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krystalhartley

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Is there a rhyme or reason to what you use for your timeline covers? Do you like to switch them out frequently? With the seasons? Do you go with a scrappy feel? More graphic? Just a photo? Do you have any cover photo tips, fun resources, inspiration galleries or anything to share?

Let me seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... :)

I just updated mine for the first time in over a year. I prefer the graphic feel...maybe because I get enough "scrapbooking" with work.

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That is just GORGEOUS Krystal!!

I have yet to put up a cover photo. Mainly because I'm too lazy to figure something out. LOL
 
Thanks, girls!
I hear ya, Erin. I may have started on a new one a few times before now but just didn't know what I wanted. Then I got that cool sun flare/sunbeams photo the other day and decided to go with it. Of course, now I will feel really silly if I don't switch that out for the fall.
 
I had one since the covers first came up and never changed it til last week when I put a T.A.R.D.I.S. cover up :) Yours is gorgeous!
 
That's beautiful, Krystal! I've had the same pic on my Timeline since October. It's a picture of me and my siblings from my grandma's funeral. It's so rare that all severn of us are together, so I really love the photo. I haven't been able to bring myself to change it.
 
I finally changed mine last month from the Christmas theme cover!

Love the graphic look of your cover! Gorgeous photo!!!
 
I change mine whenever. Usually it's just a photo, or a photo with a quote, or some artwork. Right now I have my 4 boys up from Easter. But with graduation next week, I'm sure I'll have a new one to put up soon. :)

I love yours Krystal!
 
I change mine all the time. I usually take an old layout and rearrange it to to make everything fit!!! I love it ;)
 
*wolfwhistle*... wowiekazowie, woman!!

i haven't changed mine out in ages, just because i love the photo so much :]

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I'm on my phone but I think you guys can grab the img URL from Facebook and use with the img code here. Since covers are set to public, we shouldn't have a problem seeing them.

I think the modified layout approach is pretty popular with scrappers. I love looking at them. Also love photos...do you use photos you love regardless of how well they fit the cover space or do you pick ones that work well with the "panoramic" crop?
 
I don't change mine often enough. I forget really. You motivated me to change it today though.
 
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OK, I felt guilty because the quality wasn't the best. I ended up making a slightly better version.

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I need to redo mine... again. It seems like I just can't get the stupid things clear and non-blurry since they changed the cover area again.
 
I don't change mine often. I get something I like and stick with it. Right now I have this layout as my cover photo. I didn't even adapt it to fit the space, just adjusted it so that the words fall into the area that shows.

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I am picky about wanting a cover that looks good with my profile picture though. I don't like when they clash completely.

I love the graphic look but I really wanted to do something with my word of the year so I just used the layout as I had just scrapped it and felt like it was worthy of being used as my cover.
 
I usually just use a recent photo. For those scrapping (I LOVE all of them), how do you know what size it should be? I've tried to scrap several different ones and I can't seem to get the size correct.
 
I change mine all the time. Sometimes it's pics, sometimes it's quotes, and like now, it's a BIG BRUINS logo saying "we Believe" LOL...it's hockey season!
 
I'm not sure. The unsharp mask layer is at 175%, radius 0.5 pixels, threshold 6, opacity 50%. Is that what you have already?
 
i didn't change it too often. my first cover is a scrappy cover, a second one is a picture with my business partner. i think, if i gettin too often in changing cover, my friend gonna think that i'm a facebook mania. lol
 
I have a picture on mine of some woods in Wisconsin from vacation last year, its been there since they started cover photos. I haven't even thought of changing it.
 
i change it out when i think of it.. right now it's just a family photo.. i've done scrappy ones and modified layouts. I love yours krystal!!!
 
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