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June 30 2017

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Dani Manning

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Planner Clips 5 Ways with Tombow and Lawn Fawn

Written By Dani Manning - June 30 2017

Hey y'all! Today the Tombow Design Team is teaming up with the Lawn Fawn Design Team to share some awesome ways to use Tombow and Lawn Fawn products! You may have landed here from Lizzy's post (hello!) - if you happened to stumble upon my post via the randomness of the internet, you can start the hop from the beginning over at Lawn Fawn if you wish. :) Either way, you'll find the lineup for the rest of the hop at the bottom of this post - make sure you check out everyone's awesome projects! And don't forget to visit the Tombow blog to enter to win some fantastic prizes from Tombow and Lawn Fawn! Happy hopping!

For my post in this hop, I'll be sharing 5 different styles of planner clips you can make using Tombow adhesives and Lawn Fawn dies and cardstock. The supplies for each style will be listed in the tutorial. Let's get started!

SIMPLE CLIP HEART CLIP

For this clip, use the heart die in the Say Cheese, Again set to cut out 2 hearts from the pink cardstock and one heart from the turquoise glitter paper. On the turquoise heart, cut along the dashed line to make a slightly smaller heart. Glue the glitter heart onto one of the pink ones, then flip over. Fill the back of your layered heart piece with foam tape, add a paperclip, then press on the second pink heart. Done!

SHAKER HEART FRAME CLIP

When you cut out the small Insta frame and heart die together, you'll end up with negative space cutouts, too! We'll be making a shaker paperclip with these pieces. 
Start off by gluing one turquoise heart frame on top of a pink one. Flip over, then use the Tombow Xtreme to glue down a piece of acetate that's been cut down to size. Also glue down a paperclip. Did you know you can cut down the Tombow Foam Tape to be any width you need? Add a thin border of the foam tape around the edge of your clip, then fill up with sequins! Add another piece of acetate and the last pink frame, and you're all set.

STACKED INSTA FRAME CLIP

Take your photo and mount it behind the turquoise glitter frame. Next, take the layered photo piece and flip it over. Use the Xtreme runner to glue down a paperclip, then mount the pink frame on the back to cover up the top of glued paperclip. Add some sequins with the Xtreme runner for some extra sparkle!

FOLDED BANNER DIVIDER CLIP

Cut out enough letters from the glitter papers using the Cole's ABC dies to create the divider category words you'd like. Take 3x4 pieces of cardstock and fold them in half lengthwise, then unfold. Use the Permanent+ Adhesive to glue down the letters on to the bottom half of the folded piece of cardstock.

Flip over to the inside of the folded cardstock, then use the Xtreme adhesive to coat the inside folded area. Add a paperclip, fold down the cardstock, and cut the edges into a flag shape. Add to your planner!

LAYERED FLORAL CLIP

Use the Pretty Poppies die to cut out several layers from your different papers. Start layering your petal pieces in whatever way you like best, gluing down each layer with the Tombow Xtreme adhesive. Once you have your flower how you want it, flip over to reveal the back side. Again use the Xtreme to adhere your paperclip. Continue layering more petal pieces on the backside so that both sides are pretty! 

And that is it for today's post! Now click on over to Nichol's post to hop along to the rest of the posts! Make sure to check out all the posts listed below for the Tombow//Lawn Fawn hop, and don't forget to enter the giveaways! Thanks for stopping by!

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Date

December 26 2016

Written By

Brooklynne Michelle

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Using a Monthly Kit as a Weeky in your Personal Planner

Written By Brooklynne Michelle - December 26 2016

Hey everyone! As my last blog post for 2016, I wanted to share a quick hack by using a monthly kit in weekly personal sized inserts! This just goes to show how incredibly versatile these sticker kits are! Since I don't use the monthly view in my erin condren, I didn't want to let this gorgeous "perfect peony" January kit from PFP go to waste. So, I went ahead and altered some of the stickers to fit my SewMuchCrafting vertical week on two pages inserts. 
The first thing I did was use the long thin glitter strips in the kit to add some pizazz on the edges of my inserts. They were a tad bit short since they're meant for the erin condren monthly header section, so i went ahead and added some of the deco on the bottom of each page to cover up the empty space. 
Next up, for the side bar, I didn't do any trimming and just placed one of the check boxes, a header, and a deco sticker to make this chic to-do list! 
Now, for the appointment labels, I had to do some trimming so that they would fit neatly inside the vertical boxes of the inserts. I just eye-balled this and trimmed the edges of all the appointment labels at once to save time. 
And the rest of the stickers fit perfectly fine! The check boxes and washi strips were a tad wider, but I think they look pretty good, even without the trimming. Under Sunday, i used the large washi that is meant to cover up the days not a part of January in the monthly view, turned it, and stuck it in to indicate that I will be busy with an event all day. 
I hope you all enjoyed this quick little planner hack! You can do this with leftover monthly kits or even purchase it just to be a little more creative with your weekly views! Wishing you all a BEAUTIFUL holiday season and start to the new year <3 

Date

December 19 2016

Written By

Brooklynne Michelle

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DIY Dashboard for you Bullet Journal

Written By Brooklynne Michelle - December 19 2016

December is still the month of Bullet Journal for me, and I am loving it! I have encountered one small issue with how I bullet journal, scheduling a task. What I'm talking about is if on Monday I have "tidy lounge" but in classic Brooklynne format I put way too much in my day so it doesn't get done. Well I work all day Tuesday and Wednesday, so I need to put it in on Thursday, right? Unfortunately I have no idea where Thursday will be, so I have been using post its, which are great, cause I can just keep moving them. Downside is I have to keep moving them.

The more you move a sticky note the more it loses it's stick. Shame I don't have a dashboard like in my Large Kikki K. HEY! I could make a dashboard for my bullet Journal!

So away I went! I gathered my supplies:

  • PFP Crystal Cave Papers
  • PFP Crystal Cave Washi
  • PFP Crystal Cave Sticky Notes
  • PFP Crystal Cave December Kit leftovers
  • 8.5" by 5"  piece of card
  • Glue/tape runner
  • Corner Rounder


Optional:

  • Matte Medium OR Laminator

The first thing I did was choose which paper I wanted (this was actually easier than you think as I have 4 sets of this paper pack) I love the giant crystal cluster so knew I had to use it. Now if you have a laminator, you can be a bit slack with the gluing down things. I don't have a laminator so I'm using matte medium to really bond the papers together. 

Pro tip: use an old gift card to "squeegee" out any air bubbles and really push that clue into the pores of the paper. Be firm but gentle as you don't want to tear the paper. Then wait, OR if you you are impatient like me grab your hair blow dryer and slam that paper with hot heat!

Once dry, I trimmed down the edges of the paper and any overhang. Since I folded over the paper I knew one long side was perfect, but I was worried about the other side, so I folded some washi over it to make sure it wouldn't peel up.

If you want a tab you can cut one in where ever you want. I did one in the middle of the top. Then it was corner rounding time. My Crop - A  - Dile, is still a new tool so I use it way too much! 

You could stop here, but when have I ever left things simple? I wanted to make sections on one side for categorizing tasks to be scheduled, so I used three PFP sticky notes cut down and positioned them how I liked. I again rounded the bottom left corner of the bottom one to look less jarring.

I stuck that whole lot down with Mat Medium, if you are laminating yours you could just use a tape runner. 

Lastly I added a few stickers I had left over from the December monthly kit, so that I have three sections that read "Important", "Finances", and "To Do". All that was left was to put a spare quote sticker on the reverse side (if you are laminating it do so now) and put my page flags on it. Memo to self get blue page flags ;-) .

I think I might have to make another using the Colors of the Wind Papers! I hope you enjoyed this and please share if you made your own. I'd love to see the dashboards you made with this tutorial, tag me @brooklynne_michelle or @popfizzpaper or share over at out Facebook group PopFizzPaper Fans.

Date

December 02 2016

Written By

Brooklynne Michelle

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Holiday Bucket List

Written By Brooklynne Michelle - December 02 2016

Hello everyone!  It’s Jennifer here, and today I’d like to share how I used Popfizzpaper stickers in my notes pages of my Erin Condren Life Planner to help me get organized for the Holidays!  Have you seen the 2016 Winter Bucket List Charity sticker sheets?!  They are so adorable and 100% of sales go directly to Toys for Tots!  When I saw these stickers, I knew the larger ones would be perfect for organizing and memory keeping this holiday season! 

In addition to the regular sized bucket list sheet, I also used gold glitter half boxes and wood grain half box checklists from the Nordic Winter kit.  I wanted this notes page to be something that could keep me organized through the holidays and be something I could look back at for memory keeping!  The two types of half boxes were perfect for this!  I used the checklist half boxes for holiday To Dos, and the glitter half boxes for memory keeping.

Once I had the half boxes down on the page, I labeled them with the bucket list stickers!  So cute and festive!  I filled in the checklists with my things to do for the holidays, and I’ll fill in the glitter boxes with our favorite holiday memories!  

How are you using the Winter Bucket List Charity sticker sheets in your planner?  I’d love to see! Tag me on Instagram @paprikaplans or share your ideas in our Popfizzpaper Fans Facebook group!  Happy Planning!

Date

November 25 2016

Written By

Brooklynne Michelle

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Black Friday Online Shopping Planner

Written By Brooklynne Michelle - November 25 2016

Happy Black Friday! Are you just rolling out of bed after a night of crowds and shopping? Or do you take a shop from home in the peace and quiet of your bed approach to the biggest shopping weekend of the year? I do enjoy venturing out Thanksgiving night or Black Friday morning but mostly just for the people watching. I love all the excitement in the air. But for my actual shopping I tend to stick to online sales. I’ve found in recent years though it’s very easy to lose track of your online purchases if you aren’t staying organized in what you’ve bought, where it’s from, how much it cost, and how to track its expected arrival. It’s such a busy time of year for the shipping services that delivery times can sometimes take weeks and by then I probably don’t know where the tracking number is anymore. This year I’m being proactive and I’ve set up a system in the notes section of my planner to organize all my shopping plans. Don’t lose hope if you feel like you’re behind or aren’t prepared for the weekend of deals! Grab your planner, your PopFizzPaper stickers, and start researching those sales on your phone. It’s so easy to map it all out so let’s get started!

On one side of the page I laid out space for brainstorming. I’m easily distracted by a sale sign and have been known to buy things I didn’t need and forget the things I was actually looking for so the most important part of this page to me is my wishlist. Some of these are wants, some are needs, some are for me, some are for our home. I laid it all out so that if I happen to see that item on sale I’ll remember to grab it! I made each section of the page stand out with my favorite appointment labels from PopFizzPaper. I love being able to check things off my list so I pulled out the stamps that came in the September PopFizzPaper Planner Kit. There is a little hexagon stamp on there that I thought would be so cute to check off my list with. This is completely unnecessary and you could just as easily draw your own boxes or just cross things off as you go. But I love embellishing even my lists so I went with the stamps. Next I made a list of my favorite stores from previous years. I made a short list of favorite cashback and coupon sites. I also made sure to write out anyone I still needed to pick up a gift for this time of year. Luckily I’ve got most of my shopping done but I want to keep those remaining on the list at the front my mind in case I see something I think they would like! The last section is purely for me- the sticker shops. There are so many sales, on different days, for different amounts, and almost all have a coupon code. I like having one spot to track these sales and then I can decide which ones I want to take advantage of. PopFizzPaper has 50% OFF today so you know I had to hit that up first thing in the morning!

The other side of the page is to keep an organized list of all the orders I actually end up making. To me it was most important to track if it has been received, what it is, where it’s from, how much I spent, and any order/tracking numbers. If you don’t write small you might want to leave a little extra space between each row. If your list isn’t legible then it won’t be nearly as functional for you!

The last bit I added to the page was a space at the bottom to track how much I spent. It’s not worth getting a “good deal” if you end up spending too much over the course of the weekend and put yourself farther back than if you had bought the one thing you actually needed at full price. For this I used a half box and a dollar sign.

Here’s what my brainstorming list looks like all filled in!

Now I’m all set for my weekend of shopping!
I hope I could give you some new ideas for staying organized this weekend as you are taking advantage of all the sales to shop for your family, your friends, or even yourself! Thanks so much for stopping by & happy shopping!

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