For those who are interested, I used GIMP (a free image editor) to make the button. I would not call it user friendly, but after a little help from my husband (he uses it to make maps), I felt pretty comfortable with it. I am excited to try making other icons and images with it for my blog.
If you are looking for free software to make images, I would really encourage you to try GIMP. The learning curve is steep, but it is definitely worth it. I used to try to make images in MS Paint, and it made me so sad and frustrated. In GIMP, each object is a separate item, so you can move/delete/change things independently of one another.
Let me know, if you want me to discuss how I made the button. I am happy to share!
13 comments:
Yay!!! Its awesome and already on my "Blogs I Love" Page :) *excited*
I might just take you up on the discussion about Gimp when I try it out :)
Chanzie @ Mean Who You Are.
Yea! Thank you for adding me! :)
Of course!! You have an awesome blog and are an awesome blogger :)
Wonderful, I updated my blogs I stalk, I had made you a fake button, but now I'm displaying the new image
Awww! You are so sweet! :) *hugs*
Thank you! :)
Good work! I know how long doing that stuff takes - not that I made my current button, but I did the one before that and I've done a bunch of other stuff.
Tressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings
Great blog button! You're so talented. Super cute! :)
Thanks! It was pretty satisfying to make it. I am looking forward to making more buttons.
Thank you! It definitely more patience than talent! :)
I love the new button. Added it to the site tonight when I saw it.
very cute blog buttoN!!! did you make it?
I did! My husband uses GIMP to make maps for our D&D games, so he showed me how to use it. Get ready to see more and exciting buttons as I learn more! :)
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