Planner Friday - July

Hi!  I'm Amanda from She's Eclectic and I am here for another Planner Friday, where I share with you how I decorate my planner pages to help keep me organised.

I find the best way to keep on top of everything I need to do and remember is to check my planner throughout the day and having fun pages means I am more likely to open it up and take a peek.

Supplies used this week: Trendy Page Dots Circle Reinforcements

School Days Planner Stamp Set

At Home Planner Stamp Set 

Check It Off Planner Stamp Set

Foodies Planner Stamp Set

Washi Tape

Dandelion Memento Ink

To Do Journalling Tag

I decided to do something different with my layout this week, I used the lined Check It Off stamp for a change.  I have seen a lot of people use this one in their Erin Condren planners and I liked how it looked.  It is very handy for people like me who end up writing on a slant if they use unlined paper! 

My extra to do list

This week I had a lot of things going on at my children's school.  Here in the UK the summer holiday doesn't start until the middle of July and I find the school tends to squeeze all the events into the final two weeks.  Thursday was an especially busy day as I had to attend two sport events (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and then three parents evening appointments during and after school.  I didn't have enough room to make a note of all of the times on my planner page so I used a To Do Journalling Tag to record all the extra info. I just made a note on my page to remind me to check the list that day.  I also used an ice cream stamp from the Foodies Set just because it is so cute and it went with my summer theme.

My week so far

If you are feeling creative why not stop by the store and see what takes you fancy?

I will see you again next month for more planner fun!

Amanda 

Planner Friday

Hello! I am Amanda and I write a blog called She's Eclectic.  I'm very proud to be joining the Annie's Paper Boutique team and I will be posting on the first Friday of the month about planning and getting organised.  

I have been a stationery addict for as long as I can remember. When I started using a Filofax at the beginning of last year I found my passion was reignited as I discovered new ways to get and stay organised. I also met some lovely people who enjoyed decorating their planner pages and they inspired me to have a go myself. I don't think I would have stuck with using my Filofax for the past 18 months if it hadn't been for getting creative with my diary pages.

In today's post I will be showing you some of my favourite products from Annie's Paper Boutique that I use in my planner.

Pictured: At Home Planner Stamp Set

Trendy Page Dots

To Do Tags

Washi Tape

Trendy Page Dots and At Home Planner Stamps in action.

  

I use my diary to keep track of various appointments and events, to do lists and my blog statistics. Decorating the pages doesn't take very long and I enjoy doing it. I start with adding washi tape to the top and bottom of my pages and the Trendy Page Dot reinforcements.  I like to write an inspirational quote in the notes section, something to keep me positive or make me smile when I check my planner.  

After that I fill in my daily to do lists and reminders using the planner stamps and then write in anything else I need. I will stick a couple of stickers onto the pages but I make sure to leave myself plenty of space so I can doodle or add more notes as the week goes on. 

I like to use cute paper clips, like this Love My Cup Of Joe one, and the To Do Tags in my planner.  I punch holes into the tags so I can add them onto the rings of my Filofax.  I usually use these tags to list the things I need to do at some point during the week, things that don't need to be done on specific day.  

Perfectly straight.

I also find them handy for when I use the planner stamps. I line up my stamping block on top of the tag and then I have a perfectly straight line to follow when I put the stamps onto the block.  I am a bit of a neat freak and like things to be "just so".  I don't like crooked stamps!

   

Weekly to do list added to my rings 

I continue to fill in my pages during the week and tick off the things I complete. The photo above was taken on Wednesday, so half way through the week and the one below is from today. 

My nearly completed week

If you fancy prettying up your planner pages stop by the store and take a look at all the goodies available! 

See you next month.

Amanda