Chantal Anderson

5 New Layouts!!!

2012-02-20T19:06:00.004-04:00

Hello scrappers,

As promised, here are the other layouts I did at the crop. What a great time we had!!! I can't wait for the next one!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Creative Scrappers Sketch #195!!!

2012-02-18T20:38:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

So last weekend I went to a weekend crop in Moncton with a great bunch of girls!!! Lots of scrapbooking, laughter & fun!!! I finished 6 layouts including a sketch challenge from Kristine Davidson using SKETCH #195 of Creative Scrappers. Thanks Kristine for challenging me to play with your awesome sketch!!! Go check out all the great sketches!!! My layout is actually revealed on the Creative Scrappers blog. Here is the layout I did for the challenge:

I will post my other layouts tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

2011 in Review!!!

2012-01-16T09:47:00.017-04:00

Hello scrappers,

So I know it's been a while...life is just so busy. Since September, I have been driving my son to Saint John every day to go to Samuel-de-Champlain school. He has been doing soooooooooooo good. He is motivated, challenged, excited, playing with new friends, learning and loving school. It doesn't get any better than that:)

Because I am travelling to school everyday, going to taekwondo and speed skating and well everyday things, I don't have as much time to myself to do stuff I used to do, like blog, photography and scrapbook. But I have finally started to scrapbook every week and go to scrapbook weekends again.

So I thought I would share with you some of my favorite layouts from 2011.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy or get inspired:)

Sneak Peek!!!

2011-03-29T21:14:00.003-03:00

Hello scrappers, I am so excited about Thursday night's class. If there is one thing I really miss about having my scrapbook store, it's teaching different techniques. I had so much fun playing with different products from Henderson Scrapbooking store. I played with Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glaze, Glimmer Glam, Dimentional Pearls, Mister Huey's color mist, and ink pads. Here is a little SNEAK PEEK of what's in store for Thursday night's class.

Thanks for stopping by.

Technique class!!!

2011-03-18T21:30:00.002-03:00

Technique class

Tattered Angel GLIMMER GLAZE / Mister Huey’s COLOR MIST

When: Thursday March 31st, 2011

Where: Henderson Scrapbooking 350 Water St Andrews, NB
Time: 6:30 to 8:30

Price: $25.00

Do you see different products that you always wonder what you can do with them? Do you actually buy products that you have no idea how to use? Do you always do the same techniques with certain products? Then this technique class is just what you need!!! It is not just your basic techniques. I will show you a variety of things you can do.

Come join me for a fun filled technique class. We will be playing with a few different products including the new Tattered Angel famous GLIMMER GLAZE which is one of my favorite products to use at the moment. I will show you different ways we can use this product including a cool technique on canvas.

In this class, we will be making at least 4 tags to show how to use products. Hopefully you will leave having different ideas for your projects. You will also bring your tags with you so you can use as reference for all your products.

Min: 6 people / Max: 10 people

Products needed: Adhesive (EZ-Runner & Glue Dots), Brown ink pad

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** I need confirmation at least 1 week before the class that you will be attending to prepare enough kits & spots for everyone.

To Register, contact Elizabeth at Henderson Scrapbooking

(506) 467-5639

Winter Fun Scrapbook Day!!!

2010-12-07T09:34:00.003-04:00

WHEN: Saturday, February 5, 2011 · 9:00am - 5:00pm

WHERE: St George Magaguadavic Place Community Center

Need some ME time??? Come join us for a FUN FILLED day of scrapbooking.

**ST GEORGE HOME & SCHOOL SPONSORED FUNDRAISER ACTIVITY**

Included in the Crop Package:
- CROP TIME
- HOME COOKED MEALS (mid-morning snack, lunch & afternoon snack) provided by Home & School members
- Goodie Bags (Provided by The Henderson Scrapbooking Co.)
- A few door prizes
- DEMOS (Provided by Chantal Anderson)
- LOTS OF FUN & LAUGHTER

The Henderson Scrapbooking Co. will be on site with their scrapbook supplies!!!

ALL THIS FOR ONLY $40.00…SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER NOW!!!!

Contact CHANTAL ANDERSON to register and make payment.

E-MAIL: gonewild@nb.sympatico.ca Telephone: 506-754-6229

Your spot is only guaranteed when you have given your payment.

TOGETHER, LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Trip to the Rockies!!!

2010-11-15T09:09:00.012-04:00

Hello scrappers & photographers,

Wow!!! What a busy but fun weekend!!! Our SGES Home & School helped organized the Craft Fair that took place at the school this past Saturday. It was fabulous!!! We had over 500 people come through the doors. I had fun greeting everyone and took a little time to go shopping as well. I bought a few pieces of jewelry...surprising hein!!! I also discovered a great local jewelry artist. FUN...FUN...FUN Thank you so much to everyone who helped making this event possible!!! It was a great fundraiser for our local Home & School association!!!

Well I am finally showing you my pictures from our wonderful trip to the rockies. We were gone for 10 fun filled days. We started our trip in Jasper. What a beautiful spot in the mountains!!! There was so much to see around Jasper, lots of different lakes, falls, canyons and mountains of course. Here are some of my favorite pictures around Jasper.

We then spent 3 nights in Banff. Unfortunatly, I got some kind of 24 hour flu so I was in bed for Thanksgiving day...all day. Jannatta was also sick in bed, but the men didn't get sick at all. I wonder what we ate????? My poor husband had to go shopping by himself. Let's just say that I caught up quickly on my shopping the next day...lol Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Banff and surroundings.

And we then headed to Vancouver for 4 days. We had lots of fun shopping and going whale watching.

Thank you so much Corey & Jannatta for a wonderful trip!!! We had such an amazing time!!!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Proud Photography!!!!

2010-11-04T12:55:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

After almost 2 full year of practice, I finally submitted my final asssignment for my PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE from Proud Photography. Here are the 6 pictures I sent for my last lesson.

Here is the Feedback & Grade I received on my assignment!!!!

Greg Howell
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 09:24 AM

Grade: 10.00 (100.00 %)

Hey Chantal, congrats on finishing up the course! I'm really honored to have been able to work with you through all of these assignments, and I hope that you enjoyed yourself and learned a lot through the process. I've really seen a large amount of improvement, and I'm impressed with your photographic "eye".

First Impressions

The abstract shot of what looks like water and a zooming effect came out really cool. Has that "lightspeed" effect going on, and definitely no real discernible features just shapes and colors. Great work! The action panning shot with the kid running down the road is good here, and I like the fact that you caught him totally off the ground! Also, the lower perspective helped keep the viewer's attention better. The black and white shot of the church was fantastic here, and I like the angle that you were able to achieve, tough more of the steps on the bottom would've helped (believe me I know the limitations of wide-angles in such scenes). It was better not to cut off the steeple, though, as you chose. The night shot of the bridge and the down-town city lights was great, and I like the angle you chose for this based on the reflections, and colors. Excellent timing and setup! The landscape shot of the mountain lake with the cliffs in the background, and trees in the fore was very nicely done. I probably would've warmed up the white balance a bit, since you were in shadow, but it's still a great scene. The last portrait shot of the young girl was excellent, and I like the expression you were able to capture. Good use of the flash too!

Technical Recommendations

From a technical standpoint you really set things up nicely here so that there wasn't much to really recommend. I like to see you applying the various techniques based on the lighting and the particular subject matter, so basically you're where I hoped you'd be by the end of the course! Great work!

Creative Suggestions

The best shot of the series was definitely the night shot. It's composition really makes the whole thing, and choosing to shoot a little after twilight gives the sky that dark bluish glow. Very well done. Top score here!

Excellent job, Chantal. Thanks for letting me guide you through this course, and I hope that you've had fun and learned a lot. Be sure to pass our name on to any friends or family that might be interested in what we offer here, and you're always welcome to come back and review any lessons or topics in the forum boards.

Happy shooting!

~ greg

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK...I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK!!!

I am finally setting up my Photo Studio to start taking family pictures of family & friends. I don't know what it is about photography I love, but it really is something I am passionate about!!!

I will be posting a few pictures from our trip in the next few days. Come back and check them out!!!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

2010-11-02T12:38:00.005-03:00

Hello scrappers,

Well time flies when you are having fun!!! I can't believe it's been this long since my last post. It's been really busy here. I had every intention at the start of September to post at least once a week. I guess life it too busy. I will settle for once a month at least and give updates.

I am enjoying being involved with my son's school. This Friday I will start teaching a French class to his Kindergarten class. I hope to initiate them to the French language by singing songs, learning to count, crafts, etc. It should be lots of fun.

Well since school started, we are also going to Taekwondo every Monday evening, Skating Sunday afternoon and swimming starting this week. It sure keeps us busy but he loves it all.

Here is a layout I finished last month and never posted. Hope you enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by.

Check back in a few days for some pics from our trip to the Rockies!!!

Loving my life!!!

2010-09-28T10:19:00.006-03:00

Hello scrappers,

Did I mention yet that I love my life??? I am so happy to be home for my family and spend all the extra time with my son. I didn't waist time with voluntering. I was elected Secretary for the St George Elementary School PSSC last night. I think it's going to be good being involved!!! I am also a member of the SGES Home & School. I realized I had made the right decision to close my store when my son told me last week: "Maman, I am glad you are not working in your store anymore". Now how cute is that!!! It brought tears to my eyes. I love my life & my family!!!

So can you believe that I actually went to an All Day Crop Saturday to scrapbook. WOW!!! Did that ever feel good!!! I got lots done...7 layouts!!! Can't get any better than that...lots of laughter & lots of yummy food!!! I am looking foward to the next one. Here are the layouts I got done. Hope you enjoy!!!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Scrapbooking Again!!!!

2010-09-23T08:56:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

Wow!!! Does it ever feel good to have my scrapbook room to myself again. The past few weeks, I have been working at re-organizing my scrapbook area. I bought a few new pieces of furniture that I just love for my punches and die cut machines. I went through all my supplies and organized it better...if that's even possible in my space...lol For those who know me very well, you know that I am a bit fanatic about organizing my stuff...lol I am also getting my walls painted since their were lots of holes from the slatwalls and pegboards that came off. It's pretty exciting. As soon as it's all done, I will post pictures of my new and improved scrapbook/photography room.

It's been fun to scrapbook with friends again. It seems that I was always teaching and never scrapbooking for myself anymore...does it ever feel good. I finaly got a couple of layouts done this week and I will have lots more to show you after this weekend since I am going to an All Day Crop Saturday. The last crop I have been too as a scrapbooker and not a vendor is October 2008 with Paws On Scrapbooking. Yes...that is too long!!! I will tell you all about it next week. In the mean time, hope you enjoy these 2 layouts!!!

I truly did enjoy having a scrapbook store. It's every scrapbookers dream!!!! Well it was mine anyways!!! I did it for almost 2 years and now it's time to move on to new adventures...my son going to Kindergarten. It was such a difficult decision for me to let go of my store...it has been my baby and I truly loved giving classes & inspiring people. BUT now that my son has started school, I do realize how important it is to be home for him when he comes off that bus. We have so much time to spend together now, it's great...and I don't get every morning: "Maman, do you have to go to work today". That just broke my heart everytime. He is growing up too fast and I want to make sure I don't miss out on anything!!! I am getting ready to go decorate cupcakes with his class this morning...I love my life & my family!!!

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Catching up!!!

2010-09-19T21:31:00.018-03:00

Hello scrappers,

Wow how time flies...so much to say. It's been way to long but as a lot of you know, lots has happened in the last few months.

First of all, how do you like the new look of my BLOG??? Thank you soooooooooo very much to Kristine Davidson for decorating my blog. I sooooooooo love the colors!!!! She has done it again!!! For those who have seen my Scrapbooking Gone Wild blog, she had designed that one as well. She is pretty talented!!! If you feel like a blog makeover, check out her blog with the details.

What has been going on since July???? LOTS!!! We certainly took advantage of the beautiful weather we had this summer. WOW!!! We spent time at our friend's pool, at the beach, camping in St Andrews, going on day trips, at Old Orchard Beach...and so much more. Here is a few pictures of our summer fun!!!

- Pool Time -

- Moncton Zoo -

- Moncton Butterfly Museum -

- Moncton Centenial Park -

- Acadian Day in Shediac -

- Planting Sunflower seeds -

- Camping in St Andrews -

- Old Orchard Beach -

- Campobello Island -

- St Andrews -

In August, I announced that my scrapbook store was closing. It took me a few months to actually make the decision to close. I must say, it was the best decision for our family. I am very happy to be home with my son everyday when he comes home from school. He has started kindergarten this year and he just loves it. The first week was a little tuff to get used to but we are doing great now. Ethan would say the first week that he didn't like school because he was shy of the kids he didn't know. How cute is that!!!! He is now very happy to go to school. Here are a few pictures of the 1st day of school.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Canada Day

2010-06-29T16:30:00.005-03:00

Hello scrappers,

Well the sun is finally out after 2 days of rain. It sure feels good!!! Are you celebrating Canada Day this week???? We sure are. I just finished this layout of a few years ago during Canada Day. What fun we had!!!

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

A Few Pages

2010-06-12T11:28:00.005-03:00

Hello scrappers,

So lots have been going on these past few weeks here. I went to Campbellton with my mom to visit my 95 year old grandmother that is in the hospital. She had a stroke over a month ago. Unfortunatly I don't think she will be going back home. It wouldn't be safe for her to stay home by herself. Hopefully she will be placed in a home where she can be taking care of.

Last weekend, we went to Barachois to celebrate my dad's birthday. We also visited with some of my aunts, uncles and my grandparents on my dad's side. I wish sometimes we lived closer to my family. I always enjoy going to visit and spending time with my family.

I had lots of fun last week scrapbooking with one of my friend that was on vacation. I got quite a few layouts done. Thanks Michelle for the great company and inspiration!!!

Here are the layouts I worked on:

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

Crackle it!

2010-05-28T11:53:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

How is your scrapbooking going???? Are you as busy as all of us???? I really sctruggle to get some scrapping time. It almost needs to be a scheduled thing . If not, I always find something else to do. I really miss being able to scrapbook at crops, so I have decided to start scrapbooking for myself and invite a few friends over. Well, that's what we did last Friday night. I had such a fun time and here is what I was able to work on.

I am just in love with any crackled product. Don't you just love the look of it???? Here I used Tarnished Brass Crackle Paint. I then added a bit of black ink to the edges. I also used my new Distress-it-all machine. It's my new favorite scrapbook toy!!! lol

I used Corrugated board on this layout for the first time. I just love it!!! I distressed the bottom of it with my Distress -it-all machine, sanded and inked it the top of it.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

Disney Trip!!!

2010-05-25T22:13:00.005-03:00

Hello scrappers,

I am back. I can't believe it's been this long since my last blog. Since we have been back from our trip to Disney, it's been a little crazy here. It's hard to get back on track when you have been away for 2 weeks.

Our trip to Disney was amazing. We did all 4 Disney parks, the 2 Disney water parks, SeaWorld and Aquatica water park. Ethan's favorite parks were all the water parks. He loved the water rides the most. His favorite characters were Pluto and Mickey. We are already talking about our trip to Disney next year. We rented a house and OMW it's the way to go. We had our own pool and hot tub in the backyard. Ethan learned how to swim under water while we were there. How great is that!!! He is like a little fish. He just loves the water.

We also enjoyed a 3 day Disney cruise. We will certainly go on the Disney cruise again but only when Ethan is a little older. Since the shows were all in the evening, we missed a few because Ethan is still young to stay awake so late.

So lots of you have been asking for Disney pics...lol Here you go.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2010-04-13T13:58:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

And the countdown is on for DISNEY...only 7 more days and we are off to Florida. We will be spending 9 days in Disney/Seaworld and we are going on a 3 day DISNEY CRUISE. I am soooooooooo looking foward to a VACATION. We are almost all packed...lol

So I have been going nonstop for the past weeks now trying to get ready for our SCRAPBOOKING GONE WILD crop last weekend. Well it was all worth it!!! I had such a wonderful time with all the girls that came. A huge thank you goes to my WONDERFUL HUSBAND, VANCE ANDERSON, who spend the entire time preparing the amazing food for us!!! I sure appreciate everything you do to make things so much easier for me...I love you lots!!! Another huge thank you goes out to BRENDA KERNIGHAN for all your wonderful help. It wouldn't be as successfull without all your help...thank you!!!

I just submitted another picture for my Photography course. This lesson was on Portrait Pictures. Well I got my grade today and I am quite happy with my 90%. I have an average of 91.27% and I have 1 last assignment which includes 6 pictures. This last assignment is to practice everything I learned during the entire course. It will probably take me a few months to get the 6 pictures, but I will have fun during the summer taking lots of pics. Here is the picture I submitted of one of my really good friend's daughter and father.

So I have also been pretty busy playing with my new camera. Yes, I actually bought a CANON 7D. OMW, what an amazing camera!!!! I still don't know half of what this camera can do but I am learning as I go. LOTS OF FUN!!! I always had a hard time getting great action shots with my REBEL. Well what do you think about this???? Such an amazing camera!!!

And I am off to Perth-Andover this weekend for a Scrapbook Convention. I am really looking foward to it...not the packing though...lol I am sure it will be a good time!!!

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Creative Scrappers Reveal!!!

2010-04-01T23:02:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

You need to check out the Creative Scrappers sketch blog. They are celebrating their 2 year anniversary and the celebration is for the entire month of APRIL. I was lucky enough to have been chosen to be one of their READER'S REVEAL today. Here is the sketch I was given and the layout I made.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Easter weekend.

Chantal

2010-03-31T22:21:00.005-03:00

Hello bloggers,

I know it's been a while...it's been quite busy here. In the past few weeks, we have bought a new truck, been to Bangor for a few days, went to birthday parties and I scrapbooked a little. I had never been to the kids Museum in Bangor. WOW!!! It's a great place for kids of all ages. We were in there for at least 3 hours if not more with 5 kids from 3 years old to 7 years old. FUN!!!FUN!!!FUN!!! I didn't have a chance to download my pics yet. Hopefully this weekend I can show a few.
I think I am ready to see the sun again...3 days of rain is enough for me. I guess we are supposed to have a gorgeous weekend. I hope it's a beautiful day Saturday because I have 12 kids coming for an Easter Egg Hunt...should be lots of fun. I will hopefully have nice pics to show.

Here are a few layouts I did last week.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2010-03-16T13:52:00.004-03:00

Hello scrappers,

How are you enjoying this gorgeous weather??? OMW it is almost 20 degrees here in our backyard...YIPEE!!!! Is it really true???? Is Spring finally here???? I sure hope so!!!

Do you ever meet a person that you just click with??? You almost feel as if you have been friends with that person for ever...well that is the case with my friend Michelle. We met last fall and we just became friends right away. She came to scrapbook with me last Thursday and we had such a great time. I didn't get that much scrapping done because I think we were chatting more than scrapping but I still got this layout done.

I have been taking lots and lots of pictures lately. I finally started a Photography scrapbook album. I had so many pictures of landscape or places we have visited and I would never do anything with them. Well I finally started an album and I love it.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2010-03-10T22:14:00.007-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I had such a great week's vacation last week. You know when you get to a point where you just can't get anything done at work because you just desperatly need a break. Well I was there!!! I relaxed, slept in almost every morning, took sunset pictures for my photography course, cleaned my scraproom and finished 3 layouts. I am enjoying taking sunset pics. I don't have that perfect picture yet to submit for my course. I would love to know what you think. These are my favorite so far.

St Andrews, NB

Canal, NB

Here is a little scrapbook inspiration.

Products used: pattern paper (Rose Moka), cardstock (prism), chipboard (Riff Raff), perfect pearls (Ranger).

Products used: pattern paper (Scribble Scrabble), cardstock (prism), letters (Thickers), snowflakes (cut with spellbinder die), distress ink (Ranger), stickles (Ranger), pearls (Kaisercraft).

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2010-03-01T22:28:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

Not a lot of scrapping going on here lately!!! I have been practicing my photography. A few blogs ago, I showed you BW pics for my photography course. Well here is the one I decided to send for grading...WOW...100%. I am soooooooo thrilled that I got 100% on my assignment. I would love to hear from you...What do you think????

Here are a few more pictures I took.

I also took an Advance Flash Photography course with Noel Chenier. Here are a few pics that were taken during the course. I finaly learned how to use my external flash. I have been enjoying inside pictures since my course.

I am hoping to have a few layouts for you this week since I am on vacation.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

2010-02-17T23:06:00.005-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I had such an amazing time at our SCRAPBOOKING GONE WILD weekend crop last Friday and Saturday. I actually had a chance to scrapbook myself as well as doing demos of a few products. Here are 2 layouts I finished in the past week.

Don't you just love these flowers from Basic Grey!!!

I truly love how the title of this layout turned out. I used white Vinyl Thickers and added Alcohol inks over them. How cool do those look!!!!

And I painted the snowflakes with Smooch first, sprayed Smooch Spritz and then added Rock Candy Crackle Paint over the entire snowflake.

That's it for now.

Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

2010-02-04T18:08:00.007-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I have been enjoying doing all sorts of Pre-orders for Scrapbooking Gone Wild. I can't wait to get my hands on BoBunny Mamarazzi line, Basic Grey Capella line, Tattered Angel's Glimmer Glam, Glimmer Glaze & Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, Tim Holtz dies and embossing folders and so much more.

Here are a few layouts I have done in the past few weeks.

Here is the last reveal from Creative Scrappers. I was on their Design Team for the past 3 months. Thanks Kristine for letting inspire others!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

2010-01-31T20:11:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I truly love photography. I always want to learn more and more. I have been enjoying taking pictures for the past few weeks since we have been playing outside a lot with this beautiful weather.

I am trying to work on my online course I starting in the summer. Yes, i know it's taking me a while to get it done. It has 12 lessons and I am working on lesson 7 so it's not too too bad. This lesson was on Black & White photos. It was such an amazing day to go outside today that I thought I would bring the camera and play. Here are a few of the pics I took. I would love your opinions on these since I have to pick 1 to send for grading. Which one is your favorite???? I do get graded on my assignments. It's pretty cool. I am doing pretty good so far. I have an average of 80% up until now. I am having soooooooooo much fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

2010-01-20T12:37:00.004-04:00

Hello scrappers,

It's a beautiful white snowy day here in St George, NB. I can't wait for my son to get home to hopefully go play outside. He just loves the outdoors.
I've been having fun creating with some winter & valentine papers. Here are 2 layouts I finished this week.

Products used: Pattern paper (Upsy Daisy), Cardstock (Prismatic), Rub-ons (Upsy Daisy)Grungeboard (Tim Holtz), Thickers (American Craft), Ribbon

Products used: Pattern paper (BoBunny), Cardstock (Prismatic), Grungeboard (Tim Holtz), Thickers (American Craft), Pearls (Prima), Flower (Prima), Glossy Accent (Ranger)

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Chantal

2010-01-18T12:29:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

Here is my layout for the Creative Scrappers's Design Team reveal. Hope you have enjoy it.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.
See you soon.
Chantal

2010-01-15T13:14:00.004-04:00

Hello scrappers,

Here are a few Christmas layouts. Hope this inspires you to go and scrapbook this weekend.

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Scrapping this weekend.

Chantal

Winter Fun!!!!

2010-01-12T14:54:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I had so much fun playing with the BoBonny Serenade winter line. If you haven't had a chance yet, go get some and play. I will even give you a little inspiration today. I just love working with acrylic albums. There is so much we can do with this product...paint it, add alcohol inks, add stickles...and so much more. What else is there left to do when it's cold outside than scrapbook those beautiful winter pics? So much fun!!!!

That is it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Come back tomorrow for Christmas layout inspiration.

Chantal

Happy New Year 2010!!!!

2010-01-04T20:48:00.007-04:00

Hello scrappers,

WOW time flies when you are having fun!!! I can't believe we are already in the New Year. I probably would of enjoyed another week's vacation. I didn't really relax a lot...we were on the go the entire 2 weeks. We spent Christmas back home in Moncton. It was nice for a change. We had spent the last 3 here in St George. It was nice to spend some quality time with family and friends.

After being home for only 1 day, my husband and I left for Boston. Well, talk about lots of fun!!! We did lots of shopping in Wrentham (Premium Outlet Village), even better than Kittery. We also went to see the Winter Classic Hockey Game (Bruins Vs Flyers). What an amazing trip!!! Now that I have all sorts of pictures, I need to get some scrapbooking done. What do you think!!!

But before I do that, I would love to share with you some of my favorite layouts of 2009.

Hope I have inspired you to scrapbook this week.
That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-12-20T11:13:00.003-04:00

Hello scrappers,

Only more sleeps until Christmas!!!! Are you all ready or just running around trying to get everything done like me. I still have some wrapping to finish, cleaning, paper work...and so much more before the Holidays. And then almost 2 weeks vacation...lots of relaxing time I hope.

Did you check out Creative Scrapper's sketch blog for the reveal this morning? If not, well here is my reveal. I just love how the chipboard letteres and gears look with the alcohol inks. What do you think?

Supplies: Pattern Paper (Bobunny), Cardstock (prismatic, bazzill), chipboard gears (Mayaroad), Alcohol inks, Journaling sprout (Jillibean Soup), Marker (Le pen)

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-12-09T11:49:00.004-04:00

Hello Scrappers,

I don't scrapbook pink very often, but I really love this paper from Pink Paislee. Here is the layout I did for a Scrapbooking Gone Wild class last Thursday. This is me at 2. We had so much fun in the new class/crop room.

My husband and I went to Ottawa the last week of November. We had such a great time. We went to see an Ottawa Senators' game. We were right behind the players bench. What great seats!!!! We also went to the best Thai restaurant, the Parliament, the Market, on a carriage ride and finished our Christmas shopping. What a great relaxing trip. Looking forward to going again!!! We just love Ottawa. It's a beautiful city.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Reveal Day!!!

2009-12-07T22:06:00.003-04:00

Hello Scrappers,

How many of us get to follow our dream? Well I can truly say I have. I never imagined being able to work in the scrapbook industry. I truly love having a scrapbook store and teaching classes and especially inspiring others in this very special hobby. Last week, I celebrated Scrapbooking Gone Wild's 1 year anniversary. I had such an amazing week and am sooooo thankful to have met so many people in the past year. Thank you so much to everyone who celebrated with me!!!!

I had another great sketch to play with at Creative Scrappers. Here is my take on the sketch. Go check out the other amazing layouts from all the other designers at Creative Scrappers.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Reveal Day at Creative Scrappers!!!!

2009-11-22T23:06:00.005-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I couldn't wait to show you this reveal. I just love the pattern paper line I used for this layout. It's the Man about Town line from Upsy Daisy. I have also been loving playing with Distress Stickles. Do you use a product once and then just can't seem to stay away from it. Well that has been my thing with Distress Stickles and also Sugar Coated Glitter. I have been adding Stickles to any flower I add to a layout and I have been playing with the Sugar Coated Glitter on tags. Hope you enjoy today's inspiration.

Here is the reveal from Creative Scrappers. Don't forget to go check the other designs...pretty awesome.

Have you ever bought products you have no idea what to do with??? I know I have done that more times than not...lol I just love to show people what to do with those products. Here are tags I did last Saturday at a crop to demo a few products. Hope you enjoy them. Can you take a guess at the products I used????

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-11-18T22:33:00.006-04:00

Hello scrappers,

Are you getting ready for Christmas yet??? I know I sure am. I am almost done my shopping. I think I went a little overboard with my son. I might of spoiled him a little...just a little...lol

I am really enjoying making altered projects. Here is an advent calendar I made for a class I gave Tuesday night. I just love this paper from Cosmo Cricket.

I can't wait to post the entire layout for Sunday's reveal at Creative Scrappers sketch blog. I can only show you a sneak peek. Here it is. Can you guess the product I used on those flowers??? Pretty cool hein!!!!

Here is a 2 page layout I did of our trip to Punta Cana. I am really loving the Scrap Within Reach pattern paper.

Product used: Scrap Within Reach pattern paper, Prismatic Cardstock, Little Bit of Whimsy buttons, Prima Flowers, American Craft Thickers, Distress Stickles.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Reveal Day at Creative Scrappers!!!!

2009-11-08T21:12:00.005-04:00

Hello Scrappers,

What a great day today!!! It was a very productive day. My husband offered to bring our son to swimming lessons this morning so I could stay home and try to organize a few rooms in the house. In the process, I also got laundry done. I was able to clean our storage room, go through my son's clothes and toys to give away, clean the store from my class yesterday morning, go through my son's craft's from the past 2 years and so much more...yes it was a very productive day.

And did you remember to go see my first reveal as a DESIGN TEAM MEMBER at CREATIVE SCRAPPERS????? IF not, well here it is. You only got a sneak peek last week since I can't reveal my layout until it has been posted on their blog.

Supplies: Scrap Within Reach pattern paper, Prismatic cardstock, Jillibean buttons, American Craft thickers and Tattered Angels glimmer mist. You can find all these products at Scrapbooking Gone Wild.

Here are a few more layouts I worked on during this past week.

And also the layout I did using the Sketch # 3 at Scrapbooking Gone Wild. All you need to do to participate in the sketch challenge is upload your layout in the gallery and you might win a prize. Go check it out!!!

Supplies: Little Yellow Bicycle pattern paper, Prismatic cardstock, American Craft thickers and Prima flowers and bling. You can find all these products at Scrapbooking Gone Wild.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-11-02T15:21:00.004-04:00

Hello scrappers,

I feel so much better this afternoon. All the family is finally vaccinated for the H1N1 Virus. Since my husband is a family physician and sees a lot of people with flu symptons, we thought it was very important to get the entire family vaccinated. It's been a little stressful in St George since the outbreak last week. Our schools have been closed and also lots of daycares. Keep healthy!!!

I have been working on a few layouts this past week. Here is a layout I did for a class last week and it is one of my favorites. I hope you like it!!!

I also gave a class on a Halloween layout. I used Glimmer Mist on this one and also Tim Holtz masks. Enjoy!!!!

Don't forget my first reveal for the Creative Scrappers Design Team next Sunday, November 8th. Here is a sneak peek...shhhhhhh!!! Don't tell Kristine!!!!

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-10-27T11:07:00.005-03:00

Hello Scrappers,

I just love Creative Scrappers Sketches. Here is a layout I did using one of their sketches. I used white Crackle Paint, Distress Ink and Glossy Accent on each Riff Raff embellishments. I also did a few more layouts. Enjoy!!!!!

This is the awesome sketch I used for this layout:

MORE INSPIRATION...

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Design Team Member of...

2009-10-16T14:51:00.003-03:00

Hello Scrappers,

I am soooooooooooo excited to share with you all that as of November 1st, I will be a member of Creative Scrappers Design Team. This is a first for me so I am really excited. I am already working on my first reveal.

You need to check this Sketch blog out. I have already checked out a lot of the other designer's blogs and OMW there is great talent. You won't be disappointed. So come check it out every Sunday for the layout reveals. Do you need a little inspiration???? I will post my reveal every Sunday evening as soon as it has been posted on the Creative Scrappers sketch blog.

Thanks Kristine for selecting me to be on your DT.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

LAYOUT OF THE DAY!!!

2009-10-13T10:48:00.000-03:00

Hello bloggers,

I was just on the Creative Scrappers Forum this morning and what a great surprise I had. One of my layouts that I posted on their gallery got picked for the layout of the day September 29th. I had been so busy in the past few weeks that I wasn't on the board that I didn't even know my layout had been picked. Here is the layout that was picked.

That's it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

2009-10-12T21:17:00.000-03:00

Hello scrappers,

There is not enough hours in the day. In the past month, I have been super busy getting ready for my fall crop that I hosted last weekend. I had 60 ladies scrapbooking friday night and Saturday. What an amazing time!!!!

This past weekend we celebrated my son's 4th birthday. He had a great party Saturday at JUST PLAY in Saint John with all his friends. He had such a great time. As you can see in the picture, I think maman had as much fun if not more than him...lol

Ethan went to his second visit to the dentist. He was soooooo good. He didn't fuss at all about getting his teeth cleaned. What a great boy he is!!!!

We also had lots of fun this past week taking fall pictures. I must say, my husband is getting pretty good at taking pictures.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Great trip!!!

2009-09-09T16:16:00.000-03:00

Hello scrappers,

We just got back from Niagara Falls, Marineland and African Lion Safari. What a great time we had!!!! I never thought that there was that much to visit in Niagara Falls. We were there for 2 1/2 days and didn't see everything there was to see...lots for kids.

I also have been scrapbooking lots lately. I think I really missed it from taking a break for the summer. Here are a few layouts that I have done in the past few weeks and a nice desk topper for a table or office desk. I will be giving a class on the desk topper in October.

That is it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

Keeping Busy!!!

2009-08-30T21:16:00.000-03:00

Can you already feel the cool air??? I can't believe summer is almost over. It seems as if we just started to get nice weather...AH wait...we did. We really only got 4 weeks of summer. I hope this means our winter is going to be very short.

Well Ethan got his first 5 stitches last week. He fell and hit his forehead on the corner of a wall at daycare. He did so well when we brought him to the hospital. It probably helped that he knew the nurse and doctor that was working. That sure made it easier. I think Maman was more upset than him. I hate seeing my baby hurt.

We are starting to have visiters on our property. I guess Deer love apples. We had two eating our apples yesterday morning. They stayed long enough for me to take a few pictures. They are very beautiful animals.

We have had a very busy summer. It seems as if we haven't been home much. We had soooooo much fun with Ethan...lots of fun in the water. And it's not over, we are leaving for Toronto this Thursday. We are going to Niagara Falls, Marineland and African Safari. Ethan is soooooo excited about going on an airplane again. I think it's going to be lots of fun!!!!

I gave a basic photography class this past Friday evening in St Andrews. We had so much fun taking pictures. I especially loved taking pics of the sunset.

That's it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.
Chantal

I am back...

2009-08-04T15:27:00.000-03:00

OK so I have been neglecting my personnal blog...it's hard to seperate both blogs because I don't want it to always be about scrapbooking. I guess it still comes down to my scrapbooking though because I am still going to scrapbook a lot of the pictures I take on vacation or any other occasion that I would bother to talk about right???? So I am going to make an effort to try to post on both blogs without repeating myself too much!!!!

I must say this past week has been one of our best vacations yet. We had sooooooooo much fun in Shediac...beach, Splash pad at Centenial Park, Moncton Zoo, a little shopping and more beach. We had really nice weather...had a hard time to sleep because it was sooooooooo warm. We even celebrated my dad's 60th birthday and retirement all in one. It was nice to see a lot of family members get together for a barbecue.

We were back home last Friday and had more fun with our son. We set up his new pool we bought him and he spent lots of time in it in just 2 days. He also had lots of fun with his 2 cousins that came to visit all day Sunday. They had sooooooooo much fun in his new pool.

It was so beautiful Monday after thinking it was going to rain all day that we decided to go spend most of the day in St Andrews. We went to the Aquarium first. Our son just loves it there...went 3 times already this summer. And we had my favorite pizza at the Old Time Pizza restaurant. Then of course we can't go to St Andrews without going for ice cream. It was a really nice day.

I am now ready to go back to work now...a little more rested.

That is it for now. Till next time.
Chantal

Having Fun!!!

2008-12-18T23:20:00.000-04:00

Well it's been a while!!! Between the new store opening and carpal tunnel surgery, I've been pretty busy...you think...LOL I am so happy that I am realizing a dream, my own scrapbook store. I don't really know how to explain it, but when people walk through that door, a great big smile on my face appears. I soooooooooo enjoy it!!! The pricing, opening boxes, seeing people's reaction when they see certain products, etc. I love it all. Thanks to everyone who made this dream of mine come true!!!! I love you girls, and especially my wonderful, understanding and patient HUSBAND!!!

So I had carpal tunnel surgery last Thursday and well, it's going pretty good. The last few days have been a lot better. I am starting to use my hand again...a little at a time. Tonight it's a little sore, i think I did too much today.

I am pretty ready for Christmas. My mom came down last weekend to help me because I couldn't do much for at least 3 days after my surgery. She wrapped almost all my Christmas gifts and put up our Christmas decorations. That was a great help.

Ethan is going for his first visit to the dentist tomorrow morning. I can't wait to see how he's going to react to that. I think he'll be pretty excited about it. I'll let you know.

So I haven't scrapbooked since October. With the new store and my surgery, it slowed me down from scrapbooking. Well next Tuesday, I have the day reserved for just that, scrapbook. Hopefully I will have a few layouts to show you!!!!

That's it for now. Till next time.
Happy Holidays!!!!
Chantal

Getting Ready for Toronto!!!

2008-11-24T11:21:00.000-04:00

Well i know it's been a while!!!! So sorry!!! As you know i have been getting ready for my Grand Opening of my new store. WoW!!! i still can't believe i am opening a scrapbook store. It's a dream come true.

This Wednesday we are leaving for Toronto. My husband has a Family Medicine Conference, so I decided to bring my mother and Ethan. We are very excited that Ethan will be going on an Airplane for the 1st time. I don't know if he truly understands that he is going in a big plane when we tell him he will be flying in a plane in a few days. I will certainly have the camera ready because that will be a scrapbook moment for sure. We are going to go to the Toronto Zoo on Saturday. I hope it's not too cold. I'm sure we will have lots of fun!!!! I sure need a little getaway at the moment.

We had lots of fun a few Weekends ago when we brought Ethan bowling for the 1st time. As you can see, he enjoyed himself.

Here is a layout I did for a class, Precious Little Girl, last Friday night. Unfortunatly, because of the store, i have not been scrapbooking as much as i would like too.

That is it for now. Till next time.

Chantal

Construction!!!!

2008-10-28T11:45:00.000-03:00

I am soooooooo sorry I am late Posting!!!! I have been unpacking boxes, watching all the construction for the new store and pricing items... lots and lots of awesome goodies!!!!! I am so excited and can't wait till the GRAND OPENING!!!! Nothing is official yet, but I am thinking 1st week of DECEMBER. How does that sound for you????? Construction is going to be done tomorrow. They are painting my walls as we speak!!!! I will still have classes until I open the store. My first crop will be next Friday...i already have 6 girls signed up and I still have room for 6 more!!! I am in the process of sending a NEWSLETTER for my upcoming classes and tell you a little about the products that I will carry in my store.

My best friend, Paulette, from Shediac made my LOGO for my new store. What do you think??? Isn't it AWESOME!!!! She is some talented young lady!!! Thank you Paulette!!!! You are some SPECIAL!!!! XOX

Well that is it for today...more unpacking and pricing to do. I will keep you updated.

SCRAPBOOKING GONE WILD!!!

2008-09-20T11:27:00.000-03:00

I am a guest designer for PAWS ON SCRAPBOOKING for the month of September. I am truly enjoying creating projects with the great kit I received. I just love my mini album of Family Times.

I also have been very busy with classes this past few weeks. I gave a class last Saturday on Summer Fun!!!! We started and finished an entire 8x8 album!!!! It was lots of fun!!! I hope you girls had as much fun as I did!!!!

I also started a BOOK OF ME class that is going to last a whole year until the album is finished. Once a month, we will have a class to work on our album. It will be a different theme everytime, but will be something about ME. I am very excited about this new class. We had our 1st one last Thursday. The title of our layout was "ME @ 35" and we also added journaling on the 2nd page. It was lots of fun!!!!

I have new problem which is actually a great one to have...waiting lists for my classes. All my classes from here to Christmas are full and some. I can't take more girls for my class because I simply don't have the room. Because of this new problem and since I am not working at the office anymore, I have decided to open my own store..."SCRAPBOOKING GONE WILD". YES... you heard right, I am opening a scrapbooking store downstairs. I am sooooooooooooo excited and a bit nervous at the same time. I already have my business number. WOW!!!! Is this really happening???? Who would of thought that I would have enough guts to go through this huge project. My wonderful husband is behind me all the way and has been more than supportive through all of this. We are planning to have construction done in January, so I think my GRAND OPENING would be aroung the beginning of MARCH. I can't really open officially until construction is done because I simply don't have the room now. Once it is all done, I should be able to hold at least 10 to 12 spots for classes. Isn't that AWESOME!!!! I will keep you posted on the progress of the store opening!!!! Hope to see you at the GRAND OPENING!!! LOL

On another note, I was soooo happy last week when my son finally was able to ride his tricycle. He has been outside everyday ever since then riding his bike...he just loves it!!!

Well that is all for now.

Keeping Busy!!!!

2008-09-07T20:38:00.000-03:00

Well the past few weeks have been pretty busy and fun!!! We brought Ethan to the St Andrews Aquarium. His favorite thing was watching the seals being fed. He didn't want to touch the star fish too much in the touch tank.

Ethan just loves to play with big dump trucks. He always has lots of fun when we go visit his cousins. I finally found a big dump truck for his birthday. I hope he likes it!!!!

We also went whale watching last weekend from St Andrews. Ethan decided he was going to take a nap on the boat. He slept for at least an hour and a half. He still got to see a whale on our way back. It wasn't one of our best whale watching trips. We didn't see lots, but it was still pretty cool seeing Ethan's reaction when he saw that whale. It was priceless!!!!

I am keeping busy lately trying to get all my scrapbook classes ready. I am giving a class this Saturday. We are going an 8x8 Summer Fun album!!!! I will post a picture as soon as I am done the project. I am just doing the finishing touches. I also am giving a class on September 26th which is a 2 page "At the Zoo" layout. There will be 2 classes in October. October 10th will be a 2 page "fall" layout and October 24th...of course we have to do 1 on Halloween. I hope these layouts will give you inspiration.

That's all for today!!!!!

Lots of great NEWS!!!!

2008-08-27T23:02:00.000-03:00

Don't forget to check out Paws on Scrapbooking next month!!!! I will be there "GUEST DESIGNER". I just received in the mail this morning my kit that I will use to post some layouts and projects for September. I have worked hard the past few months to try to be published and to be accepted on a design team. My hard work has finally paid off. Hope you will come and join me on the PAWS ON SCRAPBOOKING site in September. I will be on the boards. Come and join me!!!!!
http://www.pawsonscrapbooking.com/

I am also very busy planning all my classes coming up in the fall. I am looking foward to start my classes again. I am giving 2 in September, "Summer Fun" 8x8 album and a 2 page layout of pictures "At the Zoo". In October, I am doing a "Fall" 2 page layout and a "Halloween" 2 page layout. I sent my newsletter last week and 3 of my classes are already full. How exciting is that?????? I am sooooooooo looking foward to these classes. As soon as I take pictures of my projects, I will post pictures here on my blog. Don't forget to come check it out next week.

I don't know if you noticed... 2 of my layouts last week were "layout of the day" on 2 different web sites on the same day. How cool is that!!!!!

That's all for now!!!!

Fun Times!!!!

2008-08-10T22:07:00.000-03:00

We are finaly back from vacation. We had rented a cottage in Barachois for 2 weeks. We had such a great time. We spent our time at the beach, Crystal Palace, Centennial Park, Magic Mountain, the Zoo... and so much more. Ethan had lots of fun playing with lots of his friends. We didn't see the sun as much as we would of loved, but that didn't stop us.

WHAT GREAT NEWS!!!!! I applied to be on the GUEST DESIGN TEAM for the month of September on the PAWS ON SCRAPBOOKING site. YES!!!! I made it. I am sooooooooo excited. The layout I sent for my application is "Precious Moment" with the picture of Ethan and I. I just love that picture.

I can't wait to receive my kit and get started on my project to show you. Don't forget to go see my creations during the month of September. http://www.pawsonscrapbooking.com/cgi-bin/bb/ikonboard.cgi

I haven't been scrapbooking for the last 2 weeks because we were gone to the cottage, but stay tuned for new creations very soon. I have a few layouts on the go and I should be able to post them soon. I also will be starting my classes again in September. I will be sending a newsletter soon to announce the upcoming classes.

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

2008-07-24T14:49:00.000-03:00

What a great surprise last night when I checked my messages one last time before going to bed:

Congratulations, your layout has been selected to appear in our on-line gallery at http://www.basicgrey.com/! We appreciate your time and talent and thank you for using BasicGrey papers and embellishments.Sincerely,The BasicGrey Team

Here is the link to my layout: http://www.basicgrey.com/catalog/idea_gallery_info.php?idea_gallery_id=28819

I have been working so hard in the past few weeks to try to get published on their website and finally, my hard work paid off. I am so excited... and to make my day even better than it already has been, my layout gallery was selected today on the creative scrapbooking site. WOW!!! I am so happy right now.

Here is the link to the website: http://www.creative-scrappers.com/forum/index.php?topic=971.0

Thanks for looking.

Busy!!! Busy!!! Busy!!!

2008-07-23T21:27:00.000-03:00

We had sooooo much fun last weekend. We went to the zoo, visit friends in St Andrews and Ethan played X-Box for the first time. He's been wanting to play ever since. It's pretty cute.

I didn't even realize is was this late in the week and I haven't posted yet. OMG I am so busy this week trying to get ready for Vacation. I am so exciting... we rented a cottage in Barachois and we are leaving on Friday. I will be there for 2 weeks. YEA!!! YEA!!!! We will be spending lots of time at the beach, the water park, the zoo... and yes I will be taking lots and lots of pictures. I will probably not have time to scrapbook. Yikes!!! What will I do???? Well I will keep my blog up to date for you guys!!!! I'm glad I got lots done in the last few weeks. You'll be able to see a lot of my layouts in my slide show.

Thanks for visiting!!!

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-23T10:19:00.000-03:00

Scrapbooking Like Crazy!!!

2008-07-09T16:31:00.000-03:00

I don't know what is going on, but since last week I have finished 6 layouts. I've been participating in a 28 day challenge with PAWS ON SCRAPBOOKING. Everyday we get a new challenge... i am a little behind but i will quickly catch up i hope LOL.

Canada Day Fun!!!

2008-07-02T18:35:00.000-03:00

We had lots of fun yesterday celebrating Canada Day in Quispamsis, NB. We spend most of the afternoon at Meenan's Cove Park. They had horse rides, blow up rides, hot dogs, entertainment and more. Ethan had lots of fun. His favorite thing was his poney ride. It was quite priceless to watch.

Ethan's been playing soccer this summer every Tuesday and Thursday. He really likes it, but when he's too tired, it does not go so well. For most parts, he's having lots of fun!!!!

I have been scrapbooking like crazy the past few weeks. I took a brake from giving classes for July and August to scrapbook for me. My goal before the end of this year is to get published in either a magazine or an on line gallery. We'll see what happens. Talk to you soon.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

2008-06-25T16:15:00.000-03:00

I am so happy summer is finally hear. I might be able to scrapbook more often...LOL I did say MIGHT be able to. This is all new to me having a blog, so it might take me a while to get the hang of things...please be patient.

I am taking a break of scrapbooking classes for July and August. I hope to concentrate on my own albums and scrapbook for myself. I have lots of different projects on the go so I hope to get to finish a few of them. That is all for now!!!!