Have you seen that Picnik is closing?
I am so sad!
It’s my Go To site for absolutely all of my photo editing!!
I only hope that I can find something just as fabulous after April.
***Update: try something that my teckie uncle recommended awhile ago ~ Picasa. I’ve done some work in this program in the past. It’s not as straight forward and easy as Picnik but totally doable! Check it out.***
So before Picnik is gone I’ve decided to update my blog buttons. And so that I don’t forget the whole process, here is the how-to. Picture by picture.
Upload a photo to Picnik.
Cover the entire photo with a square/rectangle shape and choose a color you want as your background.
Crop the shape into a square. Save this. Then upload this shape again to continue to edit.
Go to Edit – Frames and outline the shape. Set the corner radius to maximum for a round button.
Round the edges of the shape. Don’t forget to click on transparent corners.
Go to Edit – Text and add text.
Go to Basic Edits and resize the shape to 125×125 {the standard button size}.
Upload the image to Photobucket or some other photo share site. Copy the html code.
Paste the html code into blog {shown in brackets}. Be sure to change the first “jpg” in quotations to your blog address ~ this will link readers to your blog {if you miss this step, when readers click on your button they will be sent to your photobucket photo}. Change “Photobucket” to “Your Blog Name” so that when readers hover their mouse over your button they will see “Your Blog Name”. The bottom section of the above html code is a pick up box. If you want readers to be able to grab your button and paste in on their blog you need this! Be sure to have it link to your blog {in green} and have the correct “jpg” {in yellow}.
My finished button in html. Note the changed blog address and “Your Blog Name”.
The finished project.
Now I can’t possibly forget how to do this in the future.
Right.
FortuitousHousewife says
I use iPhoto & Snapseed for my photo editing, and only recently picked up on the Picnik thing (yes,I know, I’m slow & not in the know), but I have been meaning to do a button or two for my blog (The Fortuitous Housewife).
Unfortunately, as is all to often the case, I haven’t been able to make the time to research it…but who needs to make time for research when you’ve done such a FAB job walking us thru the process!!
Thanks for getting me started on this blog buttoning! You’ve done your good deed for the day!
P.S. So what’s your plan for this type of stuff once Picnik is gone.
Ms. Redo says
I am currently in denial about Picnik, it’s all I’ve ever known – when I go there and see all the signs, I pretend they aren’t there and go on with business as usual. However, deep down I know it’s coming to an end. I, too, have to find a new photo editing source that’s as easy to use as Picnik (and that feeds the ants 🙂 I have wanted a button forever, so today, thanks to you, I’m going to find a pic I want to use, follow your tutorial, and finally have a button! Thanks for showing us, I found your link at Chic on a Shoestring. I’m your newest follower. Would love a visit from you sometime if you’d like. Hugs ~ Mary
Pamela R says
This is excellent! I was always wondering how to create a blog button! Now why, why, whyyyy does Picknik have to close? I just discovered the joys of it and it’s snatched away from me, sigh 🙁
Elise says
Wow! Thanks for the tutorial. I need to create a blog button, but have been putting it off because it seems so difficult.
A not so BLAND life... says
Thanks! This was great! I always wanted to know how the heck to do this:)