Cristi's Creations: My Favorites Yet!

About Cristi's Creations

I am a thirtysomething wife and work at home mom of an enthusiastic, wonderful two year old son and a beautiful baby boy. You could also say I'm a bit of a "creative junkie." My biggest creative outlet is that of photographer. However, I am also a blog nut. After months of searching the web, trying to find cute and unique blog backgrounds (and ones that wouldn't erase any of my sidebar elements), I finally figured out how to create them myself. I wanted to "share the love." So, during the Christmas season, I decided to make this little website so that my friends and family could also use the backgrounds that I had made. It's sort of just spread from there. I love doing it! (It's always nice to have another creative outlet and way to give service.) It's totally free - no strings attached. Seriously! If you do decide to use any of them, I'd love for you to comment about what you think! (Commenting helps me know what the general public prefers and which directions to take my future creations.) Thanks! Loves! Cristi :)

Saturday, February 21, 2009

My Favorites Yet!

Happy Saturday, everyone! I LOVE these papers and designs I found over at Purple Tulip!! I think these are my favorite backgrounds that I've created yet! I hope you guys like them too! (How's that for exclamation points for you?! Ha!)

http://i39.tinypic.com/28834tv.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2jbp060.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/213hvk0.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/69jf9g.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/j7px1d.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/26090nt.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2dqoytj.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/ncduh4.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/11aanp1.jpg

6 comments:

Jana's Family said...: I agree. I want the first one but I can't remember how to do it. I highlight and click copy the tinypic thing under the one I want, then I go to edit html in my blog, find the stuff between the parenthesis, highlight it, then click paste. What am I missing?; February 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Lena said...: Hurray! I finally took the time to change my background...and it looks AWESOME ! Thank you! Two things. First, I COULD NOT get your little tab thingy to paste correctly into my browser. It doesn't seem like it should be that complicated, but for some reason, it was NOT working! Also, I can't figure out how to get the "cutest blog on the block" off my page. Do you? I would much rather advertise for you than for them!

Thanks again! I love it!; February 23, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Harris said...: I am a friend of Whitney's... super cute blog backgrounds. I just cannot get your tab to post on the side of by blog. I'll keep trying, but the words just post. Thanks for the cute background!! LOVE it!; February 25, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Effie said...: Christi,
Hey we are enjoying your backgrounds. Thanks for sharing. Is it okay if I just do a little short advertisement for you on my blog. I have a number of friends that would probably enjoy your backgrounds. Jana has my e-mail address if you prefer to let me know that way. I will not do it until you say okay.; February 27, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Cristi said...: Effie,

That's great! Actually, that's really all I ask in "return" for making the backgrounds. So please feel free to go ahead!! I'm glad you like them!

Cristi; February 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Cris said...: Thanks Cristi! This is the one I picked for: http://scrappycris.blogspot.com/

http://i44.tinypic.com/11aanp1.jpg.

It looks great!; March 12, 2009 at 8:53 AM

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How to change your background

To use one of my backgrounds for the first time, follow these steps:

1. The first time you use one of my backgrounds, you should set your blog background to 'minima.' To do this, log in to to your blog and click on 'customize' in the top right corner

2. Now that you're in the 'customize' screen, click on the 'Pick New Template' tab in the upper left part of the screen. Click on 'Minima.' (The first one there, not minima ochre, or blue, just plain white minima.) Then save that template choice. (You won't have to do this every time you use one of my backgrounds. Just the first time.)

3. Okay. Now click back onto the 'page elements' tab.

4. Click on 'add a gadget' (in the right column)

5. Then find the 'html/java script' option and click on that.

6. Copy and paste this code into the content:

<style type="text/css">
body {background-image: url(direct link);
background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed; }
</style>

7. Now, find your favorite background from my site, and copy and paste the link below it between the parenthesis where it says (direct link) (make sure and leave the parentheses there. Just copy and paste the "direct link" text)

8. Click "save" and you're done!

If you're already using one of my backgrounds, it's even easier to change your background. Just 'edit' the html/java script gadget that you have one of my background codes pasted into and then change the direct link in the parentheses only. You don't have to start all over from scratch!

How to change your background (the OLD way)

1. Log in to to your blog and click on 'customize' in the top right corner

2. Now that you're in the 'customize' screen, you must set your blog background to 'minima.' To do this, click on the 'Pick New Template' tab in the upper left part of the screen. Click on 'Minima.' (The first one there, not minima ochre, or blue, just plain white minima.)

3. After you've saved your blog to 'minima,' click on the 'Edit HTML' tab right next to the one you're currently in.

4. In the crazy (html) code, scroll to where you see this:

body {background:$bgcolor;margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center;}

5. Change that part of the code to say this (to change it, just highlight it and then paste this next part in):

body {background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(direct link);background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center;}

6. Now, find your favorite background, and copy and paste the link below it between the parenthesis where it says '(direct link)'

It's even easier to change your background if you already have one of mine up. In that case, simply look for this html:

body {background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(your http://tinypic picture link address will be here between these parentheses!);background-position:

Simply change the direct link in the parentheses only. You don't have to start all over from scratch!

Hopefully these instructions are simple enough for you! Sometimes it's hard when trying to find the html, but if I can do it, you can too. Promise! I'm proof that you really can teach an old dog new tricks! :) If you have any questions, please contact me!

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