Ok, I found this really frustrating, as I wasn't really sure what I was doing or what could be done in blogger.  I think I would have liked to have seen examples of what could be done in class (ie. what elements can be used, what can be done).  And I'm kinda confused about these blogs...I've seen a bunch of examples of blogs that look like full-blown websites, with links to other pages, etc.  Why would you do that in a blog?   Anyway, here are my mockups.  I'm not 100% satisfied with them, but I like where they're going.  My plan is to tie my blog into my portfolio website, so I wanted a similar theme to the identity I created in Portfolio Seminar (the TAD logo used at the top):

When I export my files out of photoshop using the "Save for Web and Devices" option, it completely washes out my colors.  Not sure why.  But the colors I used are not as dull as above.  The green is brighter.