{"id":2741,"date":"2016-10-20T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2016-10-29T21:57:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T21:57:20","slug":"learning-new-things-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/learning-new-things-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning New Things! And a Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*************THE WINNER is Lorrie!******************<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that from now until the 28th of October I&#8217;m hosting a giveaway! Sign up for my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/newsletter.html\">newsletter<\/a> and be entered to win a $25.00 gift certificate to one of the following: Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble. The winner will be announced on October 29th!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2728\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sign-up-formynewsletter-1-300x251.png\" alt=\"sign-up-formynewsletter-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sign-up-formynewsletter-1-300x251.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sign-up-formynewsletter-1-768x644.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sign-up-formynewsletter-1-358x300.png 358w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sign-up-formynewsletter-1.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I promise not to overwhelm your inbox! You&#8217;ll receive cover reveals, release date announcements and be eligible for member only giveaways.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learning New Things<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also fooling around with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">Canva<\/a>\u00a0and trying my hand at designing some of my own marketing graphics. It&#8217;s a relatively straightforward process, but still involves a learning curve and takes some practicing. I love taking photos, thus my love of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karyngoodauthor\/\">Instagram<\/a>, so\u00a0I have a fairly sizeable supply of images. Although Canva has some very easy to follow tutorials, I went searching tips and tricks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Mpguwqp6L9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabulousblogging.com\/2014\/04\/20-tips-tricks-for-making-awesome-canva-graphics\/\">20 Tips &#038; Tricks For Making Awesome Canva Graphics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;20 Tips &#038; Tricks For Making Awesome Canva Graphics&#8221; &#8212; Fabulous Blogging\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fabulousblogging.com\/2014\/04\/20-tips-tricks-for-making-awesome-canva-graphics\/embed\/#?secret=jWc7Ujo52O#?secret=Mpguwqp6L9\" data-secret=\"Mpguwqp6L9\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/blog\/graphic-design-tips-non-designers\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.lovethehereandnow.com\/canva-an-easy-how-to-guide\/<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure what happened with the formatting above. WordPress sometimes stymies me. I wish I was a whiz at this kind of thing but I&#8217;m not, but I do like playing around. Often to the point of using it as a distraction. Like\u00a0bullet journalling\u00a0which I love but am trying to develop a system for using.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2744\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_2420-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bullet Journaling\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_2420-273x300.jpg 273w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_2420-768x845.jpg 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_2420-931x1024.jpg 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who knew I would develop and deep and abiding love of stickers at this age! And then there&#8217;s my addiction to washi tape. And markers. The good news is I&#8217;m no longer surrounded by bits of paper and sticky notes. My desk is neater and tidier than it&#8217;s ever been. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to learning new things! What are you learning these days? What are you thinking about attempting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*************THE WINNER is Lorrie!****************** A reminder that from now until the 28th of October I&#8217;m hosting a giveaway! 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