How To Create A Custom Border Using CSS3 border-image

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the CSS3 border-image property to create a custom border. This new element allows you to use an image for your border. In my example, I’ll show you how to create a 5px wide gradient border around an image.
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Creating Slick Buttons With CSS3 Multiple Backgrounds

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to make a slick button using CSS3 multiple backgrounds. The background property works the same as CSS2, with the exception of allowing you to add additional background images. If you’d like to code along, Download the source files.
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Using The CSS3 box-shadow Property

I recently published a post on the text-shadow property. The box-shadow property is quite similar, and easy to build into your layout. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a shadow to a box only using a little CSS3.
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Cardeo now has a email mailing list. Sign up to qualify for exclusive content, contests, new iPhone App announcements, discounts on ebook & apps, and much more. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Adding text-shadow To Your Type Using CSS3

Adding a shadow to your text with CSS3 is actually quite easy. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the text-shadow property to do just that.
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Vancouver 2010 Free Events Guide iPhone App

My first iPhone app just went live on the Apple App Store today! It’s a guide to all the free events going on during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. To celebrate the launch of the app I’m running a little contest for the duration of the Olympics.
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Adding A Google Buzz Share Button To Your WordPress Blog

There’s a great little tutorial over at savedelete.com on how to add a Google Buzz share button to your WordPress Blog.
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Coding Transparent Backgrounds and Images With CSS3

Transparency has always been a stumbling block for web designers. However, thanks to CSS3, that is quickly changing. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use CSS3 to easily add transparency to backgrounds and images.
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18×24 Poster Winner Announced!

The winner of the 18×24 poster print from OnlinePosterPrinting.com is Jaime Aguirre! Thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for more great giveaways from Cardeo. For more info, check out the original contest post.

How To Create Circles With CSS3 and No Images

Thanks to CSS3 it’s now possible to create circles with only code. Look ma, no images! In the following post, I’ll show you how to create full, half and quarter circles using only CSS. Unfortunately, the half and quarter circles only work in Firefox at this time. The trick to creating the circles, is the use of the border-radius selector.
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