Hello!  It’s Jennifer again!  I’m back to show all you white-space planners a quick and easy way to adapt checklist stickers to your Happy Planner!  Let’s plan!  This week I’m using the re-release of the Chasing Rainbows kit for the Happy Planner.

Of course all PopFizzPaper kits all come with full box heart checklists in either Erin Condren or Happy Planner size.  I’m more of a white space planner, and I prefer using the old-fashioned checklist stickers that are also included in the kits.  However, if you’re using a Happy Planner, you’re left with a rather unattractive gap at the bottom of the box because the checklists are sized for Erin Condren planners.

With this simple technique, you can eliminate the gap and give your planner a nice, pulled-together look at the same time.  First, I lay down the top row of headers.  Immediately under that top row of headers, I put down a strip of coordinating washi.  Don’t put your checklist sticker down just yet.  Decide what you’re going to do with the “afternoon” headers.  This week, I decided to use the gradient full boxes with rainbow kit.  Of course you can also use a second set of headers. 

Once you have the stickers down covering your second row of headers, go ahead and carefully lay down your checklist stickers in the top row of boxes.  To ensure a perfect fit, I layer the checklist sticker ever so slightly on top of the washi.  The flag shaped bottom of the checklist sticker will layer nicely on top of the stickers on the second row.  All 6 circles for your checklist should line up nicely with the white space area, leaving you with plenty of room for your to dos for the day!

Doesn’t that look much better than the big gap without the washi?  Do you have a favorite way of adapting stickers to your planner?  I’d love to see!  Please tag me on Instagram @paprikaplans or post to our Facebook group!

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!  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!  

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!