens, markers, etc) & a Notebook. Check out a list of my favorites here: http://rukristin.blogspot.com/2013/02/im-pen-snob-you-should-be-too.html
• Camera & Photos (it might be helpful to print photos from stories you’re interested in telling — don’t worry if you are unsure, you can always go back later and print). I prefer to get my photos printed at Persnickety Prints, but if you're looking for a quick at home printer the Canon Selphy is a good choice. 
• A Project Binder to hold ideas, worksheets, and projects. (I’ll be using this Basic Grey mini-album)
• Basic Crafting Kit (scissors, adhesive, ink pads, etc)
• Crafting Supplies (paper, stickers, stamps, paint, ribbon, embellishments)
• Things that inspire you (images, quotes, or other pretty things)

If you’re looking for more specific product suggestions, check out the rukristin papercrafts shop for Find Your Voice featured products or shop additional suggested products through the Amazon.com Find Your Voice curated list.

Mix in several supplies that are outside of your comfort zone. Grab some paints, mix in some camera phone apps and use some new stamps. Pushing yourself creatively will help you find your inner storyteller.

How you can sign up for the workshop: 

There is no formal sign-up for the workshop. Lessons will be available on the blog for anyone to download until August 31st. Lessons will also be made available in the Find Your Voice facebook group and via email each week to those who opt-in. 

Join the Find Your Voice Facebook Group Here: facebook.com/groups/FindYourVoiceWorkshop/
Sign Up Here to Get Lessons Delivered to your Email Inbox: E-Mail Lessons to Me

How you can support Find Your Voice

The Find Your Voice summer storytelling workshop is provided free of charge to anyone who is interested in taking it. I'm only able to put together such a great workshop because of support from amazing sponsors and readers like you. If you enjoy Find Your Voice please support the workshop in whatever way you can. Here are a few suggestions. 

• Participate - Follow along with the lessons, engage in conversations on social media and in the facebook group, tell everyone you know about this awesome workshop. Share with your friends and help to build the community. The more people who are excited about Find Your Voice the more exciting things we can do in the future!
• Pick up Find Your Voice badges and images for your blog. Just right click to save. 
• Purchase Supplies at rukristin.com/shop - Sales from the shop help to pay for things like the server that runs our websites, the Find Your Voice exclusive products, and it helps me have the time to sit down and write quality content for you to enjoy. 
• Support Our Sponsors - Next week I'll be announcing some amazing sponsors who are generously providing some amazing giveaways for the Find Your Voice community! Please take the time to visit their websites, give them your business, and tell them that you appreciate their support for Find Your Voice. Let them know that I sent you over and that you think they're super cool. 
• Purchase Through Affiliate Links - the rukristin papercrafts shop is small, so if you find yourself in need of a bigger selection, you can support Find Your Voice by shopping through our affiliate links at Amazon.com, Two Peas in a Bucket, and Simon Says Stamp. Shopping through affiliate links never costs you any extra money, so its a very easy way to help support Find Your Voice
• Donate - If you'd like to donate to help support Find Your Voice and future workshops you can do so by clicking the button below. Donations are accepted through PayPal or any other clever way you'd like. 

FAQs

When does Find Your Voice Start?

• The Find Your Voice summer storytelling workshop starts on Monday, June 24th.

This sounds awesome! How can I help get the word out?

• Post about Find Your Voice on your blog and spread the word through social media sites like twitter, facebook, instagram, tumblr, reddit, message boards, and more. Please feel free to use any of the images or text on my blog to talk about the workshop. Make sure to provide a link back to my blog and the Find Your Voice facebook page. Leave a link in the comments here so I can come visit and say thanks!

Where is the Find Your Voice Facebook Group?

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindYourVoiceWorkshop/

How long are the lessons available for?

• The lessons will be available free of charge through August 31, 2013. After that they'll be removed from the blog and adapted to be a self-paced workshop available for $5. 

How can I get the most up-to-date information on Find Your Voice? 

• Follow me on twitter, facebook, and instagram for the latest Find Your Voice updates, giveaways, live chats and more. 

You suggested a Project Binder and the Basic Grey mini album you are selling is really cute. Is this too small to hold the worksheets, ideas and projects we will be working on? Is there paper available in this size for note taking? 

• The real answer is that it comes down to personal preference. I'm going with the binder because I really love mini-albums like that; and the binded aspect makes it easy to punch holes in any paper at all and add it to the album. The worksheets will be 8.5x11; so they would fit folded in half (I'll show a cool technique I used to use in college all the time for storing the worksheets in the album). With a hole punch and the page protectors included in the album you'll be able to store everything you work on for the workshop. 

Will we be working of projects that will need embellishments?

• All the projects that we'll be working on will be adaptable to your style (or however far out of your comfort zone you want to go). There's no specific embellishments that you need, but I'll be keeping some washi tape, stamps, and some die-cuts on my table with my album.

If you have any questions at all, leave them in the comments here or email me at rukristinpapercrafts@gmail.com and I'll do my best to answer them ASAP. 

PS - The New Summer 2013 Stamp Collection is now available exclusively at rukristin.com/shop!

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Find Your Voice: Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Do you have a blog or indie shop that you would love to get in front of a fantastic audience of crafters, memory-keepers, and storytellers?

Are you looking for a sponsorship opportunity where you're more than just a lonely sidebar ad?

Then look no further! This summer, rukristin papercrafts is accepting sponsors for Find Your Voice: A Free Eight Week Summer Storytelling Workshop.

This workshop is 100% free for the entire summer! At the end of the summer the .pdf files will be available as a self-paced workshop for $5.

Sponsorships start at $20 for the entire summer. All sponsorships will run Mid-June through August 31st. 

View full sponsorship details here

What do sponsors get?

• Ad space 
• The opportunity to host a giveaway/guest blog post
• Lots of exposure on social media platforms (twitter, instagram, and facebook)
• A working relationship with rukristin papercrafts.  We feel very strongly about helping women-owned small businesses come together and succeed.

If you are interested, please fill out this form to get started.

Space is limited. 

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Find Your Voice: Looking for Contributors

Rukristin papercrafts is looking for a couple of amazing contributors to the summer storytelling workshop: Find Your Voice. Click here to learn more about Find Your Voice. 

Requirements

• You have to be passionate about telling your story and want to become a better storyteller

• You have to want to be an inspiration and help others become better storytellers

• You have to be able to read and follow instructions, as well as meet deadlines
• You have to be a great communicator. If you're having trouble with something, you need to let me know as early as possible so that we can work together to try to alleviate any issues :) Issues only become problems when we put them off for too long.
• Actively participate in the Find Your Voice community (facebook, twitter, instagram)
• Participate in a Find Your Voice blog hop
• Promote the Find Your Voice workshop through various social media sites (and any other ways you can think of)
• Help to build a strong community by contributing to the dialog about the lessons, sharing completed worksheets (will be provided ahead of time), uploading projects to appropriate websites (facebook, studio calico, two peas, etc) and commenting on workshop participants' projects as well
• Provide photographs, a few short paragraphs, and a supply list for at least two projects throughout the workshop (dates to be provided)

Benefits

• Lots of exposure. Your headshot, bio, & links will be featured throughout the summer workshop. Your projects will also be prominently featured on my blog, the Find Your Voice facebook page, and more.
• Free product (physical if production time allows) and access to all summer 2013 rukristin papercrafts digital files
• Access to all Find Your Voice workshop files ahead of time
• A seriously amazing community of like-minded people who are trying to do something awesome; you will learn so much and make some great friends (I promise)

There is a VERY short turn around time on this.  So please get your applications in as soon as possible.

To Apply

• Email rukristinpapercrafts@gmail.com with the subject: Find Your Voice Contributor Application: YOUR NAME
• Here is what you need to include in your email:
• Your Name
• Blog Address
• Social Media Links
• Links to 3 projects that you think show off your best 'storytelling style'.
• Answer the following questions:
• Why do you want to be a contributor to Find Your Voice?
• Why do you think you'll have a good working relationship with rukristin papercrafts?
• What are your favorite ways to get the word out about something you love?

If you have any questions at all, please email me at rukristinpapercrafts@gmail.com.

Deadline: Tuesday June  4th at 11:59pm EDT. 

PS: If you own a blog or indie shop (or know someone who does), check out Find Your Voice sponsorship opportunities. 

FAQs

• What is the workshop schedule? When would projects be due? Contributors would require two projects (out of the 8 lessons). the workshop will go live June 24th. And lessons will be up each monday after that. Projects would be due one week before the lesson goes live. As soon as I put a team together I'll create a schedule so that everyone can pick the two weeks that work best for them

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Find Your Voice: Badges & Images

Tell your stories the way you want to tell them. Be the author of your own adventure.

Starting Monday, June 24th

Find Your Voice

a free eight-week summer storytelling workshop

Prompts will be available every Monday morning here on my blog and in the Find Your Voice Facebook group. 

Want to help promote Find Your Voice? Here are a few ways you can help!

• Join the Facebook event for the Find Your Voice premier! Invite all your friends and family. Make sure to let them know its totally free!
• Pin the Find Your Voice logo images to Pinterest. 
• Write a blog post or tweet about Find Your Voice. Feel free to use any of the words or images from this blog post or the Find Your Voice Facebook group.
• Grab a Badge below and stick it on your blog, facebook page, or anywhere your heart desires! To save the image, just right click and save it to the folder of your choice!
• Have another idea to promote Find Your Voice? Let me know! I'm always so excited to hear new ideas from readers!

Show off your Find Your Voice badges! Leave a link below so I can come visit and thank you for promoting this awesome summer workshop! If you have any questions at all, please contact me! 

**Sponsorships are available; please contact me asap. Spots are filling quickly.

I am super excited to get started, I hope you'll all join me this summer. 

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Find Your Voice: Coming June 24th

Starting Monday, June 24th

Find Your Voice

a free eight-week summer storytelling workshop

Tell your stories the way you want to tell them. Be the author of your own adventure.

Join me this summer for amazing inspiration and great insight into becoming the best storyteller you can be!

More information will be available here on the blog as well as on the Find Your Voice facebook page (coming soon). 

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