Hello!!  It’s Jennifer again, and today I’d like to share how to upcycle an old DVD case into an adorable travel drawing kit using papers from the July monthly kit and the July journal prompts!  I’m making two to occupy my stepkids during a road trip to the lake in a few weeks.  How perfect are the July papers for a lake trip?! 

Supplies for one case:

• DVD case
• Sheet of paper from the Popfizzpaper July kit
• Posterboard or chipboard (I used the chipboard backing from a scrapbook paper pad)
• Sheet of thin scrapbook paper or gift wrap
• White printer paper
• Elastic
• Hot glue gun
• Tape or tape runner
• Scissors or paper trimmer
• Craft knife
• Popfizzpaper July journal prompt sticker sheet
• Cutting mat (highly recommended)
• Stapler (optional)

I used an old exercise DVD I had laying around the house for this project.  Everyone has one of those they’re not using, right?  Slide the paper cover out from the outside of the case and remove any paper inserts and set them aside. We will use those for templates later. 

First we will be cutting out the part of the plastic case that holds discs.  If you have a small cutting mat that will fit in between the plastic case and the clear sleeve on the outside, wedge that in there before you start cutting, or else you will cut the clear sleeve and your finished product won’t be as pretty.  I didn’t have one small enough, so I cut down two pieces of chipboard and cut on that.  It seemed to do the trick.  You want to cut out enough of the plastic that you’re left with flat plastic on that side.

Next, take your poster board or chipboard and trim it to the size of a rectangle to cover the inside of the case, covering the whole side you just cut including the hole in the plastic.  Once you have your piece of trimmed chipboard, measure it, and cut a piece of scrapbook paper or gift wrap one inch bigger in the length and width than the chipboard.  Use a piece of scrapbook paper that you’re not really in love with because it will end up getting crayon or colored pencil markings all over it.  In other words, don’t use your super cute Popfizzpaper prints for this piece!  Tape your scrapbook paper to the chipboard kind of like you’re wrapping a gift. 

Now it’s time to attach the elastic to the wrapped chipboard.  I used an approximately 6 inch length of white quarter inch elastic, but this project would be really cute with some of the printed elastic I’ve seen at the craft store.  I hot glued the elastic to the reverse side of the wrapped chipboard.  When I glued the second side, I kept the elastic slightly taught so it would hold the pencils/crayons in place.  When the glue cooled, it seemed very secure, so I did not reinforce the glue with a staple.  If you use wider elastic, you may want to staple each end to help secure it.

Carefully apply hot glue onto the plastic on the interior side of the case with the hole.  Be careful not to get glue on the clear outer plastic sleeve, or else you’ll have trouble later on.  Place the wrapped chipboard pretty side out over the glued side of the case. 

To finish the case, use the paper cover that you removed at the beginning as a template to trim down a sheet of paper from the Popfizzpaper kit.  Insert the trimmed paper into the clear plastic exterior sleeve of the DVD case.  Close the DVD case and admire your awesome handiwork!

But wait, there’s more!  Your travel drawing kit needs paper to draw or journal on!  Trim ordinary copy paper down to fit the left side of the case interior.  My case used paper that was slightly smaller than 5x7 inches.  This will vary from case to case.  If your case had an insert that you removed at the beginning, you can use that as a template. 

I was reading through the July journal prompts, and I had to use these in my project too!  So many of these lend themselves perfectly to drawing!  Well, maybe not the prompt about your latest planner haul, but “Which is better, unicorns or dragons?” should really get your kiddo’s creative juices flowing.  Truthfully, I had to get a second set of these stickers for myself.  I couldn’t let them have all the fun.  Also, unicorns are better.  Obviously.  #teamunicorn

I used my favorite journal prompts on each of the blank papers and stuffed them into the case.  Now, all you need to do is add some colored pencils or crayons under the elastic, and your little back seat crew is all ready for your next road trip!  I can’t wait to show these travel drawing kits to my stepkids! 

What do you like to do with the papers from your Popfizzpaper kits?  I’d love to see!  Please tag me on Instagram @paprikaplans or use #popfizzplannerkit!

Hello Everyone! Its Juanita and I have a fun little album project to share. I had never heard of a rolodex album before but pinterest has shone me the light and I wanted to give it a whirl. Now, I don’t have an old rolodex lying around and I certainly was not ready to go out and buy one ($45, no thank you!) but I was able to find a vintage recipe organizer at my local thrift store and shazaam

 rolodex album!

 So, the idea is that you treat each little rolodex page as a mini album page. You have tons of room for lots of pages and my son really likes spinning them around. Heck, I like spinning it around too!

 I want to share with you lovely people how I made this page.

 I started with three basic paper goodies from the July Planner Kit; the anchor card, the sticky notes and the decorative stickers.

 I cut the anchor card in half, grabbed some sandpaper and cut out a little island for my lighthouse and crab. See the precise placement of the lighthouse to cover up the anchor? Clever girl.

 Next, I took three sticky note pages, rounded the corners and glued down some of my favorite pictures of my son and I at the beach in Hawaii. I then grabbed some more sticky notes, cut out the anchors and repositioned them on top of the pictures for a little layering action.  Ooh-la-la

 I noticed the sticky notes were a little too thin for the photos so I mounted them on some white cardstock. Then I attached the photos pages on the album page with washi tape. I stacked them on top of each other to make a mini flip album. Wait! an album within an album…its like albumception!

And that’s it!

 I did want to quickly show how you can really do anything with the pages.

 Here I made an album shaker page with some memory cards.

 Here I made an album page that is a push pull card with my ten favorite things about our trip to Hawaii.

 This is a super fun way to get some memory keeping done and it’s a fun to display!

  Happy Crafting! 

Hello everyone!  It’s Jennifer again, and this month I’ll be featuring fun things for the kiddos featuring Popfizzpaper stickers!  Today, I’m going to be making a flashcard deck for learning states and capitals.  This is a great project to help entertain your kids during road trips, learn new fun facts, or just to brush up on their geography over summer break!

Supplies

• Index cards, blank Project Life cards, or cardstock
• Popfizzpaper state stickers
• Hole punch
• Binder ring
• Popfizzpaper Team USA deco sheet
• Laminator (optional)
• Corner rounder (optional)
• List of states and capitals

Even though this project seems pretty self-explanatory, I’ve figured out that the easiest way to do this project is pretty much the exact opposite way that I started out making these flash cards.  This method results in a much less likely chance to have a Pennsylvania card with an extra hole punched in it, or a Mississippi card with white out on it because you were a little too generous with your “i”s and “s”s. 

You’re going to want to start out with a stack of 52 cards.  I trimmed blank index cards down to 3-inch squares and rounded the corners because I thought it would help with the durability.  Who am I kidding?  I just love using my corner rounder. 

Start with punching a hole in the top left of one of the cards.  Use the card you just punched as a template to punch the next card so they’re relatively in the same spot. 

After you’ve punched all your cards, flip the stack over so the punched hole is at the top right and go through your list of states and capitals and carefully hand write a state name and capital on each card, or even some fun facts about that state.  Make sure you keep your handwriting simple throughout the project because you want to make sure your kids are focused on learning those states, not trying to read your awesome brush script.

The two left over cards are going to serve as your front and back covers for the finished flash card deck.  I decorated my front cover with one of the USA stickers from the Team USA Deco sheet.  I laminated the front and back covers for extra durability.

Now break out that state sticker sheet!  Go through your stack of cards and match them up and place the state sticker on the blank side of each card.  Ten points to Gryffindor for remembering which is New Hampshire and which is Vermont without looking at a map!

Finally, take your stack of flash cards and put the binder ring on.  I love using these for flash cards!  It makes the deck much more portable - and if you suspect that Little Timmy has memorized the order of the cards rather than actually learning the states, simply remove the ring, shuffle, and make it a little more challenging for him! 

Please tag me on Instagram @Paprikaplans!  I’d love to see what you’re creating!  

Hey all, Sabrina here! This week I will be sharing with you how to create a laminated checklist dashboard. Don’t worry if you don’t have a laminator there is no need to go out and buy one because I’ve got an easy solution for you.

Supplies needed are:

1- Scotch Self-Seal Laminating Pouches [any other brand works too]

1- Piece of Design Paper

Checklist Stickers

Decorative Stickers

Hole Punch

Dry eraser marker

Let’s start by taking our design paper and cutting it a size that will fit into the planner you are using- this sheet is from the PopFizzPaper May Planner Kit in the floral watercolor design.  I will be creating this dashboard to fit inside The Happy Planner and since my handwriting is on the larger size my dashboard is going to be about 8 in x 10 in almost the same size as a Happy Planner cover. I know it’s not exactly a dashboard size but the sizing is up to you; a good suggested size could be 6 in x 7 in.  

Once the cutting is complete and you’ve got your perfect size next is the fun part- decorating! Time to get creative and personal here by placing down the stickers where you would like them to go. My dashboard will be used as daily to-do list divided into 3 categories of what I would typically do during my day; “to go”, “to do”, and “to clean”. What’s great about this laminated dashboard is that it’s reusable meaning you can create a quick list in the morning of what needs to be done for the day and if you change your mind about something all you have to do it wipe it off the list. It’s not a permanent task for the day so you can do that task tomorrow or even another day of the week.

I love the “I am too busy” sticker from the Fries before Guys Quote collection that was in the June PFP Faves Planner Kit. It makes for the perfect title for my dashboard which is centered at the top of my page and I’ve also added a couple hearts and butterflies next to the wording just to add a little more cuteness. Next I’ve taken a rainbow appointment label and added an icon to the left corner and lined those below the quote sticker spaced about 1.5 in apart from each other. Take your checklists and place them vertically below your appointment labels. It’s up to you how many checklists you want to use and how many categories you’d like to have. You can stop here if you’d like but I’ve went ahead and personalized it a little more. Below those checklists I’ve horizontally placed a habit sticker with an icon sticker, a pill/vitamin sticker, an appointment label with an icon sticker, and a few TV stickers below those. I plan to use the habit sticker for my weekly work outs and the appointment label for my dogs whether it's a reminder to groom, bathe, or to take them to the dog park.

If your dashboard is smaller than 8 in x 10 in then cut the laminated pouch to the correct size before putting the design paper inside. Once you’ve places all your stickers onto your design paper and have cut the pouch to size go ahead and just slip that design sheet right into the self-sealing laminating pouch and seal. Be careful with these laminating sheets you want to carefully seal the pouch without any bubbles so make sure you seal slowly. These Scotch laminated pouches come with instructions on how to use these so read that before beginning. Trim off any excess laminating paper and that’s it- it’s that simple! Feel free to double laminate your dashboard by slipping it into another pouch and repeating this same process if you want a thicker insert.

Lastly, grab your hole punch! If you don’t own a Happy Planner Paper Punch, it’s okay just remove your cover from your planner and place it over the laminating pouch using that as your guide. Use your dry eraser pen and mark your holes, punch a single hole on your marks, and then make slits wide enough depending on the type of rings your planner has.

Fill in your dashboard and put it right into your planner! This is really easy and it doesn’t take too long to create. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial- if you create a checklist dashboard we’d love to see it so make sure you tag @popfizzpaper and myself in the picture on Instagram!

Hello Hello Everyone!

It’s Juanita here and boy do I have something clever to share with you.  I wanted to share with you guys another way of using icon stickers. Its pretty simple, all you need are icon stickers and round craft magnets.

The icons are the perfect size for the magnets and before you know it, you’ve got icon magnets!

You can use them on a magnetic white board calendar to mark cleaning days, bills, car repairs etc. What really works for our family is using them as a chore chart. It helps my family remember what needs to be done plus it looks super cute!

I love these bright colorful rainbow ones but honestly any of the icon stickers offered in the shop would look super cute!

Well, I’m off to check some things off the chore list.

Happy Crafting! 

Hi friends- it’s Brittany here! Today I am coming at you with a pocket letter made from the June PopFizzPaper Planner Kit and I couldn’t be more excited about this one. I had a blast putting it together and I hope you enjoy taking a look!

The colors of this kit are so pretty- I love how the gold pops against the black, pink, and white! I used the papers from the kit, made the sassy quotes the focal point of almost every pocket, and accented with the 2 washi tapes! I ended up pulling very few embellishments from my stash.

Here is the top row! My favorite card is the one with the pull tab! Stay tuned to the end and I’ll show you what’s inside!

I’m torn between which pocket I like the best in the middle row. I’ve always had a weakness for shaker pockets but I can’t get over the fun PopFizzPaper emoji stickers paired with the “too sassy for you” quote.

Along the bottom row I’m sharing one of the paperclips I embellished in my last post. I also did another pull tab and put together a washi card with samples of the tapes I used in this project.

I decided to try something new and make pull tabs to reveal little hidden embellishments! In the pocket with my letter I added this adorable little critter and some alphas that say “Hi” so that when you pull the tab a little friend pops up! I washi taped the top just enough for the tab to fit through but stop the whole thing from coming out!

In the other I spelled out “You are” and when you pull the tab it reveals a sticker from the kit which says “totes my fave”

Pocket letters are what re-introduced me into the world of papercrafting (I was a bit of a scrapbooker as a child) and they will always be my first love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone!  It’s Jennifer here with three super quick and easy, yet super cute ideas for planner clips.  I don’t know about you, but I love planner clips.  The more the merrier!  I used the June kit and the June kit add on to make these. 

Supplies: 

• Paper clips
• Hot glue
• Card stock
• Bow (from kit add on)
• Puffy stickers (from kit add on)
• Washi tape
• Scissors
• Felt (optional)

Let’s start with the simplest clip: the bow.  All you have to do is place some hot glue on the back middle portion of the bow and stick it to your paper clip.  I used a jumbo-sized paper clip for this one.  Make sure you are gluing the bow to the correct end of the paper clip - if you glue to the other end, it won’t work.  If you want to be fancy, you can cover up the hot glue with a small bit of felt, but this part is optional.  Easy peasy, right?

Next there is the heart clip.  This is almost just as quick and easy as the bow clip.  I love making planner clips out of puffy stickers, and these heart ones are so adorable!  Since it is a sticker, I start by adhering the sticker to a piece of card stock, then fussy cutting it out.  Now all you have to do is whip out your hot glue gun and glue that sucker, I mean sticker.. ahem, to another paper clip.  Regular sized paper clips work best for this clip.  You can also cover up the hot glue with a small piece of felt if you’d like.  Personally, I don’t take this extra step since the hot glue dries clear.

Finally, there’s the washi flag clip.  I love washi almost as much as I love planner stickers.  The June kit came with a gorgeous gold polka dot washi, and the add on came with a beautiful black and white geometric print washi.  For your clips, tear off a strip of washi that is about 3.5 to 4 inches long.  Next, cut your washi strip in half lengthwise.  Thread one of your cut washi strips through the end of the paper clip.  I used regular sized paper clips for this project as well.  Carefully fold the washi in half and stick the two sticky sides together.  Try to line the edges up the best you can.  Since washi tape is so forgiving to work with, if the edges don’t line up just right the first time, you can easily peel them apart and try again.  Finally, trim the end of the washi to about 1 to 1.5 inches.  If you want to be fancy about it, you can pinch the ends together aand snip the washi on the diagonal to create a flag shape. 

There you have it!  Three crazy simple but cute planner clips!  Besides the full weekly set of stickers, the monthly Popfizzpaper kits are filled with goodies for your whole planner!  If you weren’t able to get one of the June kits, the July kits go on sale on June 1 at 12pm and 6pm Pacific time!  Show me what you’re doing with your Popfizzpaper goodies!  Tag me on Instagram @Paprikaplans or use #popfizzplannerkit!  I’d love to see what you’re creating!