Planner Friday - April

Wow, Planner Friday came around again so quickly!  I feel like the months are speeding by and it will be summer before we know it.  Though that's not a bad thing, I can't wait for some sunshine! 

For today's post I wanted to show you how I use my Annie's Paper Boutique stamps to help keep me organised and add a little fun to my planner pages too.  

Products used: Perfect Pairs planner stamps

Check It Off planner stamps

At Home planner stamps

School Days planner stamps

Need Coffee planner stamps

Coffee gold planner clip

Trendy Page Dots

I knew when I started planning my week that I was going to be busier than usual so I added plenty of check boxes for my daily to dos using a stamp from the Check It Off set and then added my reminders and lists with stamps from the At Home and School Days sets.  I reinforced the holes in my pages with colourful Trendy Page Dots, paired them with some bright and cheery washi tape and added one of my favourite coffee planner clips.

Talking of coffee I knew I was going to need a lot of caffeine see me through the week so I made it the theme for my pages!   There is a special set of  APB stamps for my fellow coffee addicts, aptly called Need Coffee and they are the perfect size for planner pages as they are quite small so you will still have have plenty of space left to make your notes around them.  I also used a larger coffee stamp from the Perfect Pairs set in my Sunday section as I have less to do that day and had more space for decoration.  The last thing I did was to colour in the stamps with fineliners and pencil crayons and then I was ready to face the week!

My week fuelled by coffee

I have to admit I am glad it is Friday now as my week is winding down a little.  I might have had a lot to do but every time I opened my planner I was greeted with a cheerful spread which made my tasks seem less daunting.  

How do you get through a busy week?

Don't forget to stop by the store to check out all the lovely planning supplies and I'll be back again next month for another Planner Friday! 

Amanda

Trendy Twine - Coffee

Happy Monday!  This is Sukie and I have a fun card to share today featuring some gorgeous Spiced Pumpkin Trendy Twine and a Mini Envelope.  I created a tag to fit inside of the envelope which is the perfect size for tucking in a gift card.  The coffee themed planner clip was the perfect accent to the tag.

The papers are from the DCWV Natural Mat Stack and coordinated perfectly with the mini envelope. The sentiment from the APB Need Coffee stamp set was the focal point for my card.  The tiny coffee cup is also from the same stamp set.  I cut out another coffee cup from the Kadoodle Bug Designs Cutesy Breakfast Foods cutting file and adhered it to the front of the envelop.  A few bling stickers were the finishing touch on my card.

You can check out all of these crafty products over in the store.  Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

Trendy Twine ~ Pumpkin Spice Latte and Holder

Good morning!  Beth from Beth's Beauties here with you today.  Fall is in full swing and with that comes...pumpkin spice lattes!  So that is exactly what I have to share with you today.

I started out by creating a holder for the Mini Coffee Cup.
Here are the instructions on how to make it:
Cut a piece of patterned paper 2.5"x11".  Score it at 4.5", 7", 7.75" and 10.25".  Cut or punch a 2" circle between the last two score lines.  If your patterned paper is once sided, like mine was (DCWV's Pumpkin Patch stack), you also need a 2-1/2"x4-3/8" piece of the same paper.
You also need a coordinating paper cut in pieces of 3-1/2"x2-1/4" and 1/2"x2-1/4".
Assembly:
The extra piece of paper that is the same as the holder needs to be adhered on the front of the back panel, lining it up at the top and sides.  Then glue the 3/4" flap to the front of the back panel.  Finally, adhere the larger coordinating paper onto the front of the back panel and the narrow piece to the front of the base.  And voila!  You have your holder!

I also wrapped patterned paper around the mini coffee cup and some Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine with a pumpkin charm from Blue Moon Beads.  I wrapped Spiced Pumpkin Trendy Twine around the back to secure a tag that I punched out with a Fiskars tag punch, added a Hello Fall Page Dot to the top and stamped a sentiment from APB Happy Thanksgiving stamps.

For the top of the mini coffee cup, the brown paper was 1-3/8" circle and then I used the pumpkin from the APB Hello Fall planner stamps to create a sweet topper.

And yes! The back is even decorated!  I adhered an orange coin envelope (only putting ATG down the center of the envelope) which was stamped with a sentiment from the APB Happy Thanksgiving stamp set and the acorn from APB Hello Fall Planner stamps.  I used a Hello Fall Page Dots on the flap and created a tassel and bow with Spiced Pumpkin Trendy Twine.  The Coffee Planner Clip holds the flap shut.

Once the paper clip is taken off, you can get the gift card inside!

And very possibly the best part of all, are the treats inside the Mini Coffee Cup :)

Here is what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Mini Coffee Cup

Spiced Pumpkin Trendy Twine

Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine

Orange Coin Envelope

APB Happy Thanksgiving stamps

APB Hello Fall planner stamps

Hello Fall Page Dots

Coffee Planner Clip

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I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!