Decorate With Me - ECLP Week 18 (Apr 27 - May 3) | Three Day Weekend

Here is my layout for next week and I am so looking forward to a three day weekend with hubby! And as per usual I'm keeping it fairly simple cause for sure these pages will get busy as the days pass :) I used a few sweets stickers for the beginning of the week and some travel stickers on the days we'll be out. Page flags on the days I work and for a few reminders during our trip.

Let's Begin...

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Decorate With Me - ECLP Week 17 (April 20-26, 2015) | National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week + Bella's Birthday

I got a head start on next week's page decor. I made page flags using the banner cutter I bought at Hobby Lobby and pre printed some To-Do lists, Chores and Work; I measured and cut these to fit the boxes of the morning, day & night then used my Xyron to turn them into stickers. I placed them in the striped black and white mini gift bag. For the weekend I used these cute stickers I bought on Etsy the shop name is "sweetkawaiidesigns". The polaroid photo below of my dog Bella was printed from my Fujifilm Instax Share Printer.

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Here is how I decorated next week's spread:

Decorate With Me - ECLP Week 16 (April 13-19) | Anniversary Week

Hello there friends! Long time no post :) I've been away from my blog for a bit due to illness the last two weeks of March. Just needed some time to recuperate and recharge. Now I'm back with a weekly page decor I'd like to share with you. This is the week of April 13th through the 19th in which me and hubby are celebrating our wedding anniversary so I've embellished these pages with our special day in mind.  

Here are some photos I took of the aftermath --- 

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♥ What's in My Planner? - ECLP Monthly Pages Decor ::April 2015::

Hello friends! I'm still new to the planner community and so decor isn't really top notch yet. Since experimenting with different materials, styles and colors I've come to realize that having a theme or motif is key. 

Before decorating a page it is essential to put down notes on days, tentative or definite, that serves as reminders or tasks, events, birthdays, appointments ... etc.

When you have your materials and theme in mind you're ready to start decorating. I like to consider holidays or special occasions happening during the month, as you can see the last few days of March starts Holy Week so I used the cross washi to run from Monday through Thursday. I used silver/platinum stickers with Bible quotes and crosses for both Good Friday and Easter Sunday, unfortunately due to the lighting and camera flash it didn't come out obvious. 

And since it is Spring I wanted to dress the month of April in yummy pastel colors! 

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Here's a descriptive overview of how I set up the month of April: 

Erin Condren 2015 Life Planner Overview

Hello friends, I hope everyone is well! Here's another planner post I wanted to share ~ I've really been contemplating purchasing the Erin Condren Life Planner and giving it a try since watching PLAN WITH ANITA on YouTube and I just love her decorating style but I first came across this planner brand watching AtHomeWithNikki Planner Organization 2015: Planner Supplies! First let me just say and believe me I love my kikki.K Mint personal planner and my handy dandy pre-loved Louis Vuitton PM agenda but I have to admit there was just something about the Erin Condren planner that got me wanting to buy one. So I was happy to discover that Erin Condren is sold here in the Bay Area at the Staples in Pleasant Hill. And I am assuming that these are their "Ready to Ship" planners featured on their website because these planners are ready to pick up for purchase. So whatever the cover it comes with, that's what you'll get. Staples does have stock of other EC accessories like other limited covers and planner elastics bands sold separately. Here is a walk-through of the planner I purchased --- 

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I bought this planner looking exactly like this, no box or plastic cover

Just right behind the info insert is their signature detachable ruler which is used as a bookmark and the cover is a sturdy laminate that is detachable as well and can be changed with other planner covers of your choice. 

Upon opening the cover, the left side is a page where you can put your personal info. The first, second and third pages are colorful greeting pages.

As you turn the first tab it is your 2014-2015 Year at a Glance pages

As you can see all the months are separated with tabs and I love how after each monthly page the weekly pages follow right after. Unlike other planner pages the months and weeks are separated in their own sections.

This is how the monthly page looks like

And this is how a week on 2 pages looks like. Different format to the kikki.K and FiloFax pages.

Towards the end of the planner there are a good amount of pages for notes and decorative pages for doodling, 2 pages of 2016-2017 at a glace, then you get here - preprinted stickers pages for life different activities in RED, PINK, ORANGE, TEAL and GREEN.

These next two pages are blank and are for customizing your own activities.

This insert is so handy and is a folder type pocket both front and back, useful for receipts, stickers, notes...etc.

The last insert is a transparent seal-able pouch for writing supplies, cash or planner accessories.  

With purchase this planner comes with 4 different designed gift stickers/labels.

The elastic band I bought separately and comes in a pack of 3 for $6.99

Overall I do love this planner though I will be honest, I wish the monthly and weekly pages weren't as colorful and were either printed in black or charcoal gray to allow customization. Still I feel this is a great planner and super love the weekly pages because it has more space in comparison to the ring bound planners. I highly recommend this planner if you are one who is interested in a variety of planner layouts and would like something different for your needs.