I just love the new look of Stampers' Sampler Magazine by Stampington & Co. You have to check it out. Even though I have been an Artist On Call for them for 3 years now I never get tired of finding out that something I made will make it into print! I was so delighted to get this magazine in the mail and find out I was a part of it.
The photography in this publication is top notch and they show so much more of the cards. That is not to mention the lovely layout. Really big improvement. Kudos to Amanda Crabtree, the editor and her team.
Here is my two page spread. I made a series of these cards using Jenny Doh's new stamp line. I did a post about making one of these cards a while ago.
I saved one of the cards for myself:
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I am so unhappy that Blogger has, in it's bid to improve itself, taken away the HTML editing capacity. I like to see my photos big and to do so I was manually changing the size in HTML - it was working just fine. Then on Friday I got an email talking about 'blogger in draft' and some new templates that let you do more without HTML. But the templates don't work for big pictures, so I kept my old template but have found that in the old template the HTML option is now GONE. So now I can't make them bigger (well, I did drag them bigger but they looked pixelated, horrible!). Has any one else come across this? It is just me? Is there a solution?
UPDATE - got it sorted, thanks to Peggy and Trudy for pointing me in the right direction!!!! Somehow I had switched editing mode in settings to 'Hide composite mode' which does not have HTML and needed to switch back to the 'updated editor' which does. I was able to do that in settings. phew!
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Oh and check out these articles:
1) I am a 'Guest Curator' on CRESCENDOh this week! My Art Saves article on CRESCENDOh, getting down and personal!
Also on the main page each day this week I am linking to 2 wonderful artists. So please visit my links there, you will be inspired by them.
2) Please visit a wonderful book review and recommendation by Disney of Ruffles and Stuff. She has lots of great quotes from folks at Trudy's Artistic Mother Group! Thanks Disney (and Trudy for the group, have I said thank you enough?)!
If you are visiting from either of these places, I welcome you, stay a while, visit, leave me a note to say hello! I do try to visit everyone who visits me.
And if you want some cool (free) mixed media supplies - remember to check back here on Saturday to sign up to win my book's Starter kit!
Even with the changes it looks like you can still edit the size of the image...if you add your image and then click on the image you'll get a bar at the bottom which gives you links to size, etc. Large and x-large are still options.
ReplyDeleteJust changed the HTML size on a photo on my blog no problems...hope you get it figured out. :)
ReplyDeleteWhen did blogger do that? I too change the html size manually. Love big photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry, I will know what to do next time.
I use Blogger for work and still see the HTML option. I use that view a LOT and will be extremely unhappy if they take it away! Maybe changing your browser will help? I usually access it through Internet Explorer.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on another beautiful body of work making it to print!
ReplyDeleteGosh i love these. They are so whimiscal! Hooray for you being published in such a splendid magazine. I am going to see if I can find a copy at Barnes and Noble today! Blessings Eden
ReplyDeleteWhich editing version of blogger do you have? This was just addressed on another blog I follow but I don't remember which off hand. If you can give me a little time I will get the info to you. I've been recently changing the actual size while in edit but I don't remember what the numbers are for each size.
ReplyDeletePeggy in INdiana now!!
I found it!! Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors just did a post on this in the last couple of weeks. http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/03/improving-your-blog-great-photo.html
ReplyDeleteI know it helped me immensely as I could never get the size pictures I wanted! Hope this helps!!
Great job on your beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteI just checked my Blogger account a few minutes ago and I still have the "Edit HTML" tab when I type a new blog post.
Hope you get it all figured out! :)
congratulations on that great spread! i love the stampington & co. publications...:)
ReplyDeleteHave you switched to the new image-adder thingy? It really does save time once you get used to it... but it takes some getting used to. You should still have the html option though, no matter what? I guess we need more info :)
ReplyDeleteStrange: I was working on art with my kids this morning, I just got off the phone with Stampington (ordering my copies at % off because I was recently in Digital Studio) and I am VERY annoyed with blogger today because it isn't even uploading pictures! (Maybe this is a problem for you today too?) I feel very connected to you at the moment!
Well, my life will never be the same beacause they took away my spell check! Don't they know I need the help!? Congrats on your latest feature with Somerset: you are on fire and such an inspiration! It is my greatest desire (there, I said it!) to be published in Somerset, and I have a dining room table full of stuff to send in as we speak . . . when I get the nerve . . .! Kritin xo
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for weighing in and feeling my pain!
ReplyDeletePeggy, your editor selector link worked! I appreciate you helping. Everything is good again.
beautiful work as always dear Shona:) I thoroughly enjoyed your contribution at Crescendoh today and look forward to seeing your links this week:)
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I want to add my congrats for getting your work published in this gorgeous magazine. I love all the Somerset pubs -- just bought another last night at the craft store. Your work is beautiful here! Oh -- and I love the poetry journals. I might mention this cool idea and link back to you when I do another post for me weekly poetry appreciation series.
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