Gigante - Paper Issues

It is time for the new FREE printable over at Paper Issues.  It made a light bulb go off in my head when I saw the taco card.  I had the perfect picture, but had to find it!

My boys have a favorite restaurant.  Margaritas.  Once a week, seven times a week, they don't care, they love it!  This Gigante taco was a limited time taco.  If you could eat the entire thing, they gave free tacos away for a year or something like that.  He could not even eat half.  For $10 it was worth the try though.  

I used a Swag Bag from the Paper Issues store, the Taco PI Paper POP and the 12x12 plaid paper is from Carta Bella Beach Day 4x6 journaling card paper.  

Webster's Pages Planner - Fancy Pants

Join me on the Fancy Pants blog today.  They have joined forces with Webster's Pages for the week.  Sharing how you can combine the beautiful Attwell Collection with their new Color Crush Planners.

Head to the Fancy Pants blog to see how I jazzed up the "Menu" section of the planner!

Also, you can grab all these items over in the Paper Issues Store.  The Gnome is a PIpaperPOP created by Parker on the Porch.  Available in the PI store too!  

Grab it all for 20% using code: Mary-Ann.

Summer - A Flair for Buttons

I am ready for summer.  

I combined Pink Fresh Life Noted papers with a bit of Dear Lizzy phrase stickers and the amazing flair from A Flair for Buttons.  

The papers and stickers came from the Paper Issues store.  20% off if you use code: Mary-Ann.

I also used a PI PaperPOP.  Exclusive made by Jen over at Parker on the Porch.  

Matches my layout perfectly, doesn't it?  

January Planner - mambi

I am over on the mambi blog today.  This is how I decorated my January cover for my planner.  I must tell you that I change this our every month.  This month, it is usually snowy and cold around these parts.  Not this year.  So, for this planner spread, I am wishing for snow:o)  Don't have me if you live near me:o)  My boy wants to get out and play in it.  Plus, he may be hoping for a snow day for two.  

All of the product are from mambi, me & my BIG ideas.  The base is The Happy Planner™.   The only thing that is not mambi, the cute snowflake and snowman.  They are exclusive PaperPOPs from Paper Issues.  My friend Jen Chesnick makes them and has a store of her own called Parker on the Porch.  Hence the name, PaperPOP.  Cute huh?  I attached them with a glue dot on a magnetic paperclip.  

Thank you so much for stopping by here today.  

National Coffee Day - Paper Issues

You have until midnight tonight to participate in the Fall Crop happening over at Paper Issues.  There are tons of prizes to be won.  I created this layout for the Handmade Embellishment Challenge by Jen Chesnick.  I decided to use her very own PaperPOP.  You can find different varieties here in the Paper Issues Store.  However, it can be anything handmade.  There are so many different challenges: Shape Challenge, Color challenge, sketch Challenge, Flair, Die cut or Printable Challenge, Swag Bag Challenge, Big Title Challenge..... the list  goes on!  Head over to Paper Issues Friends & Fans to check it out for yourself.  

September 7-14 - mambi

Good morning everyone.  As you have seen before, I like to start planning my week with a color pallet.  For this week, I chose washi tape that would blend well with the color of pages in my planner.  I did not want the morning, afternoon, evening words on my days, so I used a thin washi to cover that.  I used the bottom section as a place to decorate.  The top and middle sections were for the days activities.  This is what my week looked like when I was done.  The black peeking up from the right side is the next weeks decor.  I do move my folders around.  I love the black one and find that I use that the most.  

If you would like to see more about my week in planning, please go to the mambi blog.  That is where I will be!

October Monthly Planner - mambi

This time of year is my favorite.  Mostly because the new design team was announced and my name was on it!!!  I am thrilled to be here again.  It is also my favorite time of year because I love October and November equally.  For the October monthly section of my planner, I decided to go all out Halloween!  I grabbed all the goodies I could find from mambi that would be perfect for my idea.  Grabbed the coordinating tapes and pens and started documenting.  I am particularly fond of the glittery apple to indicate our apple picking adventure and the big, perfectly too large, glasses for my boys eye appt!  Did you  notice the fun pumpkin fellas?  I think they were the icing on the cake or the caramel on the apple!

I am not going to lie.  This is a busy busy month.  I will document all the smaller details that need attention on the daily sections in the up coming weeks.  You will see!

This Jack Skellington guy is from Paper Issues and is called PaperPOP. You can check him and all his friends out HERE. 

You can go to the mambi blog and see how all the other design team members are creating with their planners.

#RAD - Simple Stories Spotlight - Paper Issues

By now you should have figured out that Paper Issues does a Product Spotlight pretty often.  They ask their team to create projects with one specific collection, see how we all interpret it differently and share it all with their viewers.  It is pretty fun.  You will have to go HERE to see what  the other members have created with this months collection:  So RAD by Simple Stories.  

Having a boy makes this collection right up my alley!

Since they only share the entire l about, I thought I would include closeups of my project over here for you.   Don't you love the cork paper?  I do!

Did you notice the PI PaperPOP?  This bottle of glue is from the set called Sniffy McGlue!  

See you again soon.