Melniczenko Musings

ScrapMatters Blog Train!

2011-08-06T10:00:00.018-05:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to the next stop on the ScrapMatters 4th Birthday Bash Blog Train! I hope you'll enjoy the goodie that I've created for you using the Garden Party kit created by the ScrapMatters Design Team!

First - be sure to check out this new ScrapMatters Design Team collab ... GARDEN PARTY! It's just amazing! AND it's FREE when you spend just $20 in the shop! The SM sale is on so use this opportunity to grab the goodies on your wish list!

Here's a quick look at the kit itself - you definitely want to check it out!

And here is a cute little cluster tfreebie hat I created with the kit!

You can find the download for this freebie HERE!

FYI - This link will only be live for one week so be sure to grab it soon!

The next stop on the blog train is Cathy! Head over and see what she has waiting for you!

If you missed some stops along the way, you may want to go back to the start of the train - The ScrapMatters Blog - to get back on track!

Thank you for joining us during our SM Birthday Bash - be sure to visit the SM forums for lots of celebration fun!

Layout Musings

2011-08-05T22:44:00.000-05:00

Since I'm so absolutely and utterly behind, I thought I'd take a moment to post a few layouts that I've completed lately since they also give you an idea of what we've been up to!

ScrapMatters Birthday Celebration!

2011-08-05T22:19:00.000-05:00

ScrapMatters turns 4! And we are having a party! A blog train (a fabulous one that will also make a stop here at my blog - look for it tomorrow!), games, challenges, chats AND speed scraps! You don't want to miss it! The full line up of activities can be found over in the forums! There's going to be lots of celebrating going on! Don't miss the HUGE blog train that will leave the station on Saturday August 6.

Don't miss out on all of the fun! Head over to ScrapMatters to check it all out! Take care!

New WM [Squared] Goodies!

2011-04-16T23:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm a little behind but I wanted to do a quick post about some of the new WM [Squared] goodies that you do not want to miss!

First, Wendy has created another template set based on four of MY layouts! SO exciting! You can find Be Inspired - Amy - V.2 - Templates over in the SM shop!

She has also created an amazing kit that you do now want to miss! This one is a collaborative kit with EVA KIPLER!! YAY! It's focused on friendship and is therefore named Friendship! It's awesome! I was playing with it tonight and it is so versatile! I have a layout coming with this one but it is for a challenge so I can't post it quite yet! But, it's coming soon! By the way, there is also a word art add on that you should check out as well - you can find it here.

Speed Scrap at SM on Monday!

2011-04-16T22:47:00.000-05:00

Hope to see you at next week's ScrapMatters Speed Scrap ... they are always a blast! Don't miss it!

A Few Digi Scrap Things ...

2011-03-27T22:54:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone ... just wanted to post a few scrappy things for everyone to check out!

First up - there will be a Spring Cleaning Clearacne Sale over at ScrapMatters for those of you looking for great goodies for a great price!

Here are a few of WM [Squared] Designs' goodies that I haven't posted here for your visual pleasure! Head over to her shop at ScrapMatters to pick any of them up!

First up is a Texas Blue kit that will blow your socks off!

Several new template packs (all of which ROCK!) ...

You can find this one HERE.

And this one is HERE.

And this new blue/green Lucky Me kit simply rocks! It's packed full of goodies!

This Crazy Love mini kit just blew me away the first time I saw it ... love the colors in this one!

And last, but not least, is a new collaborative kit with Graham Like the Cracker entitled Rainbows and Butterflies -

I hope you enjoyed seeing all these new goodies! Each and every one of these digi items are amazing and I recommend that you check them out! Thanks so much!

Layout Musings

2011-03-27T22:35:00.000-05:00

New layouts to share ...

Credits:
Crazy Love Mini Kit by WM [Squared] Designs

Credits:
City Girl by Trixie Scraps & Mye De Leon
Page Formers 02 by Kim Broedelet

Credits:
Ouchies by Creations by Rachael

Credits:
Rainbows & Butterflies by WM [Squared] and Graham Like the Cracker
SM Tuesday Template 3/15/11by Cara

Credits:
Easter Joys by Andilynn Designs
Words Matter: Easter Joys by Andilynn Designs
Easter Joys Addon by Andilynn Designs
Creatively Inspired Templates Vol. 3 by Andilynn Designs

Credits:
Passport Required by Creations by Rachael
Alpha from Butterfly's Whisper by LDrag Designs

Credits:
Be Inspired - Whit Vol 2 by WM [Squared]
Lucky Me by WM [Squared]

Credits:
Stacked: Combo by Chelle's Creations
Celebrate! (brite) by Chelle's Creations

Layout Musings

2011-02-26T08:33:00.009-06:00

I have a few more layouts to share .... I've been feeling really creative and getting a lot of pages done! Here are just a few ...

Credits:
This Woman's Work by Trixie Scraps & Whimpychompers
This Woman's Work Mini Kit by Trixie Scraps & Whimpychompers
Stitch Me Up Grids by Chelle's Creations

Credits:
I'll Save You by Whimpychompers Creations
Tuesday Template (5/18/2010) by Purple Tulip Designs

Credits:
Gurrrls Night by Creations by Rachael & Simply Scraps by Laura Banasiak
Sketchy Bonus Alphas by Erica Zane
Fuss Free Count on Me by Fiddle-dee-dee Designs

Credits:
Sketchy by Erica Zane and

Stitch Me Up by Chelle's Creations

Credits:
Je t'aime by WM [Squared] Designs
NOTE: Title/Journaling inspired by a layout by bderby

Layout Musings

2011-02-25T23:33:00.000-06:00

Hi everyone ... I know that its been awhile but I wanted to tell you about a super cute kit that WM Squared Designs recently released. Given all of the snow that so many of us have been dealing with this winter, this will be SO useful and fun to play with while creating all of those winter/snow pages!You can find it over in her ScrapMatters store ... the link is below in the credits! You won't regret checking it out!

Credits:
Frosty By WM [Squared] Designs
Stitch Me Up Grids by Chelle's Creations

ScrapMatters Creative Team Call!

2011-02-17T22:59:00.000-06:00

I have been a part of the ScrapMatters CT for some time and I have to tell you ... GO APPLY! It's a fantastic team and the designers at SM are just amazing! There isn't much time so go apply ASAP! You won't regret it!!!

ScrapMatters Speed Scraps lineup for all of February!

2011-02-15T22:55:00.001-06:00

Just a quick post to remind you about the incredible Speed Scraps over at ScrapMatters ... here is a graphic that shows ALL of them for the month of February! Hope you'll be able to join us!

Layout Musings

2011-02-05T10:40:00.003-06:00

I am a little late telling you about one of WM [Squared]'s newer kits ... Happy Anniversary! It's wonderful and what I love about Wendy's kits is how versatile it is ... although its focused on love and anniversaries, it's also a good kit for girl pages, boy pages, and friendship pages. Very versatile! And the word art/alphas just blew me away! Be sure to check it out ... the link is below!

Credits:
Happy Anniversary by WM [Squared] Designs

Happy Anniversary Bonus Alpha by WM [Squared] Designs

Layout Musings

2011-02-04T20:32:00.000-06:00

Credits:
Beauty Within Collaborative kit by ScrapMuss Designs & Anna BV Designs

Credits:
A Photo A Day by Plum Dumpling Designs

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Love, Sweet Love by geniaBeana Designs

Layout Musings

2011-01-23T01:38:00.000-06:00

Credits:

Black & Blue Kit by Stolen Moments and Plum Dumpling Designs
Scraps By Number: Just Call Me Sara Templates by Stolen Moments

Layout Musings

2010-12-19T12:21:00.000-06:00

Credits:
Passionate by Laitha's Designs
Laitha's Alluring - Alphas with Miki Ferkul

Layout Musings

2010-12-11T20:53:00.000-06:00

I just finished a new layout using some of WM [Squared]'s goodies ... its another page from my Chicago trip last summer with Steph!

Credits:

Fun & Funky - V.1 - Templates
Great Escape kit
Great Escape - The Extras
Great Escape - Stamps
Everything by by WM [Squared]

Speed Scrap at SM on Friday!

2010-12-09T20:01:00.001-06:00

Just stopping in for a quick announcement of a Speed Scrap over at Scrap Matters! I love Speed Scraps ... you should stop by - the SM Speed Scraps are always wonderful! Hope to see you there!

Layout Musings

2010-11-28T20:16:00.000-06:00

This will be the cover page for my Chicago Trip Album documenting my trip

to Chicago with Stephanie this summer!

Credits: Exit #3 by Girl Boy Girl Designs by Jen Balding & Stolen Moments and
Wavers by Michelle Batton

Layout Musings

2010-11-27T20:58:00.001-06:00

I have another two layouts to share that I finished up recently that I thought I would share on the blog!

The first is of Meighan and one of her best friends from school. The photo was taken at another girl's party but these two are thick as thieves!

Credits: Dreamcicle by LaLi Designs at Funky Playground Designs

The next one up is a page that I created with a beautiful photo that Sami posted of herself on Facebook. I grabbed it and resized it for a scrapbook page. I wanted to keep it pretty simple so that the focus stayed on the beautiful photo!

Credits: Happiness Is by GG Digital Designs at ScrapMatters

Layout Musings

2010-11-27T20:49:00.000-06:00

Hi everyone! It's been awhile but I wanted to come in and post some of my more recent layouts since that will give you an idea of what we have been up to ... I'll warn you that I've been really busy and haven't been able to do a lot however I have been trying to work on my family history scrapbooks as I'm able! Here are some new pages -

ScrapMatters Digital Scrapbooking Day 2010 Blog Train - FREEBIE!

2010-11-06T10:00:00.022-05:00

Welcome to the next stop on the SM DSD 2010 Blog Train! You should have arrived from Fiona's blog! Lots of goodies coming your way during this blog train!

We're all taking a minute to quickly tell you what we're thankful for and this is an easy one for me ... my family!!! I feel so lucky to have Paul, Sami, Meighan and Alex in my life! They are my rocks, the thing that gets me out of bed every morning. I am very lucky to have these four amazing people to share my life with each and every day!

And now onto your FREEBIE! Be sure to grab it up quick as it will only be available for one week! I've made up a cute little cluster (pre-shadowed) for you to use on your scrapbook pages!

Sorry - the cluster is no longer available!!!! Thanks for visiting!

Your next stop on the blog train is Melissa - head over to her blog (here) for more goodies!

Don't forget that you can always head back to ScrapMatters (here) to see a full list of the blog train participants! Thanks so much and have fun on your blog train journey!

WM [squared] Designs goodies for this week!

2010-10-09T22:46:00.000-05:00

I just have to show you what Wendy's releasing this week ... it's pretty amazing! You don't want to miss this kit! It's just amazing! B.F.F. is one of those kits that I just love ...very versatile yet a theme that we can all use on a variety of pages! I just love Wendy's elements - they are some of the best in the digi world! There is the kit and a bonus alpha ... both of which are amazing!

And here is my layout using both the kit and the bonus alpha! This is a page of our Daisy Troop at this week's troop meeting. I have blurred out the girls faces (except for Meighan) since I"m posting it online. I don't feel comfortable posting their faces without their parent's permission. Obviously, the one we have printed for our scrapbook at our home is not full of blurry photos! (By the way, speaking of Girl Scouts and Daisy Troop's ... this kit is PERFECT for Daisy photos!!)

Layout Musings

2010-10-03T17:39:00.000-05:00

I've been a terrible blogger (as usual) so I thought I should get on here and do an update of recent layouts (by recent I mean since May!!!) so you can see what we've been up to ... I promise to try to get some blog time in tonight or between now and next weekend! We have had so much going on with the kids starting school and all that kind of thing, blogging has not been the priority that it should be!

ScrapMatters Promotions

2010-10-03T10:05:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! There are a couple of really great things happening at ScrapMatters that I wanted to share ...

Friendship - a Studio 365 Collaboration Kit by Funky Playground Designs & The Digichick

2010-09-05T23:14:00.000-05:00

Funky Playground Designs and The Digichick have teamed up to create an incredible collaborative kit: Friendship - a Studio 365 Collaboration!

This is just Part One of two kits. This one has cool, whimsical tones that are so beautiful. It will be available FREE with a purchase of $15 or more at Funky Playground Designs from September 1-15, 2010.

Then, on September 16, be sure to head over to The Digichick where you can get Part Two (which is full of warm, classical tones) FREE with a purchase of $15 or more at The Digichick.

Friendship Part One includes:

34 -12x12" papers
2 alphas

1 alpha includes capital A-Z only
1 alpha includes capital and lowercase A-Z, numbers & symbols

1 - 12x12" layout template in .psd format
65 elements

The colors in both parts of the Friendship collab coordinate perfectly with the assorted products in the Studio 365 category available at both stores!

PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS: Amanda Carlson*, Danielle Engbretson, Design by Heather T, Donna Duncombe, Dysfunctional Design, Elise's Pieces, Girl Boy Girl Designs, Girl Friday Studio, Jaclyn Bernardo^, Jan Hosford*, Jennifer Labre, Jennilyn Designs*, Kelly Mize^, Laura Banasiak, Madame Wing^, Mari Koegelenberg, Michelle Batton*, Misty O'Brien Designs, Pixel Gypsy, Quirky Twerp, River Rose, Roben-Marie Designs, Ruby Lane, Sara Jones^, Shanmomto4 Designs, Sir Scrapalot, Viva Artistry, and Wendy Page. [*part one only. ^part two only]

You don't want to miss out on this collaborative kit ... it is FULL of amazing digi goodies!