Jennie McGarvey

One Day At A Time In My Travelers Notebook

Hello! I tried something new to me recently and I couldn't wait to share with you.  [And, I am really thinking I'm going to try this idea again!] I decided to try planning one day on one page in a travelers notebook.  What's better to do that with some Doodlebug Designs Pumpkin Party?  I wasn't sure how it would go but that didn't mean I wouldn't try it out.  Spoiler alert: I love it!

I was able to combine functional [places to be & to do lists!] and decorative and it brings me joy! These Pumpkin Party goodies were able to help me create a to do list!

These So Corny Sprinkles helped me create a list and I will for sure be flipping to my pages and I'll be the most efficient ever thanks to those and the beautiful patterned papers, too!

How amazing is that Black Cats washi?  Oh my!  I love it and I love the contrast between it and the Abigail Alphabet stickers -- it just looks so Halloween! How could it not with the Odds and Ends?! They are the perfect accent to the page.

Have you ever tried to plan on one page?  I don't know that it will become my main planner but I will FOR SURE be doing this again.  Without a doubt. If you have, are you adding decorative elements?  What are your favorites to use for that? 

Beginning to Decorate For Halloween!

It's that oh so fun time of year when we can really get excited for decorating! We can break out the ghoulish pumpkins and macabre skeletons.  It's time for Halloween.  As luck would have it, we can start preparing our planners, too! So, I decided to use my new Doodlebug Travelers Notebook + inserts for my planning!  They are just perfect and this seemed like the best time to start using them!

Talk about cute, am I right? I am positively in love with the Buffalo Check Daily Doodles Travel Notebook -- it's perfect for all year long. But, right now, I love how it goes with the Doodlebug Pumpkin Party collection.

The monthly view is at the beginning of the insert so I wanted to make sure I got this month off to the right start.  I wanted a solid base, so that is where both the Doodlebug Petite Prints collection, the Teensy Type Alphabet Stickers and the Abigail Alphabet Stickers come in. They provide the base for all of the Pumpkin Party accents I wanted to use.

Just like this!  Don't you love how I was able to combine a bit of the 12x12 cardstock stickers, the Icon Stickers and the So Corny Sprinkles.  I think it's just the cutest little accent to my ordinary plans.

Where to look first?!  The Icon stickers are the perfect size -- don't you love the ghost? And there were so many of the Pumpkin Party Chit Chat pieces I wanted to use it was tough to limit myself to just one! Because of that, I had to make sure to dress it up with the Silly Spiders Sprinkles - aren't they just perfect together?

I cannot wait to show you how I've set up my entire travelers notebook full of all things fun and not at all spooky for Halloween! 

Petite Prints & Planners

If you asked me to pick a favorite part of this planner layout, I don't know what' I would choose! I mean, I LOVE rainbows, that is one of the reasons Doodlebug Designs is perfect for me!  But then you add in the Floral and Graph 6x6 Petite Prints pad?  OBSESSED!

Now you know what is just plain FUN on a planner layout?  Keeping you motivated throughout the week?  The So Much Pun Icon stickers.  They are thick and high quality and I was super excited to use the dinosaurs.  It's a little unconventional, but they come in a rainbow and are adorable!

Now, there were quite a few things I wanted to highlight this week - so I wanted to use the Skinny Alphabet stickers. I just LOVE them.  They are a great size to really stand out.  And, they match the rainbow of papers and dinos!

 A little bit of washi is a must on a planner layout, don't you think?  So I added a couple of different types of Doodlebug Washi -- both in rainbow designs. Isn't the Fairy Tales washi just the cutest? You can be sure I will be using the Doodlebug Designs Petite Prints more and more in my pages -- it's the perfect layering piece in my planner, would't you say?

 

So Much Pun - Travelers Notebook Style!

Hello, there!  I've been keeping up with my documenting in my travelers notebook inserts and it just feels so fun.  I'm inspired to keep up with them and I think a large part of it is the scale of the project.  I can create something so manageable - yet everything goes together.  It's really so perfect for my life right now.

So, I'm working on an insert that is just favorites.  Photos, moments, stories, whatever!  There are absolutely no rules.  So, I pulled out a couple of photos so I could create a couple of pages and I am in love!

I was so excited when I could combine both an adorable photo + moment with that great little frog!  How cute is he?  The entire So Much Pun collection is just a joy to work with -- I mean, the colors!  The images.  The whole thing is just PUN.  Whoops!  Fun! But, as always, the Odds & Ends are the perfect embellishment!

I'm also pretty excited about the Doodlebug Sequins, too.  I love the colors and the simplicity.  They are such a cute addition to any page -- just a tiny bit of glue and you are set.

I couldn't stop there, though.  My son also loves cheeseburgers.  So, the cheeseburger icons in this collection were just calling to me to use!

Isn't the 6x6 patterned paper pad just perfect?  I think so!  I love it for use in my travelers notebook -- the size is perfect and so is the scale of the patterns.  Just so good in my planners, too! But you knew I had to use the Perfect Combo Sprinkles.  Look at them!  I'm just so smitten with each little piece and the ketchup & mustard was perfect here!

Do you see what I did there with the Sprinkles?  Ketchup, mustard and pickles!  I crack myself up!

Do you love this collection too?  Follow along with Doodlebug on Instagram so you can see how everyone is using this playful collection!

This Is The Life | The Happy Planner®

Lemons into lemonade? That is exactly what I have done this week in my Happy Planner with the Doodlebug Sweet Summer collection.  I absolutely love yellow and the lemon & lemonade icons in the collection.  I had to use them this week in my planner and I am so glad they did!

The addition of the patterned paper is a really cute way to add the additional sunshine and cute decor to the pages.  I love it because it allowed me to add the fun where I needed it.  [And, also where I didn't need to add my plans!]

The yellow and white stripes complimented the suns so well!  I simply used my planner punch to get the perfect size for this!

I brought the lemonade to the right hand side, as well.  How can you not when it's this cute?!

Because I'm using a teacher planner there are no weekends designated in this planner.  So, I create my own!  The Abigail alphabet stickers are perfect for this!  Especially when layered with the mini paper doilies!  So very cute.

Obviously I needed Sunday, too!  It's perfectly sun-kissed, don't you think?

I'm so excited by the way that this layout turned out -- I'll have to try it again soon with another theme!

Book Of Me, Travelers Notebook Style!

I decided to do a mini album about...MYSELF this year.  It feels a bit strange, but I knew it was something I really wanted to do.  I also REALLY wanted to put it in a travelers notebook insert.  I love working with them and love the thick pages which make it great for embellishing.

I love the Hello Collection.  But for this project all about me is perfect!  So many different icons and images that tell the stories - I love it!  Just like this page about my homes -- loved the Odds & Ends house, it was so perfect here, don't you think? 

Now, I didn't stop with that page.  I added a page about flowers and obviously he Hello Collection was perfect for that, TOO!

Now, obviously I am super excited about the floral paper and the Odds & ends, but the Garden Party washi and the Doodle Pops were the perfect embellishments for a page about flowers!

Using the Hello Collection has been amazing for my planners -- both Happy Planner and travelers notebook!  I just love it.  

July

I love summer!  I especially love decorating for summer in my planner.  And, the most satisfying thing is to use my favorite collection, Doodlebug Design's Sweet Summer in a decorative fashion!

Now, when I mention decorative -- yes this layout is decorative.  However, I did decide I would also keep track of my sons baseball tournaments in addition to the cute decor.  However, this was super simple, especially with the Doodlebug Abigail and Teensy Type Alphas.  I could note the names of the tournaments and they look so cute and perfect with the decor.

The washi is also a fantastic accent!  Helps document a road trip my family is planning on taking!

Speaking of road trips -- how cute is the convertible Icon Sticker to kick it all off?  I just love it -- makes the whole thing so much more whimsical and fun.

Using the Doodlebug Designs Sweet Summer collection in my monthly view of my planner was absolutely perfect - I love the way I can keep the pages both FUN and functional.

School's Out For Summer

It's summer time and it's time to rejoice in all things sunny and colorful - and that is what I intend to do, starting in my planner! The easiest way to do that is with the Doodlebug Sweet Summer collection.  I made my weekly layout feel like hot days and fun activities with a few easy supplies.

In order to really get the effect I was after, I did something completely different for me.  I decorated first.  Yes, I put the fun patterned paper and icon stickers down before I wrote my plans.  Never fear, I had everything pre-planned so I knew which days there were activities and where to leave room for them. And that Hello, Summer cluster in the lower right hand corner?  Easily my favorite!

It's so hard to say that, though.  Especially when you have the Abigail Alphabet stickers taking center stage!  (And, I would for sure say that the last day of school is center stage!)  They are the perfect way to make something super special stand out, am I right?

As you can see, it was still easy to add plans while remaining CUTE. Layering a planner sticker with a punched patterned paper box makes the plans stand out, yet creates something really cute.  Planning can combine the best of what you love about paper crafting but your functional plans, too!

After all of this fun, I am looking forward to putting together the monthly view in a similar fashion!  I'll be sure to share with you when I do!

Jeweled Tones for Mother's Day!

Oh my!  I was excited to work in my planner for the week of Mother's Day - I mean, I get to plan whatever I'd like! (Great, right?) I also thought I would decorate using the Doodlebug Hello Collection, I love the Jewel tones and florals!

It's great to start the week with that fun typewriter from the Hello Odds & Ends!  It makes the week feel fun yet definitely makes me keep track of those things I need to get done.

Other ways that I really dressed up the pages was not only to add the activities + to do lists, but also to use the Hello 6x6 pad, Garden Party washi, and the Gold Scallop Washi, too! It's so easy to dress up super functional pages, and make them so cute.

You have to include the beautiful florals!  There are so many in the Odds & Ends and the gold foil accents just really make me smile. I love putting them in spaces that would ordinarily remain white -- and I feel like it makes me more productive, too.  (Because I love looking at those cute embellishments!)

It's so easy to dress up my pages with the Doodlebug papers, die cuts and stickers.  It's not only easy, but I love the results. Bonus that Mother's Day gets to be shiny with the gold foil yet floral, too.  Perfect!

Embellishing Planner Pages

I love making my planner super functional.  It's how I get through the weeks with not messing things up too horribly.  I get to our activities and appointments on time thanks to those pages.  However, I feel like we can make them look good at the same time -- while remaining functional.

I really love washi tape.  Doodlebug washi is my most favorite, too.  It's gorgeous and has that smooth texture and just works wonderfully in so many ways.  Washi is wonderful in planners -- it adds as much decoration as you'd like to use on your project.  This scallop washi is just amazing -- so on trend but still wonderful in it's practical use. 

I knew I wanted to add lots of washi this week to create a rainbow yet still keep every single activity the focus.

Though I have to say, that doesn't mean you cannot add a pop of decoration here and there.  Using spots that you don't need for function can be opportunities to decorate! You can even add special decorative bits, like the Doodlebug Cream and Sugar Sprinkles that I used here.

Each decorative cluster does not have to be really involved.  It can still be super fun yet simple.  This one is just fun using one of the Doodlebug Mini Doilies as a base for this cluster.

I just love how you can add a couple of strips of washi and a Doodlebug Down On The Farm Cardstock Icon Sticker or two and create something really amazing that can really inspire you throughout the week! Do you love using Doodlebug Washi on your projects? How are you using it?