So, it’s Christmas week lovelies!! Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and happy holidays or just plain happy, happy and some more happy to the rest!! At last! I get to use my Christmas tree sticker!! 🙂

My spread

I tried to make this Christmas spread  a bit more special, so I tried to do some cursive writing. It’s been a while. I also added a quote on my Xmas day cause I won’t be doing much except for eating, eating and eating.

I only work on Monday and Tuesday, so I am a free teacher(wippppeeeee!! Holidays!!!). My stickers are all from Lilly Top who is actually holding a Christmas giveway (an EC planner), so go check out her store’s page. Link can be found here.

Washi tape is from a local store (unfortunately I cannot find the webiste for this brand (their email is contact@stickz-france.com).

My Cover

I also made my first cover with the jpeg I shared with you guys last week. I know it isn’t perfect but it is OK for a first try!!! Remember I have  coupon codes and two free jpegs. Check out that post here.

The jpegs I shared turned into covers 🙂

If you are looking to buy an Eric Condren planner and have never bought one (so you are making a new account), I have a $10 off offer for you guys if you purchase the planner by pressing the words $10 off my ELCP below (this is a referral link).

$10 off my ECLP

*If you want a Happy Planner and are not in the US (that’s what I am using and I love it), you can buy the same one as mine by pressing here.

So, that’s all lovelies. Do follow my blog if you want to read more about planning and maybe even give my Facebook page a bit of TLC ❤  <3.  Connect with me on Pinterest/ Twitter/ Instagram.  I am doing #Blogmas, so you can read my latest post here. Don’t forget to check my planning category on the sidebar for more free printables and coupon codes.

So, have a lovely week. Lots of Love, health and smiles to all of you. Stay safe

xxx

Joanna

Today I am talking to Katy from aestheticaddiction. She told me a few things about herself and her work. She was also kind to allow me to make a printable for you guys,to share two prints which you can use any way you want to, and a coupon code!!. Thanks so much Katy. So, let’s start by seeing what Katy had to say.

Can you tell me a few things about yourself?

My name is Katy and I live in Delaware in the US. I fell in love with drawing and design from a young age and initially taught myself Photoshop and Illustrator and basic graphic design before eventually taking classes.

How do you make your prints? What inspires you?
I make almost all of my designs in Illustrator. Sometimes I will sketch them out beforehand to get an idea of what I want. Almost everything inspires me, especially seeing what people make with my designs, that always gets me excited to design.

Any suggestions on how my readers can use your jpegs? Any tips?
It’s actually pretty incredible how versatile digital designs can be. When I first started I was blown away at all the different ways people would use my designs. They can be used in planners, labels, a lot of teachers use them in their materials, they can be printed out and used for scrap booking or card making. Really the possibilities are endless.
 

Where can people find you?

I actually don’t have much of a social media presence right now, I’ve been meaning to get on that!

So here are two coupon codes:

20DISC – this is good for 20% off a purchase.
50DISC – 50% of any order over $10.00

The digital paper jpegs

I am sharing with you two jpegs. You can use them any way you want except for commercial purposes. These files are for personal use only.. In order to  download them, hover over the picture and save the picture on your pc.

Digital Paper from aestheticaddiction

Digital paper from aestheticaddiction

Printables

I made two printables. One is for the Happy Planner and the other one is for the ECLP. The prints are not the same, so you may want to print both printables.

Happy Planner (dimensions height 2.5 width 1.5)

Happy Planner printable

Erin Condren printable (dimensions height 1.9 and width 1.5).

Erin Condren boxes

Download the PDF above the picture

How I used the digital paper

Well, I made a few printables. I also laminated some of the pictures and will be making a new planner and these will be my covers 🙂 . My DIY planner. I am also going to make little paperclips which I will show you later on.  You can use them any way you want except for commercial purposes. Remember there is a coupon code for you guys and I suggest visiting aestheticaddiction’s Etsy store and taking advantage of this great offer!

If you are looking to buy an Eric Condren planner and have never bought one (so you are making a new account), I have a $10 off offer for you guys if you purchase the planner by pressing the words $10 off my ELCP below (this is a referral link).

$10 off my ECLP

*If you want a Happy Planner and are not in the US (that’s what I am using and I love it), you can buy the same one as mine by pressing here.

So, that’s all lovelies. Do follow my blog if you want to read more about planning. Connect with me on Pinterest/ Twitter/ Instagram.  I am doing #Blogmas, so you can read my latest post here. Don’t forget to check my planning category on the sidebar for more free printables and coupon codes.

I hope you like this post cause it took a long time to put together. I apologise if there are any little errors but I have been staring at this post for four hours! 😛 .Please let me know in the comments section below if you have any other ideas on how to use the digital paper.

Talk soon   ❤

(#Blogmas Day 12)

Hi Lovelies!!!!!

My first Christmas spread is shiny of course, cause me love me some glitter <3. I have not used any clip art or extras. Everything is from Lilly Top stickers who was lovely enough to send me this kit. The washi is from a local store and the paper clips are my own creation. If you are wondering what the stars and love hearts are, they are all Christmas tree decorations which I turned into paperclips. I will be doing loads of stuff on the weekend and that’s why it is empty!

Lilly Top shared a free downloadable a while back and I thought you might want to download it if you already haven’t.

Lilly top printable

LillyTop Free Printable

You can read her interview here.

Lilly Top

Lilly Top

If you are looking to buy an Eric Condren planner, I have a $10 off offer for you guys if you purchase the planner by pressing the words $10 off my ELCP below (this is a referral link).

$10 off my ECLP

*If you want a Happy Planner and are not in the US (that’s what I am using and I love it), you can buy the same one as mine by pressing here.

So, that’s all lovelies. Follow my blog if you want to read more about planning. Connect with me on Pinterest/ Twitter/ Instagram.  I am doing #Blogmas, so you can read my latest post here. Don’t forget to check my planning category on the sidebar for more free printables and coupon codes. I have something really exciting coming up this Sunday so do subscribe. Tomorrow is going to be super exciting cause I will be sharing with you free digital paper so stay tuned!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

Thanks sooo much for stopping by ❤

Today’s Etsy store interview is with Erin from the PlannerPage. So, let’s see what Erin told me.

Hi Erin! Thanks for agreeing to this interview! Can you tell me a bit about yourself?

I have always been into crafting. I learned to knit, cross stitch and scrapbook when I was very young and would even go to expos and classes with my aunt.  I got into stamping and card making a bit afterwards which has come in handy as I have started stamping in my planner!  I have always been someone who needs to make lists and write my week/day down on paper.  Discovering the planner community has been a joy, since crafting has gotten the back-burner since college.  As far as what I do for a living. I am a neonatal nurse and absolutely LOVE my job!

How and why did you start making planner inserts?

I had been binge watching planner videos on YouTube and honestly had watched 100s, I nearly ran out of videos to watch. I had watched videos from the YouTubers with 1M subscribers to those with only a handful. I had looked specifically on Etsy for personal planner inserts that were WO2P with a vertical layout that I could use all the stickers I had bought for my MAMBI planner (which I ended up not liking) and could not find anyone that sold or would make them.  So I decided to use my previous experience with computer design to make them myself! J Then I thought I should use my immense interest in this new hobby for some good and open a shop selling inserts that are different from those currently on the Etsy market. There are a lot of printable shops but not many sell printed inserts.  Not only would this give me a great outlet for this new obsession (as my friends and family like to tell me!), but potentially help me raise some money for the upcoming Haiti trip I will be attending to provide medicine to those with limited to no access to healthcare, food, or water.

That is so lovely!!! What inspires you?

In summary: Helping people. Helping others is my job professionally and just part of who I am, it makes me happy.  I started selling inserts hoping they would suit individuals’ lifestyle and possibly help them achieve planner peace. J For that reason I am always looking for specific requests because I can only design inserts that fit someone perfectly if they describe what would help their individual needs.

What can someone find at your Etsy store?Any favourite types of stickers?

I sell printed planner inserts. I started with only personal size but have slowly introduced half letter size for A5 binders. I would also be happy to make pocket-size.  I make weekly and monthly pages, many of which incorporate grid note sections, I felt a lot of people like grid over lines or blank space. I also make various lifestyle type inserts: note pages, workout logs, pet health records, grocery lists, weekly overviews, goal setting, financial trackers etc. I am always adding inserts!  My favorite type of stickers are the repositionable ones, specifically from PlannerStickerJubilo they are amazing!

If you could turn back time to the day you opened your store, what advice would you give yourself? Any top tips?

Take your time to take high quality pictures, specifically with a decorated insert as an example of how you could set up the pages. I find those are my highest viewed and purchased inserts.  Now I am going back and doing this for more of my listings.  Presentation is huge when starting a shop. No one can know the quality of your product if they haven’t had in their hands, therefore they must be drawn to purchasing it based on your presentation.

How would describe a typical day in the life of an Etsy store owner?

Researching and brainstorming ideas. I do this mainly by watching YouTube videos and seeing how people describe their days in their plan with me videos and planner set ups.  I try to design inserts I believe would suit them. I listen for what people wish they could change from their current planners set ups/ inserts. I also make inserts that are useful for myself, hoping they can also be incorporated into others lifestyles.

Now let’s move on to planning.  How do you plan?

I like to use personal sized inserts, week on 2 pages. I plan mainly functionally with stickers and stamps. I love to leave room for lists to add to throughout the week. I like to use my planner more than just to plan but also as a resource and tracker for myself.

Time to move on to connecting with you  Where can people find you?

My store: ThePlannerPage.etsy.com

IG:Planner_Page

So, do go and check out Erin Kelley’s store and happy shopping!! Remember that every Sunday I share a plan with me post. Check out the categories tab on my side bar for more planner-related posts. Remember to follow my blog and connect with me @mypinkrambles on IG and Twitter. I am doing #blogmas, so read my latest post here.

Thanks for stopping by.

xxx

 So, today I am having one of those days where I am feeling sorry for myself. I made my first full box sheet (which you will be able to download later on in this post). My boxes are a bit shorter than I intended (2.4 inches height/1.5 width) and I thought, “doesn’t matter, I will use washi tape” and that’s what I did. My stubborn mind forced me to use my full boxes, which are a textured vintage pink and beige digital paper (it’s supposed to look like wrinkled paper), and since it’s Christmas, the same stubborn mind forced me to use a silver Christmas-themed washi tape. I was going to go for a spread that looked like a present (kinda).

All was good till I saw the result. A flop. I also started feeling sorry for myself cause I am also colourblind and cannot really tell if anything matched (it looks like it doesn’t. Welcome to my colourblind world!). Urghhhhhhhh.So, two disasters in one spread! 1. Short boxes. 2. Does anything match?!! Anyhow, I am going with it. Buck up Joanna!!  So, here is my spread.

My first printable

You can download my first ever full box and washi printable. The happy planner has different sizes.You may need washi tape (keep that in mind). I have the one with the heart on it so I needed the washi. I bought the digital paper from an Etsy store called aestheticaddiction link can be found here . You can find lots of pretty designs to use in your planner (shout out to pretty paper designs for mentioning this website). The owner also gave coupon codes for you guys.
 20DISC – this is good for 20% off a purchase.
50DISC – 50% of any order over $10.00

So, check out her store and buy some digital paper!!

My first printable. Digital paper from aestheticaddiction

Download of my full boxes can be found here: Full boxes Vintage pink and beige (height 2.4 inches/width 1.5).

Stickers used

Pink dress and bath tub from Michelle and Patch.

Cocktail glasses, perfume bottle and lipstick from Shop Alissa love.

I have coupon codes for both these shops which you can find here and here.

Paper clips were my own creation. The stars are Christmas tree ornaments. The pearl is from an old headband.

If you are looking to buy an Eric Condren planner, I have a $10 off offer for you guys if you purchase the planner by pressing the words $10 off my ELCP below (this is a referral link).

$10 off my ECLP

*If you want a Happy Planner and are not in the US (that’s what I am using and I love it), you can buy the same one as mine by pressing here.

So, that’s all lovelies. Sorry for the mini-meltdown. Follow my blog if you want to read more about planning (I will share a much better spread next week, I promise). Next week I am using Lilly Top’s Christmas kit). Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram or Twitter (@mypinkrambles). Leave a comment on what you do when you are not happy with your spread or any other planner-related comment. I am doing #Blogmas, so you can read my latest post here. Don’t forget to check my planning category on the sidebar for more free printables and coupon codes. I have something really exciting coming up this Sunday so do subscribe.

Thanks sooo much for stopping by ❤

See you next Sunday with my next spread.

xxx (gonna go hide under a rock now 😦 )

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Today I spent most of my day teaching, so I haven’t had many opportunities for Christmas-y blog stuff, but I started making my December planner dashboard yesterday and I decided to make this #Blogmas day 4. So, back to my planner,  I thought it would be a good idea to dedicate the December dashboard to important things that happened in 2015 and what I want to remember. I also had lots of glitter which I wanted to you and where better than a dashboard? ❤

After working on my dashboard I decided to make some paperclips and I did. How? I went to the 1 euro store yesterday and bought some stars for the Christmas tree, but instead of using them on my tree, I turned them into paper clips. I took out my glue, my paper clips and started sticking them together and voila, you can see the result here (I use glue called UHU and it is for sticking metal to anything).

Everything used in this spread was bought at the 1 euro store , so i guess you can find the equivalent in a 1 dollar/pound store.

So, there you have it lovelies. Blogmas Day 4. Catch up on the other days by clicking on the #Blogmas2015 tab in the categories section.If you <3, you really need to check my planning category for loads of planner-related posts (freebies/interviews and plan with me posts). Please subscribe to this blog if you like what you read. Follow me on Twitter or Instagram by searching for @mypinkrambles.

See you tommorrow!!

xxx

Joanna

Hi Lovelies!

Today I am featuring Etsy store:  MareBear Crafts. Mary (one of the owners) tells us a bit about herfelf and the things she likes. She also mentions her favourite winter kit. You may want to have a look at her store 🙂 and pick it up. So, let’s see what Mary has to say.

Hi Mary! Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
Well, my name is Mary and I absolutely love all things crafty. I love DIYs, scrapbooking, and anything that allows me to be creative. I’m a full-time nurse and a full-time crafter.

 How and why did you start making stickers?
I started making stickers when I was still in college. I’ve always been a “planner geek.” I would spend the beginning of each semester writing in all the important dates for my classes. I tried to color code and find different methods to organize my schedule. I started to make personal stickers to use in my planner with Avery labels. They were functional, but not as cute as I would like them. I then started to make stickers using my crafting machines. I never had any intentions to sell my stickers. It was my fun creative outlet that also helped me stay organized.

When did you open your own shop?
My boyfriend was the one who opened my shop nearly a year ago. At the time I didn’t think anyone would buy my stickers. I thought I was one of very few adults to use stickers in their planners. Boy, was I wrong and I’m glad I was wrong!

What can someone find at your Etsy store?
In our Etsy shop, individuals can find a variety of stickers. We have planning stickers that range from functional to decorative. We also have stickers in numerous sizes to fit a multitude of different planners in the market. Something that sets us aside from many other sticker shops is we allow customizations on the majority of the stickers we carry. Stickers can be customized in text, color, and size!

That’s great! Most stores focus on the ECLP! So, where can people find you? How can we connect with you?

You can find our store here.
We have an Instagram, @MareBearCrafts as well as a Facebook page and Facebook group.
www.facebook.com/MareBearCrafts/
www.facebook.com/groups/MareBearCrafts/

My favorite winter set from our shop would be the Cozy winter kit. It has everything you need for one week’s spread!

Thanks very much Mary! It was lovely talking to you!! Happy shopping everyone!! Remember to follow my blog if you like planner-related posts. Check out my planning category on the sidebar for more interviews, freebies, and coupon codes. Check out my pinterest and press @mypinkrambles to connect with me on Twitter and/or Instagram. Thanks for stopping by < 3    ❤

Cozy Winter Kit

Hi lovelies!!

This week I wanted to do something that was rose-themed. I love vintage looking roses and because December will be really Christmas-y, I thought I’d do something a bit different for the first week of December. I also started writing down more work-related things in my planner like my time table and things that need to be photocopied (big tests). If you know of any stores that have kits that are vintage looking roses, please let me know in the comments section.

My Spread

Stickers Used

The tags (this is what I used for the whole background/boxes. I just adjusted their size) are from a free printable from  Rachel Birdsell shared on the wordlabel website.

The piggy bank are from from Michelle and Patch.

The nail polish, coffee mugs and the rose (flower) stickers from Planner Chick Designs.

Remember/Copy  tabs from Lilly Top.

Washi tape is from the 1 euro store.

Mini- Sticker haul

I got a few stickers this week and I thought I’d share with you guys.

Lilly Top

Some of these are going to be next week’s spread < 3 < 3

Lilly Top

Lilly Top

Lemon Paper Co

Final thoughts

*If you want a Happy Planner and are not in the US, you can buy the same one as mine by pressing here.

Remember to follow my blog (see side bar on how to do that :)), so you don’t miss any special offers, printables, and plan with me posts etc.

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any thoughts about planning or if you would like a particular post about planning. I really would love to hear from you guys :).

If you have an Etsy store and would like to be featured, feel free to email me (mypinkrambles@gmail.com). Press the planning category on my sidebar to find free printables and coupon codes to some of the shops mentioned here today. Stay tuned for more freebies, interviews and holiday season stuff (remember to follow this blog 🙂 ). FYI every Sunday I share a planner spread post or /and planner -related post). Check out my pinterest and press @mypinkrambles to connect with me on Twitter and/or Instagram.

Disclaimer: I am colourblind so sometimes my colours may look a bit weird, but I love decorative planning and have fun making spreads!!!

Talk soon xx

Joanna

Hi everyone!

I love the holiday season, so I had to share my December spread. I used stickers from Michelle and Patch and some little bows I got from the 1 euro store (yeap, in the US you have the dollar store, we have the euro store).

What did I write down?

Pay day (of course).

Bills due (will add that later on-cannot share everything with you guys <3).

When my holidays start (Ho-Ho Holidays-the perks of being a teacher).

Important name days (in Greece name days are big).

Present shopping days and family dinners/lunches.

On the side bar I will write down what gifts I want to get.

I published a second post today with some of Etsy store Black Friday sales. You can find that post here).

Happy planning loves. See you Sunday with my regular plan with me post and another Etsy store interview.

Remember to follow my blog if you like planning, makeup and beauty. Check out the side bar for information on how to subscribe, follow and connect with me :). Have a look at the side bar (categories for more on planning, beauty, travelling etc.

Thanks for stopping by   ❤

Talk soon xx