If you’re looking for an easy and {mostly} free way to make graphics and edit photos, Canva and PicMonkey are the two websites you need to bookmark right now. They are both fantastic for all sorts of online and paper projects, not to mention web design elements. Today, I’m going to go through some of […]
Create a Button or Header That Changes When You Hover With Your Mouse
If you are a self-taught blogging DIYer, you might have seen these gorgeous headers and buttons with mouseover effects and you wonder, “How do they do that?” Today’s tutorial is going to teach you how! One disclaimer — I’m going to show you how to create a fully interactive header, but I’ll be giving instructions for […]
10 Design Tips Using PicMonkey That You Might Not Know About!
PicMonkey is a favorite tool for bloggers. It’s easy and quick, allowing you to add text and overlays to photos for blog posts. If you can’t afford Photoshop, it’s the perfect alternative! Having worked with it for nearly two years, I’ve learned a few tricks that may help. Creating a round button In the design […]
Creating a Header Image for Your Blog
So you want to make your header awesome, but you don’t have Photoshop or money to hire a designer. No worries – you can make one for free…today! Depending on your platform and theme, headers can be anywhere from 800-1200 pixels wide and 100-400 pixels tall. (A good reference is 1140 x 300px). The pictures below […]