Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Ok, what now?

Is anyone else not able to post/comment on Blogger today? I wonder what is wrong now, and how soon it will be fixed. 'Will try to visit and comment later today.

*UPDATE 25 May, 2011: Blogger is aware of the issue and is working on it- Known Issues*

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Want that background to be transparent?

Good morning friends. Another quick tip for images. Ever found a great image but the white background was in the way of using it with your blog or webpage b/c yours does not have a white background? You need the image background to be transparent. Go here: PIXLR to get that effect. Choose Open Image From Computer. On the right side of the page is a grey box LAYERS with a little padlock. Double-click that little padlock to unlock the image's background. Next, on the left side of the page in TOOLS choose the little Magic Wand Tool. It is gold with a purple tip, looks like a firecracker sparkler. Third tool from the top. Go to the image and click on the background. This will make little dotted lines swim around that area on the image. On your computer, click your Delete key and that area will now be filled with grey and white checkerboard- now the background is transparent! Repeat this until every area of the background has been made transparent. Cool! On the upper left of that page click Save. In the new box, be sure to select PNG(Transparent, full quality) and then Save the image to your computer. Name it something like TRANS PNG so it will be easy to recognize. To see an example, follow the link below my signature.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pinkeep Swap

This is a beautiful pin keep that Cherie made for me in RavenwoodWhimzies' Pin Keep Swap. I really do love it! Thank you so much, Cherie. To see the pinkeep that I sent to Cherie, please continue reading.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

♥ Happy Mother's Day ♥

Hello friends! Happy Mother's Day. I am so thankful for my dear mother. She is truly an amazing lady. This is a great time for all of us to appreciate our mothers and tell them so. What would life be without dear mothers?

Friday, May 6, 2011

Contacting me

I have been told that people cannot reply to me because I am a "No Reply" in my Blogger settings. This is because I do not do "mailto:" links anywhere online. More on that later in this paragraph. So, for a way to contact me, I do Contact Forms with a CAPTCHA security code box. I just tested my Email image links on my blogs by sending messages to myself again, and they all went straight to my email account. The reason I do not do "mailto:" links is because there are people out there who seek to do harm to other internet users. My blogs have always allowed comments. Blogger does have spam guard, but sometimes danger can slip through with a free security or even a paid-for security system. My idea is, why make it easier for those who would do harm? Why reveal private info to the whole internet and cost a lot of money to repair your computer? Free contact forms can be found here: Email Me Form.com [not an affiliate link].

I don't really know what is not working for some people, and certainly want everyone to be able to reach me. Remember to always be safe online. Please read my Safe Blogging page. The link is at the top of the screen, along with the other blog pages.

green email image: © istockphoto.com | Franck-Boston