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Fond farewell
I really hate endings however this one has been planned. I am saying a fond farewell to Current Observations, a space that has been my old friend these last 9.5 years. Oh what a ride. This has been a tough decision for me and since I am by nature a very nostalgic person, most of the…
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Tutorial :: clipping masks & smart object
I have included a quick video tutorial today to explain how I use post formats with clipping masks & smart objects in Photoshop. The reason for this is that I have just created a blog branding kit called Indigo Days that is for sale on my Etsy store. The kit includes four post layout…
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Manic theme creation and why I switched to Genesis
Over the last three weeks I have been manically coding up a storm and developed six brand new themes, breathed new life into one and redeveloped a favourite. For all of these I made the conscious decision to embrace and commit to developing using the Genesis Theme Framework (affiliate link). Can I just say I’m glad I persisted? It…
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What experience are you creating?
Many years ago I spent a couple of weeks with a friend in Halifax Canada. He had a very modern apartment overlooking Halifax Harbour and from his living room you could watch the daily happenings on that beautiful expanse of water. The view was captivating for a while but it wasn’t long into my visit…
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A maintenance schedule for your WordPress blog
Keeping your blog up to date is an easy job but you have to be consistent and it’s never a good idea to set and forget. It pays to have a maintenance schedule for your WordPress blog. I have had the good fortune to work on many WordPress blogs over the years and I cannot tell…
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Categories vs tags
When working with my design clients, much of what we discuss is about the look and feel, understandable right? So much blogging advice on the web is about the design; the right banner, layout, font and spacing. One thing that seems to be misunderstood is when to use categories and tags. I want to try to explain the differences and…
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Colour palette :: texture #2
Don’t forget to share your projects if you make use of this palette Image titled ‘Well travelled’ is copyright of David Yankle
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Colour palette :: texture #1
People who know me well, know that I’m a huge fan of colour palettes. Nothing is more lovely to me than a curated collection of well placed colours. I have a whole Pinterest Board devoted to colour palettes for inspiration. Welcome to the first (of many I hope) post just for palettes – but with a…
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Taking stock #3
This is now my third taking stock post and seems to be my go to post for when I want to explain my silence. I think this is my year of being absent. Now I’m a little fired up towards changes for 2016. Making : Many, many, many Tunisian crochet washcloths Cooking : Asparagus on the BBQ Drinking…