Cristi's Creations: Urban Grunge

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 :)

Friday, February 27, 2009

Urban Grunge

Enjoy these new backgrounds with papers courtesy of Designer Digitals

http://i40.tinypic.com/24ec58x.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/bikk9d.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/xkx9uw.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/sfi71i.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2n9m52q.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2igncjb.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/5nw6pw.jpg

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

http://i39.tinypic.com/4pw0vm.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2rnx3f4.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/smf61z.jpg

6 comments:

Effie said...: Hi Cristi,
I tried to use the first background but the flowers got in the way. I think it would work better if the flowers were on the other side. I thought it was a very fun back ground though.; March 1, 2009 at 6:27 AM
Katrina said...: I used one of these? Can you tell I am a huge procrastinator???; March 1, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Carol B said...: Hi Cristi,

I love this group the most. I used http://i40.tinypic.com/xkx9uw.jpg for my blog. Thank you so much!; March 14, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Heather Wihongi said...: Cristi:

I was looking for a new blog background and just discovered your "Urban Grunge" collection. . .I think these are my favorites! (I was previously using one from your "Peacock Garden" collection, which I also loved.) I just added the http://i43.tinypic.com/bikk9d.jpg one to my blog and LOVE it! Thanks for your unique and artistic designs!; November 25, 2009 at 9:38 PM
harrietshaven said...: Thank you so much. I really love the Urban Grunge series. This is the first time I have used a background on my blog, and I really love it. This is the one I used http://i43.tinypic.com/2n9m52q.jpg and it really makes my pictures stand out and my blog look really awesome.; May 30, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Marina said...: I am a mother of 5, 4 of which are boys. I'm having a hard time trying to represent my family with an appropriate blog background. Most everything I find on the web caters to girly creations, and if it does have things for boys, it's usually for little ones. My boys are much older and I would love a creation that would fit masculine guys, but also is very nice. I do like a couple of these grunge templates, but am still hoping for the perfect fit. Thanks for sharing your talents with others! That's awesome!; February 12, 2011 at 4:47 PM

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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