Brittany

Brooklynne

Hey everyone, Sabrina here! Here to show you a quick, easy and fun way to create your own framed calendar. I don’t know about you all but during the fall my bod definitely is in a hibernation mode; hiding that food I’ve been storing from holidays or special events all the way until middle of next spring.

As a personal goal for myself I decided to start eating healthy and working out again. Because if I let myself I could eat pizza every day which is not good. So what better way than to start at the beginning of fall instead of waiting until a month or two before summer. Yes, I am one of those people who do that because I love all the delicious foods that come with the fall season. But not this time this calendar is going to help me focus!

I am going to show you how to create a calendar for… you guessed it; a workout schedule! Enough babbling let’s jump right into this…

So here are some supplies you will need:

1. A picture frame
2. A blank printable calendar
3. Washi tape
4. Stickers
5. Dry erasable markers
6. Optional: Tape runner or glue

First off, put aside your picture frame and dry easers all you need to begin is your blank calendar and some stickers. You can create your own calendar in word or excel or you can print one off the internet. In my printable collection I had a blank Day Designer calendar that I printed months ago so I’m just going to use that. I grabbed my PopFizzPaper sticker collection and pulled out some days of the week stickers, a month of the year sticker, lots of icons and some summer vibes quotes.

Start by sticking down your days of the week. Next is optional but it’s to grab some washi and decorate around the calendar. I ended up putting down my “August” month of the year sticker first before my washi and guess what… when I peeled it off I wasn’t careful so I ripped it a little. No worries though; no need to waste the sticker just grab a tape runner, put some tape on the back and you’re good to continue! If you make a mistake with a sticker gently and patiently peel it up don’t be like me and just rip it off like Band-Aid. Once you’ve gotten your washi down, either write at the top the month or use a sticker like me. Next is grab those workout icons and start pre planning your week [or entire month.]

For fun, I made each week a different color. I always end up having left over icons from my weekly kits so those are the icons that I am using in case you’re wondering why the sizing of some icons are smaller than others. Since my calendar boxes are small I could only fit one icon inside; I originally want to do two icons one related to work out and another for meals but I figured that would just be too cluttered. I actually like having this calendar just for my exercises that I plan to do for the week. I used 3 different icons:

• The shoe is for the type of exercise I plan to do that day

• The dumbbell is for cardio/ gym [if I decided to go to a gym]

• The scale is for weigh in to check how I am doing; which is a personal preference

Now that I have placed all my icons on the week days that I plan to work out I went ahead and just added a few motivational and fun quotes. Along with a couple of emoji stickers and since it’s Olympics month I’ve add a couple of Olympic symbols for extra motivation. I will be out of town one weekend this month so that little road sticker reminds me that even though I will be out of town to get that work out in and more in likely I will set a reminder alarm to get my workout in. When all your stickers are set in the perfect place you want them to be, grab a pen and write in the number of the day or feel free to use a sticker if you have the space. Once the decoration process is complete its time to place it into the picture frame.

You may have to cut down the sides if need be but make sure when you place it into the frame it’s exactly how you want it be because remember you’re going to be writing on the glass of the frame itself so line it up good and give yourself enough writing space on the sides. Now that your calendar is in the frame you’re ready to grab your dry easer marker and start filling in your week [or month.] Since I like to switch it up with different exercises I ended up categorizing what I plan to do for that specific day. Example: Mondays are leg days, Tuesdays are arm days, Wednesday is abs, Friday is cardio, etc. I also like to have at least one or two rest days a week depending on how hard I work myself. But you do you! Because you are writing on the glass you can remove, add or switch any of your work outs. Awesome, right? Well, that’s it! Go ahead and place it up on the wall behind your desk or stand it up on your desk.

I hope you enjoyed this cute idea feel free to use this for anything else like a meal plan calendar, work schedule, school schedule or for events; this idea works for all. If you create a cute picture framed calendar we want to see it so make sure you tag @PopFizzPaper on Instagram and join/ share on the PopFizzPaper Fans Facebook group!

With the Rio Olympics upon us the fire I feel for competitive sports rises to the surface. I have always had a passion for the Olympics. Whether it is summer or winter there are certain sports I love to watch. The best thing about the Olympics in 2016 is they will be the most live they have ever been for those of us at home. With Rio only being an hour ahead of the eastern time zone we are going to get so much live coverage which really excites me when it comes to gymnastics.

When the olympics start I am not going to be at home so I decided to create a Rio Olympics watching schedule based on what was available from the internet for my personal planner. I use a recollections planner from Michael’s that I absolutely love. I used the basic note paper that Michael’s provides and along with Pop Fizz Paper olympics tracking stickers I was able to create a fun way to track the most important things of interest to me.

The supplies I used:

• Pop fizz paper olympics tracking stickers

• Pop fizz paper rainbow tv show trackers

• Gold and white polka dot washi from a previous Pop Fizz Paper planner Kit

• Blue Michael’s thin washi

• Pop fizz paper Team USA kit 3 check flag to do lists

Using the minimal amount of information available on when exactly things will be aired I gave myself space to mark times as well as events. I also have space to write in more should I want to as well as use all the sports specific stickers included in the Olympics tracking set.

I was able to figure out the dates of the Gymnastics finals and I was able to mark those. The rest will be a mark as I go.

I did mark the Opening ceremonies and closing ceremonies with little TV icons from Pop Fizz Paper as opposed to the tracker stickers that are a box. I am going to use this schedule I made to remind me to set my TiVo from my phone everyday and to check and see what events are happening each day. My most important sports this year are Gymnastics, Swimming, Golf, Volleyball including Sand Volleyball and of course some of the track events.

How many of you love the Olympics? Will you be using the Rio or Team USA kits? Share your spreads for the Olympics with us on social media or join our facebook group so you can talk all things Pop Fizz Paper.

Hey all you crafty gals, how are you all doing? Today I have a great and quick craft to add some storage to your planner. I walk you through happy planner version here but you can easily make it for your Erin Condren or binder.

Items needed:

• 1 sheet of paper (works best with double sided paper)
• Paper punch
• Tape runner
• Additional Embellishments.

If you are doing this for a happy planner then you need to fold the paper in half (short sides together) and very carefully punch the paper before folding the pockets up. 

Once you have folded the paper in half you want to  open in back up and fold up the bottom edge of paper about two inches from the bottom this will create the second and third pocket. all you have to do is fold it back in half with the "pockets" facing outward. Using Tombow's tape runner I sealed the bottom of the pock making the big fold creating a large main pocket.

Next we get to decorate! Now I wanted to use the gorgeous camera washi that came in the in the August Add - On Kit, the problem though was that it's a bit transparent so I used my patented cheapo trick! I laid down a foundation plain masking to help well mask the background from overwhelming the washi.

At the last minute I decided to punch an half a circle in the front half of the main folder pocket for a little interest. All I have left now is the final decorations for the a of visual interest and because I can't leave anything alone! 

I added a few cute phrases from the summer phrases kit that came also in the August add on. To top the look off I added a cute camera border that I zipped off on my Silhouette to tie in the camera theme and then some orange enamel dot and that's all she wrote. I hope this tutorial was useful and I'd love to see your projects. 

Hello!  It’s Jennifer with a fun and easy way to spice up your outgoing happy mail!  Ever since I could remember, I’ve been obsessed with lining envelopes.  I think it was the myriad hours I spent watching Martha Stewart Living as a kid that got me into it.  If you’ve never made an envelope liner before, I’m going to walk you through how I like to make mine. 

• For this project, you’ll need:
• An envelope
• Patterned paper from your favorite Popfizzpaper kit
• Tombow Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner
• Pencil
• Bone folding tool
• Scissors or paper trimmer
• Corner rounder (optional)

This method can be adapted for any type of envelope or even envelopes you make yourself.  I made this yellow envelope because I didn’t have any in my stash that matched the August Popfizzpaper kit, and I wanted to send my mother in law a quick note on one of the journaling cards along with some snapshots of her grandkids. 

I got lucky with my envelope and the angle of the corner of the paper matched the angle of the envelope flap.  I lightly marked with a pencil the width of the envelope, so I knew how wide to trim my liner.  Repeat with a light pencil mark on the bottom of the envelope as well, and cut your liner down to size.  Be sure to trim the liner just a bit narrower than the envelope so you can easily slide it in.

If you are using an envelope with a different shaped flap, start by cutting your paper down to the width of the envelope.  Next stick your paper in the envelope and turn it over.  Trace the flap of the envelope lightly with your pencil onto the patterned paper and cut.  Also trim approximately half an inch off the bottom of your liner.  You may need to trim additional from the bottom after you reinsert the liner into the envelope to make room for the envelope glue. 

Regardless of which of the two methods you used to cut your liner, stick the cut liner back inside your envelope and fold the envelope flap closed.  Use your bone folder tool along the top fold to ensure that you have a nice neat fold on your envelope liner. 

Before taping your liner in the envelope, I like to use a corner rounder on the top of the liner’s flap because I think it looks a little more finished that way. 

Lift the envelope flap back up, leaving your envelope liner folded.  Use your Tombow Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner to place a strip of adhesive along the reverse side of your envelope liner towards the fold and along the outline of the flap.  Fold the envelope flap back down and run your bone folding tool over the envelope flap again.  Lift it back up and voila!  You just made a really cute lined envelope!

Do you have a signature way that you like to finish your outgoing happy mail?  Do you line your envelopes too, or do you something special to the outside?  I want to see!  Please tag me on Instagram @paprikaplans or post to our Popfizzpaper Fans Facebook group!

Hey guys, Sabrina here! I wanted to show you all how to create a quick and fun pocket shaker with items you might already in your crafting collection which means there will be no need to run out to Target or Michael’s for supplies. Let’s jump right into this!

Here is what I used:

First thing you are going to do after you gather all of your materials is to grab any ephemera that you want to use and if you don’t have any just grab a piece of design paper and start cutting out shapes or images. I will be using the PopFizzPaper ‘Picture This’ planner kit. I went ahead and cut out a few items that I wanted to place inside of my shaker pocket; a camera, a battery, film strip, and three cute hearts. I even hole punched the little hearts that came on the back of the description cardboard to show that if you don’t have sequins you can still create your own shaker happiness.

I wanted to add a little more thickness behind my design paper cut outs so cut and glued my cut out onto a thicker cardstock. Then cut again. I used the Tombow tape runner that came in the kit and may I add that runner is so amazing! It’s easy to use and the glue glides on so smoothly. I then cut out a piece of laminated sheet [you can cut and use a pocket protector sheet also] and made it large enough to fit just the middle of my journaling card. Feel free to make to make the entire journaling card a pocket shaker if you want, I just wanted to focus the shaker at the center of my card.

Next grab everything; all your cut outs and ephemera, stickers, sequins, washi and your tape runner or glue. I put everything in the center of my journaling card then grabbed my Tombow tape runner and my piece of laminated sheet and added a line of tape around the back side of the laminated sheet. Then placed that right on top of all my shaker goodies. Press down to ensure its firmly secured and then it’s onto the decorating! Yay!

The photo washi tape that came in the PFP August Planner Kit has to be one of my favorite washi’s to date! I added it to the top and bottom of the center frame along with some matching decorative stickers also from the August planner kit. Adding a camera, batteries and puffy heart stickers to the top and bottom corners just emphasized the cuteness even more. Lastly, hole punch that left side or stick it onto a coil bookmark and your pocket shaker dashboard is complete! Wasn’t that just simple and so much fun? Now it’s your turn!

We can’t wait to see all your cute shaker pockets and other crafts that you’ve created with the Picture This planner kit so make sure you tag @popfizzpaper on Instagram and also join and post your PFP crafts on the PopFizzPaper Fans Facebook group!