Contest! - Design your HCW profile page in an Autumn motif and have a chance to win a $20 amazon.com gift code (GREENFROG57 WINNER!)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Inspired by the leaves in my front yard, the crisp Autumn weather we are already having here in Wyoming, the bright striped autumn colored sweater I put on my 3 year old little girl this morning and the apple crisp in the oven I want to host a Fall theme contest because it is just my favorite season!

To enter:

Edit your profile with colors and background images to reflect the Autumn season. Do it in rust leaf colors, Halloween pumpkins and black cats, apples, or whatever makes you think of this time of the year and when you are done styling your profile post a link to your profile here in this thread.

Contest ends September 30th at 8PM (MST)

I will then do a random drawing for the winner of a $20 Amazon.com gift certificate/code (perfect for your holiday shopping!)

[ASweetHeart]

Oh!! But I'd have to get rid of Bon Jovi!!

Should I do it? Hmmm......

[queenofthehivemomof5]

yes you can always put bon jovi back later...come on redesign it!

I can not enter the contest but here is my new autumn profile -LINKY! (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/queenofthehivemomof5-3.html)

[ASweetHeart]

Alrighty.
Candy corn is one of my fav fall things. When I was younger, and it was hot out in the middle of summer, my lil sis and I would crank the ac or fans, get out a big bag of candy corn, and watch halloween cartoons. It was my fav season.

Here you go.
Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/asweetheart-34.html)

ETA:
I did change the backround, but couldn't part with Bon Jovi so I snuck him in.
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/asweetheart-albums-wallpaper-picture244t-bonjovi22.jpg (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/asweetheart-albums-wallpaper-picture244-bonjovi22.html)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

looks great, now I want some candy corn!

[derketchup]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/derketchup-6897.html

[Jesscap5]

Here's mine: Jesscap5 Profile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jesscap5-1534.html)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/derketchup-6897.html

Here's mine: Jesscap5 Profile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jesscap5-1534.html)

Great job you guys!

[JessicaCoen]

I don't know how to add background images. Do I just search for something that I like and add it like myspace? Or does it have to be an image that is allready on my comp?

[derketchup]

I don't know how to add background images. Do I just search for something that I like and add it like myspace? Or does it have to be an image that is allready on my comp?

The image has to be in your HCW photo album.

[JessicaCoen]

looks great, now I want some candy corn!

Ok, I did mine in candy corn take a LOOK (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jessicacoen-11183.html) :wavehi:

[Castingbread]

Okay, so I am not computer savy. But I figured out how to change the colors! No neat background or picture, but I try to use candy corn colors & make it fallish! I hope this counts!

Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/castingbread-5919.html)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

great job everyone...keep it comming! Colors are just fine and dandy, just want everyone to get in the Fall Spirit!

[jorjasjungle]

Charlie brown ALWAYS makes me think of fall :) we have ALL the holiday charlie brown movies . My kids love them!

Heres mine~!
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jorjasjungle-86858.html

[raesana]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/raesana-65945.html

SemiFancy!

[cheynesnana]

Mine's done too..:smile:

cheynesnana (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/cheynesnana-33287.html)

[greenfrog57]

Here's mine:
greenfrog57 (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/greenfrog57-5150.html)

[isis]

Ok, here's mine!
ISIS (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/isis-30.html)

[cuzisaidso]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/cuzisaidso-146.html

[queenofthehivemomof5]

lots of good ones guys, great job. I just love Autumn!

[nateNnatsmommy]

I'm not very creative, but it's still in the season!
Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/nate-and-natsmommy-45412.html)

[corysmurf]

I've updated mine too! :shock:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/corysmurf-42710.html

[emalou84]

ok so heres myn......
I tried to be creative lol

Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/emalou84-51808.html)

let me know what u think!

Emma :smile83:

[purplefdu]

Sweet, I was just plying with this the other day. Fortunately skelanimals are very much so seasonal.
Purplefdu's Skelanimal Profile View (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/purplefdu-24873.html)

[justmeagain]

Well........I had no clue what I was doing......too much time later I came up with this....

CLICK HERE (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/justmeagain-9291.html)

emalou84......how did you get moving leaves....very cool.

[YouPdWhat]

I'm done, at least I think I am :giggle2:

YouPdWhat's Profile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/youpdwhat-237.html)

[mysticme]

OK, i have tried to search on how to do this but I can't find anything :frown:
how can I add a picture to one of my albums so that I can update my profile as well? I have created new albums but theres no "add a picture to album" button. Is this a forum mod only privilege or am i just having a blond/senior moment?

[Cynthialil]

I tried and tried but no matter what size photo I upload it turns into a tiny, tiny square that you can't even see. What am I doing wrong?

[YouPdWhat]

OK, i have tried to search on how to do this but I can't find anything :frown:
how can I add a picture to one of my albums so that I can update my profile as well? I have created new albums but theres no "add a picture to album" button. Is this a forum mod only privilege or am i just having a blond/senior moment?


Make sure you have your album marked as "Public" & see if that helps.
You add your pics to your albums from your user cp where it says "pictures & albums".
Once you get your pics uploaded to your albums, go to User CP then "Customize Profile" There you will find alot of various obtions to change colors in certain areas, etc.
You add your profile pic in the user CP "Edit Profile Picture"

[YouPdWhat]

I tried and tried but no matter what size photo I upload it turns into a tiny, tiny square that you can't even see. What am I doing wrong?

See the info I posted above. The one album you have set up is set as Profile Pic. Create another one that says backgrounds pics & choose the Public option.

[wellywench]

Good job everyone! Here's mine here (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/wellywench-75291.html)

[4vaughns]

I did mine (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/4vaughns-10139.html)! :)

[mkmattingly]

Nothing too exciting, but here it is profile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/mkmattingly-31316.html).

[jkmur827]

Here's mine - hope I post this right - click here (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jkmur827-15474.html)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

loving all the new ones today. Great job everyone. I don't know about everyone else but I am really enjoying looking at everyones profiles to see thier creative side!

[mommaof2kiddos]

Can I have some help please? I followed the instuctions that I found within the thread, and I have a picture...but its TINY!! Its shrinking it down to 9x900 it says, and when I crop my original smaller it doesn't help. What am I missing here??? My scrapbook paper background looks like a teeny tiny peach block being repeated :(

[darkwing932]

Make sure you have your album marked as "Public" & see if that helps.
You add your pics to your albums from your user cp where it says "pictures & albums".
Once you get your pics uploaded to your albums, go to User CP then "Customize Profile" There you will find alot of various obtions to change colors in certain areas, etc.
You add your profile pic in the user CP "Edit Profile Picture"


I want to enter and I tried everything you listed but I can't find anything to upload pictures. I can edit my existing and create new but there is no option to upload. Help!!

This is all that I have. I couldn't copy the box that the wording is in. If I click edit alblum it takes to the page to change the album name or delete it.
Edit Album (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/album.php?do=editalbum&albumid=322)
profile This album does not have any pictures.

[cheynesnana]

When you go to your album.. up above the name of the album it should say "Upload Pictures"..

[darkwing932]

Nope, just checked again after logging in and out. In the upper left hand corner above my name it says add albums. The same icon is in the lower left hand corner of the box.

[cheynesnana]

ok.. click on the album and go into it.. then in the top left above the name it should say "upload pics"

[ILv2Shop]

Is it working for you Darkwing932?

[ASweetHeart]

I re-did mine.
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/asweetheart-34.html

I'd like to thank Laura, for explaining how to go blinky.

[justmeagain]

oh, please share! I want to go blinky too

[darkwing932]

Still not working. I did an ad-scan, cleared all my cookies, did a disk cleanup, disk defrag, and re-started the computer.

I clicked on my family album and in the upper left corner it says "family". Above that is the orange bar with user cp, etc on it. The only options I have are add pictures to a group (bottom center), and edit album / edit pictures, (upper right corner).

This stinks! I wanna play too! :sad7:

[JessicaCoen]

Have you tried to delete one or two pic's that you already have uploaded? I think that there is a limit on how many pic's you can have. Not sure though. When I did the "family album" it said I could only had 1 pic left. after I uploaded that one there is not a link anymore to upload anymore. HTH

[mysticme]

Nope, just checked again after logging in and out. In the upper left hand corner above my name it says add albums. The same icon is in the lower left hand corner of the box.


I have the exact same problem as Darkwing932. I have been working on it all night/day, haha . I sent a pm to mark with details so maybe he will look into it and get a solution. Thank goodness I am not the only one, I was beginning to think I really was a computer spaz!!

[Andra]

Here's mine: http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/andra-19192.html

[mommaof2kiddos]

Mine is still a teeny tiny thing, repeated :( Help?

[Cynthialil]

See the info I posted above. The one album you have set up is set as Profile Pic. Create another one that says backgrounds pics & choose the Public option.

Doesn't help, it still shows up as a tiny little pixel and nothing more.

[darkwing932]

Have you tried to delete one or two pic's that you already have uploaded? I think that there is a limit on how many pic's you can have. Not sure though. When I did the "family album" it said I could only had 1 pic left. after I uploaded that one there is not a link anymore to upload anymore. HTH

Just tried that too. I only had 6 pictues so I didn't think of that. Didn't work though. I even created a new album for the profile pictures. I tried making it public, private, and profile. Nothing. :shrug7:

[kimandkathess]

Here you go, here is my entry, I hope everyone likes it
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/kimandkathess-12208.html

~~Katrina~~

[mommaof2kiddos]

Doesn't help, it still shows up as a tiny little pixel and nothing more.

Ok, so apparently only you and I are having this problem. We are also the only TNTs on this thread...maybe we are not allowed big pictures or something?!? :shrug7:

[bigsweetie]

Here's mine:
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/bigsweetie-15373.html

[clporter21]

Since I'm expecting, I couldn't help but make it baby themed:smile:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/clporter21-80134.html

[purplefdu]

For those of you having problems with tiny pics do you have it set to repeat? I know if you don't it should only be the size of the original image as opposed to "tiling" and making it repeat properly. There is an option for vertically, horizontally, and both. Both is your best bet for tiling. One or the other will work best for pictures.

Those of you with animated images might want to mention it as its hell on a dial-up...just a thought, lol.

[ELLE-TN]

Ok so I'm not smart enough to figure out how to add a background pic but I did figure out how to add a pic to my avatar (at least that's what I think it is)....I'm a computer dummy!

Anyway, this is my kids from last halloween - Aren't they darling? We love halloween.

Elle's profile page (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/elle-tn-19019.html)

[Ggbwg]

I have no idea how to understand all the texting junk so i am clueless, lol. So here is what i have here http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/ggbwg-25556.html

I posted a picture of The Breaks International State Park in Virginia. That is my parent's home town and i have not been able to go there for years. And i love love love the changing tree colors there and you can stand off the edge of the mountain and see changing colors all around. I too miss this place my papaw and i use to go there and get spring water, loved that fresh spring water from the mountain. Can't get that here in the city.

[mommaof2kiddos]

For those of you having problems with tiny pics do you have it set to repeat? I know if you don't it should only be the size of the original image as opposed to "tiling" and making it repeat properly. There is an option for vertically, horizontally, and both. Both is your best bet for tiling. One or the other will work best for pictures.

Those of you with animated images might want to mention it as its hell on a dial-up...just a thought, lol.

Thanks for trying to help! I turned off the repeat and it showed my background as one teeny tiny tile :shrug7:It is taking my original picture and rezing it to a speck of dust, and I am not sure how to change it. I am frustrated, so I am leaving it the little teeny tiny repeated orange now. At least its orange LOL!

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/mommaof2kiddos-56713.html

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Great job everyone, I am still gettng a kick out of seeing everyone profile themes.

For those who are trader in training usergroup, my appologies as there was a setting messed up for you that instead of 900 pixels it was set to 9. All is fixed now, and I am sorry about that.

[mommaof2kiddos]

Great job everyone, I am still gettng a kick out of seeing everyone profile themes.

For those who are trader in training usergroup, my appologies as there was a setting messed up for you that instead of 900 pixels it was set to 9. All is fixed now, and I am sorry about that.

Thank you!! I have leaves now! :biggrin: And I feel so much better that it wasn't user error LOL!!

[mysticme]

Great job everyone, I am still gettng a kick out of seeing everyone profile themes.

For those who are trader in training usergroup, my appologies as there was a setting messed up for you that instead of 900 pixels it was set to 9. All is fixed now, and I am sorry about that.

Is there a fix for those of us who can't add pictures at all to our albums? I would love to decorate my profile page too :frown:

[mcatwood]

Here is mine: link (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/mcatwood-28358.html)

[jhall1977]

it only took me an hour to figure it out, lol! Here's mine (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jhall1977-35.html)

[BlessedTwice]

I have not figured it all out but here it is...lol

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/blessedtwice-11349.html

[Lieuvena]

Wow. I finally got it done. You can't tell, but this took me 2 days to figure out!!! I hope you like it.

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/lieuvena-23666.html

[navybaby1113]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/navybaby1113-74797.html

Here's mine.

[zmique]

Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/zmique-5378.html)
Here's mine.

[oceanbreeze]

Here's mine- Linky link! (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/oceanbreeze-47684.html)

[CouponClipper15]

Does it have to be a picture you took yourself or can it be one you got on the internet?

[YouPdWhat]

It can be either

[billig]

I started mine.
Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/billig-467.html)

[mysticme]

I finally got it to work!! :BigHand::BigHand: (thanks Mark!)

Here's my page - Click Here to see! (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/mysticme-47910.html)

[darkwing932]

TA DAH!!!! Her it is!!! Thanks so much Heidi!!! :party25:


http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/darkwing932-7122.html

[ILv2Shop]

Yay, Darkwing. Glad it worked out. (Thanks Heidi) Can you pm me the instructions by any chance? TIA.

[darkwing932]

Yay, Darkwing. Glad it worked out. (Thanks Heidi) Can you pm me the instructions by any chance? TIA.

you've got pm :wavehi:

[YouPdWhat]

:bump93:

[kclg132]

Ok, here is my attempt. I was going to make it pictures of my oldest daughter since her name is Autumn, but figured most would wonder why I had done that.
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/kclg132-8700.html

[cheap-o]

Here is mine!

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/cheap-o-34386.html#vmessage5093

[rhynna74]

Okay, here is mine! I hope I did this right.


Hot Coupon World (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/rhynna74-42951.html)

[kdelong2]

Here's mine (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/kdelong2-53576.html)

[disabledvetswife]

Okay, I live in FL, so it's not like we even have fall. My in-laws are in PA and there is a plant nursery there that makes this hill out of mums. The first time I ever went to PA, everyone kept saying how we had to go to mum hill. I was like what's mum hill?

Well, here's mum hill:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/disabledvetswife-52010.html

[billig]

I tried deleting some of the messages people left me previously so that I could see the background picture, but it didn't actually delete the whole message from them, only the text.
What should I do?

Billig's page (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/billig-467.html)

[lilymaid]

I'm SO not tech-savvy. lol All I could figure out were the colors...so here's my Autumn-ready profile page!

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/lilymaid-4460.html

Jill
lilymaid

[jennspen]

Here's mine! Ready for Halloween!

Jennspen's profile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/jennspen-6397.html)

[YouPdWhat]

I tried deleting some of the messages people left me previously so that I could see the background picture, but it didn't actually delete the whole message from them, only the text.
What should I do?

Billig's page (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/billig-467.html)

I undeleted as I'm not sure that feature is suppose to be available to nonstaff members. I have sent an inquiry PM to Admin.

[chrisc]

Here's mine...

MyProfile (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/chrisc-28657.html)


Good Luck Everyone!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Deb, yes members can delete (soft delete they don't REALLY ever go away) profile messages.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Here's mine:
greenfrog57 (http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/members/greenfrog57-5150.html)

Random number picked by my 17 year old was the number 17 and greenfrog was post #17 in this thread, so she is our winner!

[cheynesnana]

Awww man I was #16...:giggle2: (why don't you have a 16 year old..:hysterical:) Congrats Greenfrog57 !!!! :BigHand::BigHand:

[YouPdWhat]

Deb, yes members can delete (soft delete they don't REALLY ever go away) profile messages.

Thanks Heidi!


Also, congrats to Greenfrog57. Your profile page is awesome!

[darkwing932]

That was fun, thanks!!!

[greenfrog57]

Random number picked by my 17 year old was the number 17 and greenfrog was post #17 in this thread, so she is our winner!
Woohoo!

Thanks so much! I have to figure out what I need at Amazon, so I know what to put in my cart when my code arrives!! Thanks, Heidi for the fun contest. Thanks to everyone for all the fun comments on my profile! You are so wonderful!:BigHand:

[purplefdu]

congrats to the winner! This was fun.