I can't believe it's already that time of the month! My Planners&Journals #PnJplannerkit for September is already here! And if you subscribed, then your kit should already be on its way to you starting tomorrow. How exciting is that??
Last night, I went to the PnJ headquarters to help pack the kits and so I was able to bring mine home! (Btw, thanks Summer for letting me bring it home even though it wasn't ready yet. Hihi.) It was an incredible sight seeing (and hearing) their machines at work. You should've seen all the love and hardwork that goes into each kit. Here was my fun sight last night. You've probably seen this on my Instagram account..
Now I'm very excited to share the contents of the kit with you. I took as many pictures as I could as I "tore" through the package. Oh! I also might be able to share with you some ideas on how to use the items in this month's kit.
First of all, this month's kit comes with a sturdy pouch from our contributor, Supot Sisidlan. What I love about this pouch is that the A5 sized cardstocks can fit in it! I actually have sooo many pouches already but a stationery addict like me can never have too many pouches. Lol! So many planner goodies I can store! Oh, and btw, their pouches lasts long! I still have my pouch from 3 years ago!
I've always enjoyed how the idea of unicorns takes me to magical places. A place where colorful dreams and ideas are made. That's why I'm loving the theme for this month's kit. It's fun and light. It just makes me smile. Here are the two A5 sample cardstocks inclusive in the kit. The layout is designed the P&J team and the unicorn designed by 7th Design.
The kit also comes with a roll of slim MT tape from DolcesOnline, 'Others' stickers by Toshiyuki Fukuda , a "Keep calm and Plan" self-inking stamp and a set of shrink plastic and wood veneers paper clips that I made.
Here's a closeup of the stamp for you! I am OBSESSED!
Another thing I am obsessed with in the kit is this pack of ephemeras by 7th Design! Seriously, I need tons!! I use ephemeras almost like stickers. It's a nice way to enhance your planner pages but you can also use them to make cards, gift tags and labels. So many possibilities! I'll make sure to show some next time!
Every month, the kit comes with a dashboard that goes with the theme but I especially like this month's dashboard. It says, "Play with fairies, ride a unicorn, swim with mermaids, chase rainbows". Somehow it gives a sense of empowerment ..that sometimes, it takes a little bit of imagination, color, and magic to keep going.
Of course, we have to talk about the most important feature of the kits: the inserts!
The rainbow days on my week on 1 page (wo1p) is perfect for my mini journaling. I haven't actually immersed myself completely into journaling so I like using my wo1p so I don't feel too overwhelmed with daily entries. Of course there are other uses for it too. You could use it for normal planning. I would plot my lessons for Kinder class and tutorials on it before.
The rainbow effect on the week on 2 pages (wo2p) for the Unicorns and Rainbows theme is cute as ever! Soooo many possibilities for designing with washi tapes, stickers and of course, stamps! Knowing myself, I will still probably stick to a theme per week. I can't wait for my Sweet Stamp Shop stamps to get in! I got some to match this months theme. Oops!
..and here's the daily layout. It's also very colorful but I know I'm gonna enjoy stamping on it. I have some Dew Drop brilliance ink that would probably look good on it. I'm quite positive my Mommylhey stamps would look super cute on it too but I'm already eyeing my StudioL2e Hi-light It stamps for the schedule area.
but below is my favorite feature of the daily inserts! I hope I check more good days than s*@%$& days! Lol!
So there you go! That's about it. I hope the September theme for the PnJplannerkit puts a little color in your life this month. They also made it a little sweeter with a nice treat from @happyeveraftersweets (on Instagram) that you'll find in your kits! We call in the unicorn poop! Don't worry though. It's just meringue!
