{First Photoshopped Banner}

Most of you blogger chicks have been making your own banners in Photoshop for years.

I marvel at them but have never created one myself. Well, not a tricked out one, anyway.

I have at least been making the kind with a photo and my blog name typed over it (see

the one above) for awhile now, thanks to a how to Lindsay posted a long time ago.

What I do know about Photoshop is limited and basically all self taught. It's a shame

since I am lucky enough to have an awesome PS program. Kind of a waste not to use

it to it's full potential, right?

Last week, I had an opportunity to learn a few PS things in Online Media. We all did a

simple exercise to get the basic idea of how to use layers and elements. (Click here to

see step-by-step instructions.) Then, we were told to get busy making our own banner

for our personal resume site (that we're in the process of making now). This is what I

came up with -- using simple elements I found online and this photo taken by Jennifer

last year. I might make another one that's a little more professional looking.

Woo hoo! That was sooo fun. I'm hooked. :)