Welcome to another post here on the blog. While I am fully engrossed in the planner world, there are a lot of goodies that I’d like to add to my collection. The biggest thing would be what planner would I be using for 2017. I’ve pretty much made up my mind, which I’ll share in a later post, but here’s my planner wishlist for right now from stickers to pens, photo keeping, and Etsy shops I’d like to try. As always be sure to click the links throughout the post to purchase the items featured. Let’s check out the goodies!
Welcome to another post here on the blog. I have been on quite the roll to get back on track with content for you guys. If you missed yesterdays double post, be sure to click the links below and as always click all the links throughout the post for related posts and links to purchase.
Hello everyone! Let’s get back into the swing of things. Ever have a week with a mile long to do list and deadlines all the same time? Well, that’s been mine and I’ve been slow in getting this plan with me up. My typical schedule is Monday / Wednesday / Friday / Sunday, but for this week, expect a double post today and a double post on Sunday. The regular schedule will resume this Monday, June 13th. Be sure to click links throughout the post for direct links / related posts.
I will not buy stickers, I will not buy stickers, I WILL NOT BUY STICKERS!
– said NO planner EVER
Hey guys and welcome to another Etsy sticker haul here on the blog. I’ve been really good about monetizing how much I spend on stickers, but I’ve just been on a kick of buying planner goodies. Stickeriffic recently had a 50% off sale and since it’s a store that I’ve never tried, why not try during such a huge sale. I love 50% off sales, especially with no minimum purchase. In fact I only buy stickers when there’s a sale. Check out my Etsy Sticker 101 post HERE. As always, be sure to click all highlighted links throughout the post. Check out previous Etsy sticker hauls below:
I buy kits every now and then, but you really get a lot of bang for your buck when you buy icon stickers. I also recommend buying them in rainbow colors as they’ll work with any spread. I’d only seen Stickeriffic stickers on Instagram, but I couldn’t resist the 50% off sale, no minimum.
Each sheet was $3.50, but if you purchase from Etsy they’re $3.75. The .com shop is well organized by section and has a little bit of everything. I really loved her sampler sheet and every shop should definitely include one. I know it might sound greedy to expect one, but it gives customers a look at what else you have to offer. It doesn’t have to be big, but sampler sheets gives customers great insight to what else the shop offers.
My favorites out of all the stickers ordered would definitely be the road trip and bed stickers. I bought the bed stickers to track when I’m washing my bed sheets and I’ve never had any stickers like those before. As for the road trip stickers, I still want road washi tape, but I love when people add these to their planners to mark when they’re traveling.
Unless there’s a huge sale I don’t plan on buying any more Etsy stickers, at least in May & June. I can’t promise anything come July. Until next time…
Welcome to another plan with me here on the blog. As I’ve stated in other posts, I won’t be doing plan with me’s every single week, but planner content can be expected. This week I decided to get “fancy” in my planner with a kit since MAMBI is having a free ‘Planner’s Night Out’ on Thursday the 21st . Check out my 15 minute planner challenge from last week HERE. ALso be sure to click all the highlighted links throughout the post.
Welcome to another edition in my Planning For Beginners where I’m talking all things Etsy stickers. In my previous installment I talked about stickers to start you up, but Etsy stickers are in that realm as well. It can be an overwhelming marketplace where you don’t even know where to begin because it’s as if everyone has an Etsy shop. Below I’ll be sharing tips on getting started. Check out my previous installments below and be sure to click all links highlighted throughout the post.
I haven’t posted an Etsy sticker haul in quite some time. I’ve featured shops here and there that I’ve ordered from, but this is the largest order I’ve placed in a while. Click the link below to see my other Etsy Hauls:
I ordered from two shops over Valentine’s Day weekend, JuJuAllOver and Sticky Essentials. Both shops were having a sale and I don’t like ordering from shops unless there is one. I’m not talking the usual 10% off your order. I like to wait around for coupon codes for 40% or more. I typically go for the 50% off. It’s great when shops have no minimum with their coupon code. Be sure to search around on Instagram or even Facebook groups, but Instagram is the fastest and esisest way to find the latest sales.
Starting with Sticky Essentials, she was having a sale where you spend $25 you get 6 sheets free. Her usual deal is spend $15, get 1 sheet free or spend $25 get 3 sheets free. I ordered two kits: the March monthly kit and mystery kit, plus a sheet of TV stickers. The March monthly kit was $14, which I got for free since it’s 6 sheets and the mystery kit was $22.95. I ended up paying $28.70 (including shipping) for my order.
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I really like the stickers from Sticky Essentials and her price point is great. For 6 sheets you pay $14 which breaks down to $2.33 a sheet. Plus with the mystery kit you get 10 sheets plus 2 extras. She sent a Le Pen plus a cute paperclip. A lot of mystery kits start at $25 so for what she’s sending, it’s a great price point. Links to purchase below:
Moving onto JuJuAllOver, her sale was spend $50 and get 50% off. I purchased 3 kits plus some cute little extras. With her kits all sheets are sold separately for $3.50 each. I love that her shop offered the Happy Planner version. While the Happy Planner and the Erin Condren Life Planner have a nearly identical layout, the Happy Planner boxes are definitely taller. I have the “Good Things Are Going to Happen” edition so my boxes are even taller. I love that the kits were offered with wash strips which really helps to fill inane white spaces in the spread.
I recently placed an order with the Etsy shop Fabulously Planned. This is my third with the shop and the quality never ceases to amaze me. I placed my order on October 26th during the 50% off sale, but it took 3 weeks for me to get it. I never had a problem receiving stickers from this shop, but the process did take a bit longer than I expected.
I ordered two weekly kits, a Christmas countdown, gas stickers, and received a Thanksgiving sampler sheet. The two weekly kits I will be using throughout December. One is a traditional Christmas set which I’ll be using the week of Christmas. The second set was roses with the color scheme. My mother’s birthday was December 10th and I decided to dedicate a layout to her. Roses for Rosa. I was debating on whether I wanted to use the Christmas countdown in the monthly spread or my weekly view, but it’ll fit nicely at the bottom of each day throughout my weekly spreads for the month.
The gas sticker sheet was a huge surprise based off how big the sheet was. I also like that these gas stickers had the dollar sign already on them. The size plus the variety of colors will make them easy to use in any spread in both my monthly and weekly views. As for the bonus sheet, I’ll be using the Thanksgiving sampler during Thanksgiving week.
Fabulously Planned reopens on Black Friday. Be sure to follow Fabulously Planned on Instagram for latest updates & sales.
Welcome to another plan with me edition. Last week I did a fall theme using stickers from the Etsy shop Pineapple Paper Co. I am a part of the PR team for the company and I wanted to share the stickers that were sent and show how I would use them in a layout. For more details on Pineapple Paper Co click HEREand to see my plan with me from last week (11/2-11/8) click HERE. Below is my layout from last week fully filled in. I had a lot of fun tracing the stickers.
First thing I did differently for this layout was switch up my blog/social media and my daily to-do’s. I’ve never done the Morning/Afternoon/Evening or for you Erin Condren lovers Morning/Day/Night (MDN in the planner world). On top I usually put my blog/social media posts, middle has my TV shows for the week and once before my school work, and the bottom my personal daily to-do list. I decided to switch the top and the bottom and I moved my Weekend banner to the middle section.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the colors of lung cancer are white so I was generally going for a black/grey/white theme. Bland as far as color scheme compared to my other layouts, but in using these colors in a printed form I thought it would work. I ended up using adhesive paper that I purchased from Michaels for my full boxes, but little did I know that they were transparent. I’ve created full boxes with scrapbook paper, but with this thin paper it was more difficult.
I didn’t like the direction that I was going so I took a step back from planning. I was overthinking the layout since I was recording a video so I went to sleep Saturday night with a half planned layout. I woke up bright and early Sunday and I finished with adding a pop of blue. I was thinking pink, but I haven’t solely added blue to a layout before plus I had a decked out planner layout in October (10/5-10/11). In adding the pops of blue the layout started to come somewhat together.
I’m still not sure what I’ll be doing to the sidebar. Right now there’s just black washi. I’ve been loving putting scrapbook paper in the sidebar and layering stickers from there, but I didn’t have any scrapbook paper that really worked with the chevron that I was using. No video this week since I just wasn’t feeling this layout, but let’s consider this a blog “exclusive.” Check out the layout below and stickers used/similar styles will be linked. Enjoy!
October has come and November is in full swing. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Last week (October 26th – November 1st) I created a Halloween spread that I absolutely loved. Check out the full layout below:
For this current week I wanted to create a spread using the stickers I received from Pineapple Paper Co. along with the Darice sticker book ‘Give Thanks.’ The stickers from Pineapple Paper Co. were sent to me as I was chosen to be a part of the PR team. You can see what else was sent in my welcome package HERE. I knew with the set I’d be able to make a complete layout without having to pick through my other Etsy stickers.
I decided to use the full box sticker across the entire middle section and interchange the colors. The boxes were made for an Erin Condren planner, but being that I use a MAMBI Happy Planner, the boxes were too short. To make up the space I used the half boxes underneath, alternating the colors again. To mark off my blog posts I used the orange flags.
I need to purchase the whiteout tape so that I can clear the morning / afternoon / night in the corners along with the design at the bottom. I had to layer the washi tape and it still isn’t the best as the design peaked through, but it’ll do. My first fall design was for the week of September 21st-27th and I wasn’t sure if this one would turn out the same or different due to the orange/brown color scheme. I’m happy with the result and I can’t wait to add and layer stickers throughout the week.
I used the Darice stickers in my November monthly layout, coming soon, but the splashes throughout this layout really worked well. I also added scrapbook paper that I used in my last weeks spread to the sidebar and I plan to do that for the upcoming weeks. I’m not a huge fan of the lines and I can always improvise if I need a longer to-do list. Although I covered the sidebar I added the fall sticker from the sampler sheet and put it in the corner.
Again, I love how this layout turned out. The added chevron makes it fall chic. Be sure to follow me on Instagram (@ChaoticCritic) to see how I add to it throughout the week. For the full spread check back next week. Next week will be a Lung Cancer Awareness themed spread which I’m really excited about. Direct links to stickers are below along with my plan with me video. Enjoy!
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