It's definitely time to start blogging. It's been a whole year since I've been sucked into this so-called planner community. Although I've been using planners for more than a decade, it was only last year when I saw that they are other people as crazy as I am. I've always been reading blogs here and there to get tips for planning, journaling, stamping and a lot of other related things and I thought, 'why not create a blog of my own?'.. I've been seriously contemplating for a couple of months, thinking nobody would read it anyway, but since Mommylhey posted a design team call and posted her list of requirements, it felt like the final push to start blogging, I got super excited, decided that I did actually really wanted to blog and I went for it.
You'll be reading how I used my Mommylhey stamps in designing my spread for June. You see, i've fallen in love with her stamps since I first started using them.. And I'm not saying this because I'm applying for the design team. I love how firm the stamps are and how thick or tall it is. I wouldn't have to worry about the stamp touching or smudging the ink!
Since it's the beginning of the month, I decided to make a divider and dashboard for June. I experimented with my new gold StazOn and used the flourish square stamp from the Tag You're It set on a clear transparency film. I used a transparency film because I could still put some sticky notes on a part of the dashboard without totally covering up the design below it. I initially thought I'd stamp 4 times for the letters J-U-N-E but I realized too late that the Alpha stamps are not with me yet (Yay! Shipping starts next week).
I chose 4 words from different stamp sets to emphasize what this month will comprise of: planning, meetings, daily and weekly lists. I stamped it on a different sheet of paper because I still intend to use the dashboard for July when my alpha stamps are here.
It's also a new week so I prepared a new layout on my Erin Condren inspired inserts from Plannersandjournals. When designing my layout, my usual technique is to shop my stash and find something that inspires me... but I just came home from the mall and bought myself new stickers from The Paper Stone and a roll of Maste washi tape so I had to use it!! I als
o used stickers from Beadstreet and cut up some papers from the Serendipity 6x6 paper pad to fit my insert squares. I grabbed the list stamp from My Daily Kawaii, covered up a part of the stamp so it would fit my squares and also built a new list using the solid heart stamp on the set and a part of the list stamp.
Of course I stamped the rest of the events for the week but still left some writing space. When planning, I always pre-stamp but I need some free space for unexpected events, appointments etc..
So here's the first half in my planner..
And the other half. I still plan to add a few more things for 
That's it! I'm done. I'm totally loving the outcome and I'm very excited to fill in the week! Here's a whole week spread in case you want to see!
I hope you enjoyed my first entry! Please know that I'm working on adding the links to all mentioned items and shops. I would love for you to know where I got my amazing supplies. Please do come back for more :)
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