diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/sessions.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/sessions.sass
index 7f917b6f1..2602c3183 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/sessions.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/sessions.sass
@@ -12,6 +12,56 @@
     :weight normal
     :style normal
 
+#flash_notice,
+#flash_error,
+#flash_alert
+  :z-index 100
+  :top 32px
+  :position absolute
+  :color #000
+  :width 400px
+  :margin 0 0 0 -200px
+  :left 50%
+  :text
+    :align center
+  :font 
+    :size 14px
+  :padding 3px 0
+
+#flash_notice
+  :background-color #CFC
+  :border solid 1px #6C6
+
+#flash_error,
+#flash_alert
+  :background-color #FCC
+  :border solid 1px #C66
+
+.fieldWithErrors
+  :display inline
+
+.error_messages
+  :width 400px
+  :border 2px solid #CF0000
+  :padding 0
+  :padding-bottom 12px
+  :margin-bottom 20px
+  :background-color #f0f0f0
+  :font
+    :size 12px
+  h2
+    :text-align left
+    :padding 5px 5px 5px 15px
+    :margin 0
+    :font
+      :weight bold
+      :size 12px
+    :background-color #c00
+  p
+    :margin 8px 10px
+  ul
+    :margin 0
+
 /* via blueprint */
 html
   :font
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sessions.css b/public/stylesheets/sessions.css
index f4e585c62..3a59e54af 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sessions.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sessions.css
@@ -6,6 +6,49 @@
     weight: normal;
     style: normal; } }
 
+#flash_notice,
+#flash_error,
+#flash_alert {
+  z-index: 100;
+  top: 32px;
+  color: black;
+  width: 400px;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  padding: 3px 0; }
+
+#flash_notice {
+  background-color: #ccffcc;
+  border: solid 1px #66cc66; }
+
+#flash_error,
+#flash_alert {
+  background-color: #ffcccc;
+  border: solid 1px #cc6666; }
+
+.fieldWithErrors {
+  display: inline; }
+
+.error_messages {
+  width: 400px;
+  border: 2px solid #cf0000;
+  padding: 0;
+  padding-bottom: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
+  font-size: 12px; }
+  .error_messages h2 {
+    text-align: left;
+    padding: 5px 5px 5px 15px;
+    margin: 0;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    background-color: #cc0000; }
+  .error_messages p {
+    margin: 8px 10px; }
+  .error_messages ul {
+    margin: 0; }
+
 /* via blueprint */
 html {
   font-size: 100.01%; }