Plan with me: April 2017 Monthly Layout

Hello all and welcome to my first post in April. I had to start with the April monthly layout of course ;). This is in my Plum Paper Planner.

This beautiful layout is from the Etsy Shop: ilove2print
Her printables are well made and include everything you could possibly need and want for your monthly layout.

This is a month full of events and special activities. I also have not so exciting dental work appointments ha ha.

I hope you all enjoy planning as much as I do. Let me know if you plan I would love to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Much Love,

PWM: Weekly March Layouts

Hey darlings I am sorry that I skipped a post last week but my besties and I went on a girls weekend getaway to Vegas, it was so much fun!

Today I want to share my weekly layouts for this month.
 

This first week of March was so stinking adorable, I just love it. As you can see it is a Wizard of Oz theme. This kit was purchased from Etsy and the sticker shop is: TheHappyDoodle

This kit is so fun, I love everything about it! I personally love looking at my planner when my pages are decorated and eye catching. It is so fun to plan and track everything I need.

I didn't have any major events this week, only pay day which is always fun, paying the mortgage and my son having a day off of school.

How fun is this layout? I wanted to include some green since you will see that on the actual St. Patrick's week I did not use a traditional St. Patrick's kit.

This was kind of a busy week preparing for my trip the upcoming week. A lot of to do's and Clean up lists so that I left my house spotless before my trip. Wednesday was a fun day to celebrate Woman's day! The besties and I got together to celebrate by having dinner, it was fun.

The end of the week just had normal to do's. I loved this fun color combo so much.

Ok this was such a fun week! This was the week of my girl weekend getaway with my besties. It was such a fun week and a fun layout.

To be 100% honest it was a difficult start to the week because of daylight savings and because I started feeling like I was going to come down with something.

The end of my week was awesome as can be expected even though I did get full blown sick toward the end of the week. I had so much fun. The three of us had the same kit that we used to decorate for this week. Enisa bought us matching kits to use for our getaway. It was so cool to see all of us use it and add our own spin to each layout.

You made it to the last week. As most of you know Monday March 20, 2017 was the first day of Spring so I wanted to make this spread super light and Springy...ha ha

Monday was our road trip back home and the day I got full blown sick and had no voice. The drive back though was fun, we played some fun car games.

This color combo makes my hear smile! I am sorry that I can't give you a shop name because I basically took several different kits and pieced it together. I love love love the way it turned out.

Part of the reason I love planning so much is that you get to be creative and come up with fun spreads. This was so fun to piece together.


OK guys thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a blessed day and a fabulous weekend!

Much Love,

Plan with me January 2017 Weekly layouts

Hey guys and welcome to a fabulous new month. I am so excited to show you guys all the layouts that I have created for this month. As I've mentioned in the past, I am using a vertical Plum Paper Planner.

Get a snack and a drink kiddos because this will be a picture heavy post.

I will also be sharing the names of the shops where I purchased the sticker kits, in case and of you are interested in picking one up for yourself.

This layout is seriously gorgeous! Not only was I happy to finally start on a vertical layout which is very different to my Erin Condren but it just looks amazing. There isn't a single thing I would change about this layout. For those interested in this or any other beautiful layouts, I purchased this from the Glam Planner Printable shop on Etsy.

Here is a close up, this kit literally had everything. Worth every dime, which by the way I got a killer deal for. I love her shop, she's got amazing kits.

The only few things that were not a part of this kit was the gold washi tape on top, the date covers and the numbers for the dates.

Next up is the first full week in January.

This was a fun week. The besties and I got together for a planner party and all used the same kit to create three very different layouts. The main stickers for this kit was from Plan with Pizazz shop on Etsy.

On the sidebar I like to keep track of my work schedule (This week) and weekly meals (Family).
I did have to use a variety of filler stickers for this layout. Most of it was from varies Michael's 360 sticker books.

This was a fun girly spread and best of all is who I got to create this with.

Next up is my second favorite layout of the month, the first being the first week. (I'm sorry these pictures are fuzzy, not sure why)

This should look some what familiar if you saw my Monthly layout. This beautiful layout is from the Etsy shop Plan with Ana, this is such a chic and amazing kit. I LOVE all of her stickers. This kit is called Date Night Collection.

I used a lot of filler stickers and washi tape as well. The color scheme is so gorgeous, this is exactly what I would consider as "my type" of layout.

 There really isn't more for me to say about this spread other than absolutely love it!

Last but certainly not least is the last layout for this month.

 So a fun crazy day in January happens to fall on January 27th, it happens to be Chocolate Cake day.
Who comes up with these days is beyond me, but come on...who wouldn't want to celebrate that? ha ha!

This adorable kit was from Formless Designs from Etsy. This kit is called Chocolate cake planner, pretty much to the point, right?! Pink, Brown, Cake and Chocolate what girl can hate on this? Definitely not me!

The last thing I want to share about this spread is the adorable doughnut washi tape, I got that at Target and I love it so much, it looks perfect on this layout.

There you have it. all of the layouts for this month. I hope that I am able to inspire new or seasoned planners in any way that I can. This for me is so therapeutic and a perfect way to enjoy some much needed "me time". This new planner and new layout has been such a blast for me. If you are a fellow planner, please share your YouTube channel or Blog name for me so that I can check it out.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Much Love,

Plan with Me in my new Plum Paper Planner for January 2017; Monthly Layout

Hey y’all hope you had an amazing Holiday break; I know I did. Guys I am so excited to show you my very first Plan with Me on this new planner. Honestly I was so eager to start it, you know a fresh start and all.  The PPP has amazing paper, I can't get over how in love I am with it. 

Well here you have it, my Monthly 2017 January layout.

As you can see I didn't use a fancy monthly kit or anything, as a matter of fact I used this fabulous mini kit that's meant for a personal planner from the Etsy shop: Plan with Ana
The kit if you are interested is called: Date Night Sampler Saturday XXXIII along with the pocket inserts. 

Here is a closer look at the left side of the monthly layout. The New Years Day and Martin Luther King Jr Day stickers are from Create 365 Happy Planner 1829 sticker book from Michaels.
The This is your year sticker is also from the Create 365 Happy Planner book but the 1557 version.

And here you have the close up of the left side of the planner/monthly layout. As I did with my Erin Condren, all layouts that I share with you guys will be pre-pen.

This new planner has given me so much mojo to plan. I was over my Erin Condren!
If you enjoy PWM posts stay tuned for my first weekly layout soon.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Much Love,

Unboxing my new Plum Paper Planner 2017 with a full review.

Hey guys welcome to Turkey week....LOL! No Really Happy Thanksgiving to all those that celebrate, I wish you all a very happy and safe Holiday. I do want to say that because of the Holiday this will be my only post this week.

So not to long ago I told you guys that for 2017 I would be changing planners soon, and it's here! Time to introduce you to the new Plum Paper Planner.

This is going to be a very picture heavy blog post as I wanted to make sure you got a full idea of what it looks like and what to expect. I did the same thing back in 2015 when I got my Erin Condren.
I will show you the new planner and explain at the end why I switched.

Ok, lets get right into it.

This is the box you get your planner in. 

It comes in nice thick bubble wrap to protect your planner.

Your planner will come in a clear pouch. 

I also really like that they added a cute little Thank you card.

This is what you see when you pull it out of the box.

This is the cover I picked, it lets you customize the colors and if you want to personalize it with your  own name, initials or anything else you want it to say. 

I also really like that it comes with a protective clear cover.

This cover is made from a durable nice thick plastic. It feels smooth and of great quality.

Here is a picture so that you can see the clear cover and the normal cover I picked out. 

When you open it you will see the other side of your cover and 

the page where you can add your name. 

The tabs are all colorful and color coordinated based on that different months. 

This is a twelve month planner for the full 2017 year. 

The following pages are pretty cool, you get special dates per month. I love this!

The next few pages are equally cool, they are for idea, plans and goals. I love this!

I am not 100% sure how I intend on using this yet, 

but it's exciting to think of ways to make it functional. 

This is made of thick cardstock, it's very sturdy. The color for January matches the tab color. 

Then you get this cool section in the actual month section, you have put goals for that month, birthdays, events and even a things to remember section. 

The following page is just a blank note section which I also really like. 

This is what the monthly view layout looks like. 

I love that I can see a mini calendar for the upcoming month. 

This is the layout I picked. It is vertical layout with no sections. 

They have several options available on their website for you to pick from.

Here is something new from what I am use to with my Erin Condren. 

This will finish out the week and gray out the upcoming week, so you can decide to decorate this page or the following one. 

See so here it is the other way around. They still gray out the previous week and the new week. 

Technically you can decorate both pages or you can only decorate one, you decide. 

At the end of the planner I have a notes section. I added more pages as add ons but you don't have to.

This is what the note section looks like. 

This is a graph type, dotted page. Note sure that I will use this or how I will use this but hey, it's cool.

Then you get a My Contacts page and a US Holidays page.

After that you get a full 2018 view, I love this page. 

Can we discuss the sticker page?! OMG so so cute! 

The following sticker page is equally cute...ha ha!

The following two sticker sheet are blank labels. 

I love these! They are very functional. 

I use them to track my work days or anything I like to highlight. 

At the end unless you have other add ons you get a thick folder, I love the size of it.

The back of the folder is the exact same. 

Then you see you get to the back cover and the back clear cover. 

The back cover is just as cute and matches the front cover. 

Here is the back closed with clear cover and all. 

One thing I want you guys to know is that the cover it comes with is not interchangeable 

BUT that didn't stop me :)

See if you are very careful you can cut the covers off  and reuse them at a later time,
which I plan on doing. 

See my bestie purchased this gorgeous marble Erin Condren cover which fits in my new Plum Paper Planner perfectly!

I did leave the clear cover on because I like the added protection it offers. 

Here it is all ready for me to use and honestly I cannot wait!

I have done a lot of research on this planner and seriously there are so many perks that I want to share with you all. 

#1 It is cost efficient starts at only $35 it can cost more but only if you have add ons.

#2 The paper quality is AMAZING, like silk paper. Obviously I can't show you that in pictures but take my word for it. 

#3 100% Customization allowed. 

• Planner sizes
• Section add ons
•  Page add ons
• Interchangeable Covers
• Stickers
• Lined boxes 
• It can be bound like mine or you can request it to be unbound 

#4 Erin Condren Covers fit perfectly, so if you have an Erin Condren your covers don't go to waste.
#5 You can use any sticker kits that fit the Erin Condren. That is what you find mainly on most Etsy shops. I will be demonstrating that coming up soon.

OK, so I purchased this planner which ended up costing me $50 with shipping because it offers everything that the Erin Condren offers at a lower price and honestly a better quality.
Erin Condren costs way too much for what you get. The basic cost with shipping is well over $70.

The only thing I wish is that more Etsy sticker shops created layout for the Plum Paper Planner, but I get it, they're not as popular.  Once more people try it I think they would realize what a wonderful planner it is.

Click here to get your own.

Thank you for stopping by and for reading this lengthy review.

Have a wonderful day!