{Amretasgraphics Blogzine Issue 02}

Hello again everybody!

Welcome to the second issue of Amretasgraphics Blogzine! :-))

Open publication - Free publishing - More prints

The downloadable pdf file is available on issuu.com.

As mentioned in the blogzine, below are the blog backgrounds and desktop wallpapers - based on my Decoflora webset. Unfortunately the instruction for installing the blog background is not yet ready and I will include it in the next blogzine. So, stay tune!


2 columns blog backgrounds






3 columns blog backgrounds






1280 x 1024 px desktop wallpapers








1280 x 800 px desktop wallpapers








1024 x 768 px desktop wallpapers

{blogging tuesday: new blogger backgrounds}

Yesterday I started experimenting with various filters on Photoshop, and whohoo, suddenly I got a background tile that reminds me of the wall in our old home. Experiment number 2 was to create a blog background to share - so I decided to use the newly invented background tile :-)

Then tonight the experiment continued: looking for tutorials on how to post HTML codes / scripts in blogpost. Trial and error..ow I love this part! ;-) Finally found one that looks nice. Follow this link if you're interested.

The experiments took me sometime and I didn't realize it's already past midnight, which means already Wednesday here...but well, the blog backgrounds were intended for 'blogging tuesday' so I thought to post them anyway now.

I couldn't choose which color I would use for the ribbon to go with the tile, then you know why both are posted here :-D I also tried to experiment with photobucket to host the files, but I don't understand why the blog background didn't turn up nicely. So they are at the moment hosted in my server. But that's okay, I think, as long as the amretasgraphics label stays intact with the set, I don't mind direct linking in this case.

And here's a little instruction on how to install the background (the background works best with Minima template):

1. Copy the code from one of the boxes below


2. Log in to your blogger account, open the dashbord and click on LAYOUT


3. Click on PAGE ELEMENT, the "Add and Arrange Page Elements" will open


4. Click on ADD A GADGET


5. When a window with list of gadgets opens, choose 'HTML/JavaScript'


6. Paste the HTML code into the box and click save


7. Enjoy! (and let me know what you think if you use them :-))

 <style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://www.amretasgraphics.com/blog/bloghost/090601_rustyhome/bg_rustyhome1.jpg

"); background-position: center;}</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; width:140px; height:50px;"><a href="http://www.amretasgraphics.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src=" http://www.amretasgraphics.com/blog/bloghost/090601_rustyhome/amretasgraphicslabel.gif" /><br /></a></div>

 <style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://www.amretasgraphics.com/blog/bloghost/090601_rustyhome/bg_rustyhome2.jpg

"); background-position: center;}</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; width:140px; height:50px;"><a href="http://www.amretasgraphics.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src=" http://www.amretasgraphics.com/blog/bloghost/090601_rustyhome/amretasgraphicslabel.gif" /><br /></a></div>

I also made simple blank header 660pixels wide and blank buttons 200x150 px and 200x100 px. You can add your own text/pictures to them. They can be downloaded from here.

To give you an idea how the set may look like when put together, see this blog.

Enjoy!

{blogging tuesday: picture frame paper}

New theme: Blogging Tuesday! Yay! Starting now Tuesday entries will be dedicated to everything blogging-related. Having different themes for each day makes me feel more organized, somehow :o)

Let's begin with something I've been eyeing for sometime now. I've seen in several cute blogs, mostly scrapbooking blogs, lovely square photo frames with a space for writing below the picture... and guess what, I wanted to create ones, too!

These ones below are in jpg format, 900x900 pixels, and perfect for pictures 800x600 pixels in size. Simply open the picture and frame paper in Photoshop (you may of course use other programs of your preference). Copy the picture and paste it to the frame paper. Normally the pasted picture will fall into the middle of the frame paper. Drag the picture up, using the move tool. When in doubt I would click 'select all' and then align the picture horizontally center. Then I can add my own text using the type tool.

Well, it took me sometime to get familiar with Photoshop, didn't you know that :-D but I think the trial-and-error's really worth it. Let me know what you think.

PS: to download the frame papers, click on the picture then save them to your hard disk.