If you follow me on Instagram then you probably know that I have been on the hunt for a good solid travel planner. I recently started using the DIYfish inserts for a Traveler's Notebook and I'm really happy with them, they are the perfect combination of Weekly and Daily format.

One of my favourite things about these inserts is that I can easily decorate the week to match my Happy Planner spread. As you can see here I used the lush and stunning Beauty Babe kit which I just looooooove. This was a great kit to use as it came with so many extra stickers!

The first thing I do is decorate the weekly overview page and the notes sections to jazz the whole thing up. Each week I use this section differently, I jot down notes from phone calls or meetings, todo lists, mood tracking, etc. I love that these habit trackers work soooo well for my dog's meals for the week, this way when I'm out of the house I can tell my flatmate what to feed him.

I love the way these pages came out, and they feel so happy and friendly! They are ready to document my week! 

I decided to show you just the Saturday as it has both the weekly look and what I do for marking the weekend. I use the same washi that I used in my planner along the sides of the pages, using my paper trimmer to remove any excess. Next I cover the bottom line with a thin washi, luckily I have this thin gold washi that matches the one from the kit. If I don't have a matching thin washi I just use a paper trimmer to trim the washi down to size.

Lastly for a normal weekday I add a today sticker and cover up the check boxes with some great check flags. Simple, fun but productive. The weekend scriptbanners look amazing and fit perfectly under the chronodex. I only mark Saturday, but you could use on on Sunday too!!!

So that's how it all goes together, simple really! Do you use and DIYfish Traveler's Notebook inserts? I'd love to see how, tage me on instagram @brooklynne_michelle

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!

Personal planners are interesting things. Everyone uses them for different reasons. Perhaps it is the size and the portable nature of it. For others they do not even keep a calendar in theirs they just use them to track health and fitness. While there are others who may use it for a smaller condensed calendar, fitness, goals and motivation. I tend to fall into this last category but I also keep a journal.

The Pop Fizz Paper Journal prompts are perfect for the personal planner size because they are a smaller font, they fit the page width perfect and they give you plenty of space to answer the prompt. Another issue I find that I have when I journal is that I do not always know what to write. Pop Fizz has solved this problem for me and given me a creative set of prompts.

Everyday I have something new and exciting to write about whether it be my birthday, the cast of Friends or even what I like about the color pink! (I can’t wait to get to that one).

When I set these up in my planner for the month I like to add a little pizazz and I simply use parts of the other kits that Pop Fizz Paper makes. So here is what I did for June, I wanted something summer like and bright so I used the June Journal Prompts and the Sunrise Palette set. I set this up by using the deco sheet with the watercolor accents and dots to jazz up the dates from the Prompts set. After that for the first two days I used a checklist flag and one of the quotes from the deco sheet. These fit in perfectly with the prompts. For the first prompt I picked the one about my birthday. To highlight the date of my birthday I used a half box and a star icon. I am a huge birthday person and I wanted to highlight the date of my birthday prominently. After this was all said and done I took to the writing and reflected on my birthday this year.

I am currently using the pen that was given out in the June Pop Fizz Paper planner kit because it is a gorgeous gem pen that writes so smoothly. The inserts in my personal planner are just from Michael’s craft stores and my favorite part is at the bottom. Every day they ask me what I am grateful for. I try to tie this into the journal prompt from the set as well as my writing that happened for the day. Its a very simple and easy to set up creative activity that helps me to keep my creative juices flowing and a place to reflect.

Do you use the Journal prompts? Share them with us by tagging @popfizzpaper on instagram.

Today I am going to share with y'all how I used the journaling cards that came in the March PopFizzPaper planner kit! 

I decided I wanted to journal with these cards. The first thing I did was print out some pictures using my polaroid zip, because I knew I wanted to use pictures as well. 

The first card was pretty easy to start with. It already had all of the prompts written down so I simply just filled them in accordingly.  And on the backside I added a picture of myself. I thought it went along well with the currently things since that is what I currently look like. 

The next card I kept fairly simple. I added a picture of my son and a caption with his name and age. The card itself is so beautiful I didn't want to take away from that by adding a lot. And I left the back of it blank. 

On the next card I journaled a little about my anniversary which was on February 24th. And on the back of the card I added a picture from our wedding day! 

On the next card I journaled about a recent visit to Florida. And I added a picture of my dog and my son. I left the back blank because it is just so pretty! 

And for the very last card I journaled about some goals that I have. I left the back on this one blank as well. 

Next I decided to hole punch my cards and tie them together with some twine. Now it can be a fun little book to look back on those memories! 

And that is my completed project! I love the way it came out and I truly hope it gave you some inspiration. Leave a comment on what you did with your journal cards! I would love to know.

Flip books have become the new "thing" in the crafty/pen-pal world. A flip book is created when you attach pieces of paper or card stock together with Washi tape to create flipping pages. I created one using PopFizzPaper Journal Prompt stickers. I used some left over paper that I have had in my stash for a long time.  

Using some Washi and paper, cut down to what ever size I wanted to use, I created some panels that flipped vertically and horizontally. I decorated the panels first and added bits of torn paper and some small journaling cards that I had. Then I selected some of the PopFizzpaper Journal prompts and added one or two to the panels, leaving space to write my answers. 

I also used some of the other stickers that PopFizzPaper has for even more inspirational journaling. These are a great way to write down what you are doing right at that moment. I based mine off of what I have enjoyed so far in 2016. 

I used a pink envelope ( attached with Washi tape) to create another space for a journal prompt. I used a scrap of paper to write my letter of self-love and slipped it inside the envelope. This is a great way to also store bits that you want to keep, such as tickets or other memorabilia from something you loved or did. 

Choosing which prompts to use was the hardest part. So many amazing suggestions. Some have prompts to make you think really hard. Some of the answers are easy and make you smile when you know immediately what you are going to write.  I enjoyed creating this project. Try it out and tag @popfizzpaper on IG. We would love to see your Journaling Flip-Books or any other projects you create using PopFizzPaper products!!

Soon as Dani showed me the papers for February's kit I knew I needed some Midori style inserts made from them. I love My traveler's notebook so much and carry it everywhere and go through a lot of inserts. So today I have show you in a few basic steps how to make your own notebook.

Starting out I chose the paper I'd like to work with and so inside paper. I want to make a sketchbook of sorts for doodling PFP ideas when I'm out and about so I just grabbed one of my sketchbooks, a ruler, my paper trimmer and some sewing supplies as I prefer thread bound notebooks over staple bound.

Next I cut both the donut paper and the sketch book paper to 22cm x 21cm. 21cm is the height of the notebook. Midori notebooks are not quite square but close, I think if I were to do this again I would just make the notebook 22cm square and have the notebook a bit wider.

Making sure the papers are in the right orientation I simply folded them in half, and was ready for the next part of the binding. 

This is where it gets tricky, time to make a binding template. A binding template ensures that you are punching the holes in the same place everytime. So you need a thin strip of paper the height of your notebook and fold it in half like you did the pages so it's still tall but thinner, then unfold it and fold it in half the other way and then in half again. In the end you should have a piece of paper that has three intersecting points evenly placed, mark those intersections with a dot.

Using a awl or a sewing pin you want to pre punch all of your papers and your cover. The easiest way to do this is going 2 or three papers at a time and putting their fold in the spine of an old book (phone books work great for this). putting your template in the fold just punch each of those three marked spots on all your papers and cover.

Next I used a basic pamphlet stitch which can be found in countless youtube videos, making sure to end with my threads on the outside and tied them very tightly. Now you could leave it like that OR I like to make it a bit more secure and run some washi down the spine. I added some simple decorations and then this note book was done!

I hope you enjoyed this sort of tutorial, and let us know what you did with your papers from the February kit!