On the 2nd February this year I was fortunate enough to grab a ticket for the UKPA Big Meet and wow I'm so glad that I did.  What an amazing event; a coming together of like-minded people, planners and creatives at the CEME Centre in Rainham, near London.  If you only attend one planner meet up next year, then this should be the one, the golden halo of planner events (or should that be crown). Best of all Erin Condren was there, which means it is now the second time I have met her.

Do you often struggle to find the right sticker kits for your planning, especially when using a travelers notebook?  I have the solution; use a blank notebook.  I love the freedom of a blank book and it means I can use any type of stickers, especially the lovely kits many of the shops make for the Erin Condren planners.  Below I have two different layouts using EC sized kits, with a full chatty plan with me of how I put the layout together.

​This post uses affiliate links via Etsy, but they are all for shops that I love and recommend.

Planner shops used:
www.hazydaysuk.etsy.com
www.silentbeautyplans.etsy.com
www.theplumpplanner.etsy.com

Wow, it's July already...where does time go? So with that in mind, I thought it would be a good idea to share with you my current Planner/Travelers Notebook set up.

​I haven't blogged for a while, a whole Month in fact. I have had a lot going on, my dad has had a major operation and I have been so busy with the end of year work activities (I'm a Drama Teacher and Head of Department in a UK Secondary School). My last set up is here.

I'm still using my Uglydori, I know, not bad going, a year and a half using the same cover (although I do have several other planners that I use too!).  See What Planners I Use and Why.

I got gifted some lovely Cocoa Daisy cards and clips from a friend so decided to go all summery and use them on my pockets and completed the look with floral washi and some gorgeous paper clips from the Works.

​For my blog planning and organisation of my social media and stat tracking, I use a Leuchtturm monthly planner.

​I have gone in to detail in the post here (Blog Planning Organisation and Planning Goals for 2018) about how I use it, but thought today that I would do a flip through to show you visually how I use it to plan my blog and You Tube posts.

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If you are looking for ideas for planner page spread ideas for beautiful layouts in your Travelers Notebook, then you are in the right place. I do all my planning in a blank insert, varying in sizes between a regular and cahier size inserts. Some I have used a plain book, whilst some use dot grid or grid paper.

I love using blank inserts as I can change the layout up each week and totally leave my own stamp on the pages. It also means I don't have to worry about 'planner peace'-  hahahaha.

Inserts from:

• Queen Mabel and Doris - Shop currently closed
• Travelers Times on Etsy
• Scurry and Peck on Etsy​​

I've turned this lovely Primark peg board for displaying postcards on into a lovely must have accessory for planner girls; a Planner clips and planner charm display frame. 

As soon as I saw the peg board, I knew it would be perfect for my every growing collection of planner paper clips. They were previously residing in a variety of craft boxes and drawers in my craft room. I have been looking for a cool way to display them for quite some time now and this was perfect.

I haven't updated you on my current Planner set up for quite some time. I am still in my Uglydori Travelers Notebook from Ugly Bug Plans as my main every day planner (or Every day carry - EDC) and I still love it just as much as I did when I first got it. 

​Join me and the other Planner Girls Collective bloggers as we run through our current planners.

I didn't want a specific seasonal theme for my current set up, however looking at it now, it does fit nicely with Valentines Day (as much as I hate Valentines - "single girls unite!"). The pockets and dashboard are actually vintage themed using vintage style ephemera that I have gathered from a variety of places (mostly from swaps at planner meets) and papers from The Planner Society. I love the burgundy's, creams and purple and they match nicely with my Uglydori which is a lovely purple colour (First Kiss is the colour) wait... there's the Valentines link again! hahaha.