I just love everything about the newly formatted weekly kits. They bring me so much delight and excitement when I get a new one!

There was only one thing that stumped me when I was looking through them. The bottom "washi" designed for the Erin Condren is too wide for my Happy planner. I could cut it down but honestly, that seemed too much trouble. I was looking at it then it hit me It would be perfect for the sidebar!

Now if you have a Happy Planner, how I do this is I line the "washi" sticker with to bottom and the right hand edge of the note lines. As you can see this leaves some of the lines showing and bits of the word Notes. If this bothers you well then all you need is a bit of thin washi. 

I chose this smooth glitter effect washi in gold by Amy Tangerine and ran it down both sides. Gold goes so well with this kit in particular... If you don't have a washi thin enough you can always cut some down with a paper trimmer. 

Now there is that seam but it's easy to fix, you can either put decorations over that or, one of your functional stickers like a check list. I use one of the weekly checklist boxes for Mac's menu for the week. Now I have to do the rest of the planning before I can decorate. 

I don't use my side bar for anything most of the time so besides adding a habit tracker down in the bottom for my violin practice, I just decorate it. The cool thing about the decorative hearts in this kit as they can function as two stickers in one.. Here I used the inside to create opaque heart also. I'd love to see how you use the bottom "washi" stickers in your non EC planner!

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! 

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share with you how I stretched out one weekly sticker set from PopFizzPaper and made it last 3 weeks! At the same time, you’ll also be able to see how versatile these sets are as I have done a spread in my Happy Planner, Erin Condren Hourly, and on personal sized inserts!

First up is the Happy Planner spread!

I tend to do sticker heavy spreads in my Happy Planner so I used most of the box stickers this week. Since I was using the full box checklists I tried to limit the number of icons I used so that I would have them available for future spreads when my full boxes were gone! The kit comes with 7 meal icons but instead of using them all up in one week I paired 1 meal icon with a weekly box to track our dinners! I also like using the thicker strips of washi layered with an icon if I have run out of appointment labels!

The next week I used my Hourly planner!

I again conserved meal icons by layering one with a weekly box. I also didn’t want to use up all of my small checklist flags in my sidebar so I actually took a couple larger flags and cut them down to allow for 4 small checklists! I used washi strips to mark when my work day began and then actual washi tape going down the page to block off the hours I’m there. Icons are great in an hourly planner but you can use boxes and flags too! Boxes are a great way to block off time you’ll be doing a specific task or activity and if it is going to last a little longer than the size of the box- try turning it sideways as I did Saturday morning working on this blog post ;) That evening I made a checklist for myself using a flag when I had a lot I wanted to get done but in no specific order! This is also helpful if you have used up all of your icons but still want the task to stand out!

The last spread I did from this kit was in my personal-sized planner!

The inserts I use are sized to fit Erin Condren stickers. I searched for this specifically on Etsy because I wanted to make sure all of the stickers I already owned would fit. By this week almost all of my appointment labels were gone but I was able to use leftover washi strips and flags! I love that the flags in this kit have a white center making them very easy to read! They came in handy this week to track bills and paydays when I had run out of the actual bill due and payday stickers! I didn’t have any “To Do” or “Today” headers left but still wanted to make a small checklist each day. Luckily I had some of the thin washi strips left and I used those to section off my checklist from the rest of the day’s plans so that they stood out more!

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I as a white space planner stretch out my sticker sets over a couple weeks while still being able to plan functionally. I love being able to get the most for my money and that is easily achieved with the PopFizzPaper kits because they are so large and chockfull of functional stickers!

Here’s one last look at all of the spreads together! It’s been a month since I got this kit and I’m still so in love with the color combination! Until next time, Happy Planning!

Personal Planners are pretty neat because they are so flexible and you can create your own with the exact things you want in it. Another plus to them is that they are small and portable and you can take it with you on the go. My personal planner is more for goals, inspiration, motivation and journaling but I also like to keep just a small calendar in it for quick reference. The great thing is that in a vertical layout insert the Pop Fizz Paper stickers fit amazing!

In a personal planner you do not need everything that you would put in an Erin Condren so I use it for the highlights and the big things. There are certain stickers from Pop Fizz that fit this so well! Let’s walk through my favorites.

• 3 heart checklist half boxes: These are great because they give you color in your spread and a place for those key event items happening for the day. I love that they give you white space feel which is very much how I do my personal planner.

• Appointment flags with border: These I use to mark work schedules and again they give you a small pop of color without being overwhelming. They allow for an open white space feel which is very important to me in spaces that are small.

• Dots in multiple colors: I really like the multicolored dots. I would not use them that much in my Erin Condren but in the personal I use them for little to do lists and to highlight important events.

• Half box checklist flags: I use these to denote anything I absolutely need to get done.

• Decorative Full boxes: I use them to mark the weekend in the personal planner because I don’t like to take up space with the weekend banners.

• Quotes and Habit Stickers: I use these in the notes (sidebar) section of a personal layout to continue with my theme of motivation since that is what my entire personal planner is about.

• Other items: I do not always use these but sometimes I do (icons, page flags, and regular half boxes)

If you have been considering Pop Fizz Paper but were not sure because you have a personal planner well now you know that the stickers fit! They are gorgeous with so many options and one full kit of Pop Fizz Paper stickers will last you several weeks in your personal planner (depending on how you planner decorate of course).

Which Pop Fizz Paper stickers are your favorite?

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!