Being relatively new to the planner world I have been trying to figure out what type of planner I am. There are many groups of planners the vertical girls (raise your hands), the horizontal girls (where are you?), the hourly planners (your turn!) but of course there are the non Erin Condren planners (all of you raise your hands). In addition to that we have a whole different group the white space planners and the non white space planners. When you are first learning to decorate your planner it takes some time to figure out what you like. This took me almost 2 months and even today I am still working on it.

I have discovered that I am more of a white space planner because I like checklist flags more than I like ombre heart boxes. I also really love half boxes or large label stickers. I tend to really like functional stickers and the great thing about Pop Fizz Paper’s planner kits is that there are plenty of functional stickers to do a perfect white space spread.

The new add on kit that you can purchase when you buy the Planner Kit or the Gimme Stickers Kit is great for those that want to non white space plan. I encourage everyone to get it though because for us white space planners it gives you more options and while you won’t use all of it it really jazzes up your white space spread.

The primary stickers I used from the kit are the Checklist Flags both full box and half box, Labels both skinny and large, Round Labels, Headers and a few full box checklists. I accented the design with some decorative as well as washi at the bottom of the spread. 

One of the questions many of you may have is how did you do this with only enough headers for one checklist? Well this is simple many times planners (including myself) make too many lists of to dos that are just simply unrealistic. To not make this mistake I allowed myself one checklist per day. The three days I added in a second checklist using the full box checklist heart boxes was due to the fact that I blog and podcast and have specific things only on those days that need to get done. I always make sure to put in a spot for TV shows because as busy as I am I have to remind myself to have some fun every day. As for the weekend I went a little more decorative because I was trying to give myself some time off of being stressed. So to do this I gave myself minimal space to write in to do lists.

I did a few things different with this spread than I have done in my other ones. I decorated MDNs with washi tape. I wanted to tie in the colors of the spread by using coordinating washi. I also used hydrate stickers which I usually don’t use. I have noticed however that perhaps I need them to hold myself more accountable for my fitness goals. I also used the circle labels which are not included in all sticker kits (from other shops) but this is a feature I LOVE about Pop Fizz Paper. The circle labels make white space planning so much easier and they are designed beautifully. The side bar design I have done before but I love it even more with the half box checklists because it minimizes the weekly goals and forces me to pick just a few! My goal is to not over plan myself. In other words don’t over extend yourself Teresa!

I hope you amazing ladies got some ideas on how to do your white space planner spread or even just a planner spread using Pop Fizz Paper

Hello Hello PopFizzPaper! It’s Juanita again and I am just giddy to be a part of the PopFizzPaper creative team! YAY! And today I am sharing a fun way to use extra appointment boxes to organize important papers and mail.  We have an important paper sorter on our counter where we put bills, tax info, receipts and any other important papers that we need on hand. As you guessed it this is has turned into a hot mess that has taken over our entire counter. Yikes! 

PopFizzPaper appointment boxes to the rescue!!!

I had some regular sized appointment labels left over from the watercolor floral weekly kit and I had some snappy white binder clips.

 I wrote down the different categories to organize our important papers on the stickers.

And placed them on the binder clips.

The neat thing is that these appointment labels are the PERFECT size for medium sized binder clips (if curious I got mine from Target) The stickers were a little bit long but you just wrap the sticker under the clip and no one is the wiser.

The last thing I did was put all my neatly organized papers into our paper sorter and Voilà! All is right in the world again. Plus it looks super cute!

There are many different colors of regular sized appointment labels that would fit any filing system or color schemes you may have in your office. Check out the shop and see what might work for you!

Happy Crafting! 

Hi everyone! My name is Brittany and I’m so excited to be doing a guest post here at PopFizzPaper! I’m a diehard POPFIZZFAN! I’m a PopFizzPerson, I like other PopFizzPeople… just consider me a PopFizzPfanatic! Today I’m sharing the pocket letter I made using the supplies from the May Planner Kit! I’m relatively new to the world of pocket letters and tend to gravitate towards over-embellishment but when I saw the gorgeous papers created by Dani and Brooklynne I knew they had to be the focal point of my project!

Let’s get started!

Whenever I create a pocket letter I like to pull out everything I think I might use and spread it out on my desk. So I pulled out the May kit and a few other tools and embellishments I thought would come in handy.

Since I knew I wasn’t going to be using too many embellishments I decided to create dimension in each pocket by “fussy” cutting around the designs and layering different sheets together.

On the bottom row I took the floral design from one page, the greenery from another, and layered them together on the yellow floral page.

In the middle I kept it simple layering pink and blue watercolor pages.

I wanted to put more florals in the top row, keep the blue background, and still have dimension so I again “fussy” cut the floral design but layered it on the same blue paper.

Once I had each card figured out I started embellishing with the stamps that came in the kit! I really love these little butterflies and the intricate corner stamp!

While I had the inkpad out I used a trick I learned from former Creative Team member Vanessa! She is always adding dimension to her projects with a little black ink around the edges and I’m obsessed with the effect it gives so I like to do it too!

I wanted to incorporate the washi tape and stickers from the kit but was afraid they’d look too dark against the soft watercolors of the paper however, once the edges had been inked up they looked perfect together! I especially like how the purple of the paper peeks through the transparent background of the washi tape!

I pulled out this sticker from my stash that incorporated most of the colors of the paper but was missing purple. I solved that problem by layering it with a dark purple flower from the kit!

After I had all of the cards embellished and in their pockets I decided to add a few details to the outside of the sleeve. I added a few flat back pearls and a Heidi Swapp acetate piece that says “Smile”.

At this point all that was left was my shaker pocket! I don’t have a fusing tool so I use double-sided tape to close up my shakers!

I pulled out all the little sparkly bits I wanted to add and then I stuffed that pocket full! I really tried to use a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes and I love how it turned out! Although I’m not sure I can really call it a shaker pocket when it is too full to shake…

Here’s how the whole pocket letter looks put together!

The colors of the paper reminded me of the amazing Arizona sunsets from when I was a kid growing up outside of Phoenix and I tried to recreate that in the pocket letter. The yellow peeks out from behind the flowers like the sun before it goes down with the “sky” fading from pink to blue to purple. I know it is simple when it comes to embellishments but the paper itself is so intricate that I’m glad I let it speak for itself instead of covering any of it up!

 Before I go I thought I would also share how I wrapped up this pocket letter! 

I simply layered together a mint doily, gold doily, white doily, washi tape, PFP sticker, cardstock embellishment and tied it in a bow!

There’s my entire project! I hope you enjoyed seeing how I used the supplies from the PopFizzPlanner Kit to create a pocket letter! I’ve loved having this out on my desk all month as I worked on the blog post and I think I might just keep it for myself instead of swapping it with one of my pen pals! I feel like that’s breaking the official code of pocket lettering (ya know… if we had one!!)

Do you make pocket letters? What’s your favorite way to create them- each pocket full of embellishment and unique to the other cards or as one large picture? Let me know in the comments if you’re team embellishment, team paper, or if you like making all different kinds!

Thanks so much for letting me share with you! #PopFizzFriendsForever  

Hello Hello PopFizzPaper!

I’m Juanita and I am jazzed to be a guest blogger this month for the May PopFizz Planner Kit. I instantly fell in love with the watercolor floral stickers and papers that were included in the kit.  The patterns and colors just make me so giddy for spring, I wanted to make something I could display around the house.

So, I came up with a calendar and personalized sticky notes.

But wait there’s more. Tell ‘em what else they’re getting Shelia!

When all the sticky notes are used up, you are left with a cute little springy quote that will still be fun to display!

“How it this possible?” you may ask. Never fear! for I shall be your guide. Keep your hands and arms inside the car and please no flash photography.

I used the kit description card, one sheet of the watercolor paper, and the watercolor floral planner stickers (all from the May Kit).

The only extras you will need are repositionable adhesive, white paper and a calendar layout. 

Now, I have included here a May calendar with the same font. Just in case you wanted to make a calendar for next month since April is halfway over.

 First step is to cut the watercolor printed paper down to the size of the description card (5 ½ “ x 8 ½”). I had a huge internal struggle over cutting this beautiful paper. I just couldn’t to it, its so pretty. But trust me, its all worth it in the end. Just make it quick like a Band-Aid.

Keep that paper trimmer out and cut your sticky notes. You can use any color paper you choose, I liked white, just make sure your notes measure 2” x 2 ¾”. Cut out seven of them. 

The last thing you need to cut out is the quote (which is also included in the attached PDF file). Feel free to decorate your quote with some of the decorative floral stickers from the kit. Just make sure and trim them to make clean edges. I think it looks super cute with the font.

And now we assemble! Glue the watercolor printed-paper to the description card (covering the description); attach the calendar and the quote.

The calendar is done! Lets move on to the sticky notes. Decorate your 2”x 2 ¾” pieces of paper with stickers from the floral planer stickers.  I used “To Do” headers, long checklists and decorative stickers. But you could use appointment boxes, icons, teardrops whatever tickles your fancy. You can also make horizontal sticky notes if you wanted too!

Run your repositionable adhesive along the top edge.  I preferred a repositionable tape to wet glue.

Once everyone is all taped its time to stack ‘em. To make sure that your sticky notes won’t tear up or lift any of the notes underneath them, stick the note to your skin first before you stick it to another piece of paper. Doing this will ensure a clean removal from the stack.

With all the notes stacked on top of each other they work like legit post-its.  

Now the very last step on our journey of calendar sticky note making is to put the sticky notes on top of the quote

And there ya go! an adorable calendar with personalized sticky notes!  I put mine on a table top easel I found at walmart but you could put it on your fridge or bulletin board. 

Well that’s it! I am so grateful and honored to be apart of the blog this month. This kit was amazing and I can’t wait to see what other fun projects we will see from PopFizzPaper using this kit.  I also posted a video tutorial on my youtube channel if you need some more visuals on this project.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

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Today I am going to share with all of you how I created a galaxy themed pocket letter! I am using mostly the items that came in the April PopFizzPaper planner kit.

The very first step is to gather all the supplies you will need. 

I decided to go with the paper that had the "Wish upon a star" quote. I measured it out and cut it to fit into each pocket sleeve. 

For the first pocket I kept it simple and just added some of star stickers to the bottom of the quote. I later went back and added a couple strips of washi tape to spice it up a bit. I did the same thing with the card to the right of that one. 

This next pocket is the one I decided to make into the shaker pocket. I added the sequins that came with the kit as well as some others that I had that I hoped would match well. I used a fuse tool to seal the pocket. 

The next pocket I decorated simply using a few strips of washi tape layered on top of a strip of scrap paper. I love how the silver glitter made it pop! 

The card on the right I just added strips of washi tape and more of the star stickers. I didn't want to add too much to the pockets that had the quote. 

For the next pocket I added a strip of scrap paper and stapled it to the card. I tucked some tags inside to make it a little pocket to hold the tags. I then added some alpha letters to spell out "tags" but you couldn't really see them with the bold background. So I added a strip of washi tape. 

Next I did one of my favorite techniques. I added strips of washi vertically and cut the ends into flag shapes. And at the bottom of the card I added a strip of scrap paper so you could see the alphas I added to spell out "washi". 

For the next pocket I added a strip of scrap paper down the center of the card. Next I layered some washi to the side of it and cut the ends into a flag shape. On the opposite side I added some star stickers. 

And for the last pocket I first added some strips of scrap paper and cut the ends into flag shapes. I layered them on top of each other for a little added dimension. I also added some star stickers to keep the theme going. Then I took a strip of silver glitter washi tape and ran it across the empty space. I then added a cute quote sticker in the corner. 

And this is what the pocket letter looks like all complete, as well as the backside so you can see a little sneak peak of how I filled it. I think it came out super cute! And I was so excited with how many supplies I could use from the PopFizzPaper kit.  

Let me know in the comments what you did with your kit supplies! I would love to know. 

As a paper crafter, one of my favorite things to create are ATCs (artist trading cards) and Inchies. An ATC is a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 piece of sturdy card stock embellished and created any way you wish. An Inchie is a 1x1 square of sturdy card stock  embellished and created any way you wish. I have made and traded these with people from all over the world and have gotten some amazing ATCs and Inchies . I decided that the amazing papers PopFizzPaper included in her April Planner Kit would be fantastic to create with. I gathered together the papers, some of the PopFizzPaper stickers and, some embellishments. Then I got to crafting.

First, I cut down the card stock into the needed sizes and covered them with the PopFizzPapers cut to the same size. I pulled out some of my favorite ink stamps. After rough tearing some of the paper, I edged them with the different colors and allowed them to dry before randomly gluing them to the ATCs and Inchies. 

I then pulled out as much "bling" as I could and stared applying them to the ATCs. I even used the glitter stars that PopFizzPaper included in the Kit from Lawn Fawn. I added some PopFizzPaper Starstruck quotes and a few of the PopFizzpaper planets.  I did the same with the Inchies.  They are a small space to work with but to create an entire set of them that coordinate is an amazing feat. They turned out so amazing!! 

These ATCs and Inchies are fun to make and trade with others. They can be painted or drawn, collage or embellished any way that you want . The hand-created papers that PopFizzPaper made are so perfect to create anything with and it made the imaginative process simple. Make a bunch and send your mini art works to friends or family.Create 9 ATCs and make a Pocket Letter to send. I would love to see what you create. Use the hashtag #popfizzpaper and show us what you have made with your PopFizzPaper Planner Kits.

Today I am going to do a mini tutorial using a few of the items from the April planner kit.

The materials I used are:

-- The information card

-- Plain black and yellow cardstock

-- Star sequins

-- Star stickers

-- Chalk ink

-- Acetate or piece of plastic

As well as basic supplies like glue, adhesive foam dots and string.

The first thing I did was doodle out what I wanted on a piece of paper and cut the items that I wanted on my Silhouette. The base of the card is matte black and galaxy print from the information card. I also printed out "You're out of this world" to add to the tag. You can leave it blank, add a name or another quote.

Next I glued my "planet" (the black circle) to my acetate and put some very small adhesive foam dots around the outside. This helps raise the planet from the card so that the sequins inside will shake. (FUN FACT: I used 34 dots!)

Once that is done, it is time to figure out what you want to shake in the card. I used a variety of the stars in the planner kit, some fuchsia sequins, gold and silver sequins and iridescent stars. I organized them into a small section of the card to make sure they'd fit. I could have fit more.

I added the yellow right around and tucked them into the back to make it look more like a planet. I also added little craters to it.

Lastly I inked the side of my quote and added some of the star stickers for embellishment. I punched a hole in the top, attached from string and added it to my gift!

Today I bring you a fun Journal page that I put together using the Journal prompts and the April kit. I'm cannot even tell you how excited I am to be able to finally show you some things using the April kit, for the last two weeks I've had it on my desk dying to show you just a quick SOMETHING. This kit is gorgeous. 

I realised I haven't really showing you some of my journaling in a while so I sat down today to do some journaling and recorded it a bit for you. I didn't go into much detail of the process as it's my usual style. 

As always I picked out some colours from my various ephemera that I thought went well together, and using my inktense blocks watercoloured the background to give the overall page some colour. I do this to immediately conquer that blank page!

I wanted to really make that journal prompt stand out and be framed in a nice way. I decided to use one of the half boxes and cut it in half(not actually in perfect halves but you know what I mean) and lay that down like a header. Next a sticker from my stash which I believe is left over from a MAMBI set and two of our star stickers to tie it all together. 

Waste not want not and all I used the other half of the half box to be part of the date. I really like how the stamped year with the date circle look combined like this. It's an interesting way to use half boxes or even the washi strips. I decided I wanted a quote up in this corner too and loved this one from the galaxy set. all it needed now was this gold star die cut which appeared in my stash (I think it was in a pocket letter).

Along the bottom I tore a strip off one of the papers that came in the kit and glued it down. We changed paper companies with these papers and I love them. I loved the February papers but these lighter weight ones are so much more versatile. And these stickers... I just cannot even! They are far too pretty to capture on camera, they are gold, black and white with gold glitter in the center! I HAD to use some of them along the bottom. and the finishing touch was another stash die cut. 

I did do the journaling on this but it ended up rather personal so please understand why I chose not to share it.