7 Pens Perfect for Using in Your Planner

All of the photos taken are my own with the exception of the Paper Mate® Ink Joy® pens: photo curtesy of Staples.com

Note: All of the opinions and reviews are my own. I didn't receive compensation or free products from any of the aforementioned products.

When deciding to use a paper planner, you may become overwhelmed at how many varieties there actually are. But in this post, I’m going to share with you the top 8 most popular paper planners to help narrow down your search though I’ve not put them in any particular order.

Picture Credits:

1. Filofax 

2. Kikki-K

3. Erin Condren Life Planner™

4. My own picture. The Happy Planner™ can be found in the online Mambi shop for purchase.

5. Seeweed Kisses picture. Can be purchased from Amazon here.

6. Webster’s Pages Color Crush Planners

7. Carpe Diem by Simple Stories™

8. Hibonichi Techno

Hopefully, this list makes your search a little easier. I’d love to hear what you end up with!

xoxo,

Liz

Creative Mercantile’s Mercantile Mail: The Subscription Box You Didn’t Know You Needed

Besides my addiction to planners and planner related supplies, my other addiction is subscription boxes much to my husband’s chagrin. At one time I received the following subscription boxes:

With me attending school full time this coming fall, I am quitting my full time job. This means that I’ve had to drastically cut my spending and that includes subscription boxes. I have cancelled all but two. One of which is my Mercantile Mail subscription. If you follow the jump, I’ll tell you why out of all the subscription boxes I was receiving, I kept Mercantile Mail.

Sneak a Peek of New Happy Planner™ Products Due Out End of October!!

If you use the Happy Planner™ line of planners like I do, then you tend to get very excited when new products are coming out. It almost feels like a planner version of Christmas. What some of you may not know is that me&my BIG ideas likes to use Periscope as a way to show some of their upcoming products usually a few months in advance. Since some of you may not know this, I’ve taken quite a few screenshots to show you the new items that will be a part of a huge release at the end of October. Follow the jump to see the new products!

I feel this happens on a daily basis...

5 Trends in Paper Planning Right Now

When opening up a new paper planner, you may be looking at the blank pages and asking yourself, “What now?” 

While there is so much that you could do, here are the top 5 trends right now in paper planning to help get your creative juices flowing.

1. Rose Gold

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