I am so excited, or "Small things amuse Small.... ok enough of that..

I just made an Amazon store. The reason it's really  neat and I am so sexited is because now I can share stuff I think is cool, and also where to buy it from in one little neat place.
Also (only some of the things), I get a little kickback... but it's probably so small it doesn't really matter, but it's a little bit like the Cherry on the cake.

I am going to cross post this post to all my Blogs, thought I better give a little heads up in advance!
If you do not already know I have a few little bloggies, the links are in the sidebar.

I also used to post profusely, however I used a little "what would I like" and decided that I liked blog reading light, not to be bombarded with zillions of posts etc.

I haven't touched my background blogs in a little while. I am not really sure if people are using, and/or liking them; So if you are... please drop me a comment or email on what you like/dislike, whether you want to see more and what kinds/colours... you know just  general feedback :)

If you are an avid blog reader and enjoy them with your breakfast like I do every morning, if you don't know already there is something called "Readers". They are super easy to use, FREE and can list and keep track of hundreds of blogs.
Basically you add the blogs you like to your reader " I use Google Reader",  and each time a blog is updated, it gets added to your reader....so
every morning when you sit down to read your blogs, all you do is log into your reader and scroll through each new post. You do have to click on a link back to the actual blog page to comment, but it is so so SO much easier!!
I HIGHLY recommend using one :)

Woah! this is much more than I usually post, just catching up and all excited about being able to share things with people and where to buy them all in the one place! hehe like a little girl I am!

Thanks for reading and as I add things to my store I will sure and let you know. You can in the meantime, or anytime for that matter just click on the tab under the blog title "RISM'. and take a recommended shopping tour! :)
Have the bestest happy day!!
J0 (big smile)

FREE MINIMA STRETCH BACKGROUNDS

I have been playing with the Minima stretch blog background more so nowdays and rather than this blog get confusing with the regular and minima stretch together I have decided to now put all the minima stretch background I make on a new blog all by themselves.

Hopefully this will make it much easier to sort through and find. :)

JUST MINIMA STRETCH BLOG BACKGROUNDS

.Just click the link above!

FREE stretch minima blog background - Jaffa fabric

A couple of plain, bright ones over the next few days.











As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Jaffafabric.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Pink Butterflies FREE STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

Because I was so excited about someone actually using a background and "seeing it in action". Here is another one for today.. mega girly but it's spring in some parts of the world.

See what a difference a simple comment can mean to a blog author.
If you like something someone posted on their blog, let them know! It helps to keep them blogging :)


As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Pinkbutterflies.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Does it look like springtime? Maybe I should do some yellow ones? :)

Little yellow flowers dark - stretch minima background

This one is pretty bright on the eyes, You would really have to play around with the fonts/colours.











As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminimadar.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

It is pretty noisy huh? ;)

Green Lilly FREE stretch minima blog backgrounds

This was going to be for one of my other blogs, but I changed it.
I like green!










As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Greenlillybackrgound.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Frog green can't be unseen ;)

Fatty Food - Free stretch minima background

This one is a long story, here it is for your blog pleasure ;)











As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Fattyfood.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

YuMMMMMM

Violet bubbles STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

This is about it for the bubble/dotty ones for now.
I have a few more but they are very similar to previous ones that.. well we will see.
This is more bubbles than dotty.







As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/violetbubbles.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

At least this one is easy to read :)

Dotty steel STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

This is a whole lot better on the eyes.
A whole lot more boring though :)











As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Darkfaintdotty.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

I know the text doesn't match the background today.. I just couldn't be bothered playing with it, and well, you can still read it so it's all good. :)

Red dotty star STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

The star red dotty.
It is too hard to read again.
The stretch minima templates don't have enough room for all the fancy graphics that you can do with the regular minima blog template.

The difference is that the writing area covers the whole blog on the stretch, which is why we like it, whereas the regular minima you have non- text areas to put nice graphics in.

As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Starreddotty.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

I think these dotty backgrounds would really require playing with the text/font settings to get it readable :)

Red and white dotty STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

I played around a bit this morning and have a few more to post when I can.
Without washing out the colour totally it's hard to do a dotty background and still see the text.
Though you could prolly make it bold text and larger would help I would imagine :)
In the next few days I will post for giggle pleasure anyway :))



As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/redandwhitedotty.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Little flowers blue STRETCH MINIMA BLOG BACKGROUND

The 2nd last.
These last two are nice and dark :)











As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminimablu.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Black text looks nice also.

Little Yellow Flowers pattern STRETCH MINIMA BLOG BACKGROUND

I don't think I really like this one, but well you know different strokes for different folks and all.









As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminimapat.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Thankfully I think this is the last of the yellow variation I did.. I think ;)

Little Yellow Flowers Blurred - STRETCH MINIMA BLOG BACKGROUND

Only a couple more to go now. wow a whole weeks worth...
This background is certainly more busy :)









As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminima-2.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Yellow is such a cheery, happy colour don't you think? :)

Little Yellow flowers white - STRETCH MINIMA BLOGGER BACKGROUND

The same picture worked differently again.
Just white, but with a little background colour. :)










As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminima-1.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

A little more to look at :)

Little Yellow flowers white texture STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

Same flowers, just different look.
Was trying for a purely texture effect.
Maybe next time I will use more defined looking flowers.









As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

&lt;style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminimawhi.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }&lt;/style>&lt;div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;">&lt;a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">&lt;img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" />&lt;/a>&lt;/div>

I liked this when I first saw it, but with all the writing and what not it just doesn't have the clean look it has standing alone.
Maybe if you got the right text colour combos happening? :)

Little Yellow Flowers texture STRETCH MINIMA BACKGROUND

Day 2.
I think that you will really have to set the text to larger with this background, as I did the texture too high?








As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/Littleyellowflowersstretchminima.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

Let me know what you think? :)

Yellow Hibiscus FREE STRETCH MINIMA BLOG BACKGROUND

I have quite a few flower type Stretch minimias coming up.
Lets see if I can post one a day for the next week... let's see anyway.









As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

&lt;style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/YellowhybiscusstretchMinima-1.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }&lt;/style>&lt;div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;">&lt;a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">&lt;img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" />&lt;/a>&lt;/div>

It's umm bright! :)

pink/purple flower FREE STRETCH MINIMA BLOG BACKGROUND

As you can see I really like the Minima stretch backgrounds now.
Not that I do that many anyway, but I think I might play with this format for a little while.

Here is a flower one, I made one other that I will post tomorrow or sometime, it's not like anyone really reads this anyway, but well it's fun when I am up late like this waiting for my hubby to get home :)

As usual, if you need instructions on how to use please see the label on the side "Welcome and how to use" (The only difference is you need to select MINIMA STRETCH as your template)

the code:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image:url("http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/Illyanna-unique/Backgrounds/PinkpurpleflowerMinimaStretch.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://backgroundplayground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/IllyannaHollow/Image11.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>

FREE Minima Stretch Blog Backgrounds

Just a little FYI, in case someone has actually used one of the new minima stretch backgrounds yesterday and finds it no longer working...
I did an OOPS

I had to change them because when opened on a wide-screen (like my hubbies) you could not read the Blog as the background was all skewiff.

I was considering being lazy, as on my smaller screen you could see it fine but then I thought about if people actually used them they would want people to be able to read their blog no matter what screen.. so after a little bit of experimentation I found how to work it and fixed the ones I did yesterday.

The regular blogger backgrounds are fine, I just had to fix the new Stretch ones I am doing.

I really like the look of the stretch, I think it makes everything so much neater and easier to read :)
Anyway, sorry if you did grab one yesterday... hey, I never professed to be good at this, just playing around with stuff :) But they should be all good now :)