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Archives for 2008

Thesis theme

18 August 2008 by kristarella

Thesis, a premium theme I’ve had the opportunity recently to check out the Thesis theme from DIY Themes.

Filed Under: Blogging, Thesis, WordPress Tagged With: geek, tools

Flickr ‘Blog This’

13 August 2008 by kristarella

rocco topaz, originally uploaded by kristar3lla. A friend’s kitten, named Rocco. He was pretty skitish, I was lucky to get this one, the rest were a bit of a blur. Played around with selective colour on this one (obviously!). I’m testing the Flickr ‘Blog This’ feature. I think it might be a useful way to […]

Filed Under: Photography, Photos

Shout outs

13 August 2008 by kristarella

I just wanted to publicly thank some excellent people that have helped make blogging and other online activities a joy. Within a year, LaurenMarie has created an amazing resource on Photoshop, print design (including info on In Design) and has been teaching us the elements and principles of design. Her website Creative Curio is a […]

Filed Under: Blogging

Mac shortcuts for n00bs

11 August 2008 by kristarella

Print Selections I felt like such a noob yesterday when I complained that Macs can’t “print from selection” like you can on Windows. It’s probably the only thing I’ve wanted to do that I knew about in Windows and couldn’t do with my Mac. My husband said it depends which program you’re in. I said, […]

Filed Under: Mac OS X Tagged With: free, Free Software, geek, tools

Combat spam with Gmail

8 August 2008 by kristarella

Spam free I’ve done a pretty good job of keeping my personal email address away from spammers. Such a good job that for a matter of months, maybe even a year, I haven’t had any spam in my personal Gmail account at all… Until now.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: tools

WordPress using Coda and MAMP

6 August 2008 by kristarella

Venturing into the world of Coda A few things brought me to test out Coda. When I first heard about Coda I didn’t look too closely because of the price tag, but after Esben’s comment on my Smultron post, I downloaded the trial. Soon after I started testing it I realised that it’s not really […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Mac OS X, Technology, WordPress Tagged With: free, Free Software, geek

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’ Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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