A couple of months ago I decided to join the board where Hudson goes to his little classes. It’s called the Parent Resource Centerand it’s a non-profit cooperative that relies on parent volunteer for it’s board. Hudson has been going there since he was really little so I wanted to help and contribute in some way. I went to a board meeting and loved all of the ladies and what they were doing so I joined! I’m now co-chair of House Arts which is handling a massive renovation they are going through. Can’t wait to share some before and after pictures and I’m also in charge of graphics!!!!
Now I love a good graphic and due to all of my years in blogging I think I have a good eye, but I’m not the most computer savvy person when it comes to producing designs. Typically I sketch everything out and then have my graphic design do her thing and make it something computer worthy. In order to get better at doing graphics myself I signed up for the graphic design class run by Emily of Jones Design Company.(*More on this when I’m done with the class*)
I also started working with Canva. Canva is like graphic design for dummies. It’s a website where you sign up (for free) and you now have access to a bunch of different templates for items like posters, invitations, postcards, facebook cover pages and even instagram photos. They have a bunch of different layouts you can use and lots of free backgrounds and copy layout. They also have design features you can pay for, but it’s really inexpensive like $1 a background. Once you do your design you can then save it as a pdf and get it printed where ever you like. Working on the board has been great, but they do need a lot of quick turn arounds for flyers, etc so using Canva has been a godsend. So easy to use!
I worked on a gift certificate with the program:
I also used it to make a flyer for a playgroup we are hosting:
Version 1:
Version 2:
I even used it when putting together Jon’s Father’s Day gift!
I thought it was such a cool tool and helpful for bloggers! You can do so much with it. They even have a new infographics section under Blogging and e-books that I think would be great for making your own media kits.
P.S. All info on playgroup graphics are real so if you are a local mom come on over! I’m co-hosting the first one and love to meet fellow bloggers/readers.
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