Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate Hero Arts Planner Catalog and planner goodies (more about this below)!
I enjoy planning and I probably sometimes plan more than I actually do, but for me this is a good way to stay organized and keep up with my busy blog schedule. I rarely plan anything other than my crafty blog life, so the only permanent planner I have is my crafty one.
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I keep two versions of my blog planner – a detailed monthly calendar in a spreadsheet online (there I can move things around easily and type up more info if needed) and a weekly less details but more sketchy paper planner. This blog post is about the second one.
My paper planner usually consists of a list of tasks I need to focus on during this week; I can also make notes as to what I’ve planned, draw quick card sketches and cross out the things I’ve already accomplished (the last part is my most favorite by far, lol!). Here I have Hero Arts Planner Pad (I keep it on my desk by my computer at all times) filled out for this week.
I used a few stamps and also some stamp & die sets to decorate it and break it up into sections. I wanted to add some color to my planner, but also didn’t want it to be too colorful and distracting, so I went with 3 colors – Soft Brown, Butter Bar and Tide Pool. The Soft Brown looks just like the pre-printed brown color on the pad and yellow and teal are nice complimentary colors (I used my Pinterest Inspiration & Color board to come up with good color combo ideas).
The stamp set I was most excited about in this Planner release is the Arts & Crafts one. Here I used a number of little icons and messages to stamp various little bits in my planner. I also stamped several tabs from them Flags stamp & cut set using same Soft Brown ink and finally added several faux washi tape accents. Some where stamped directly onto the planner (like those you see behind the “Make Cards” section) and some were stamped in Butter Bar and Tide Pool onto white cardstock and die cut.
PLANNER CATALOG
If you enjoy planning and keeping things organized (be it your blog or anything else) – this release is perfect for that! Come take a look at all new planner products in Hero Arts store.
HOP ALONG WITH US
Join us for a fun blog hop filled with lots of creative inspiration!
The Hero Arts Blog
Kelly Purkey
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula – you are here!
May Sukyong Park
Mariana Grigsby
Amy Tsuruta
Amy Tan
Wanda Guess
Lydia Fiedler
Jen Carlson
Barbara Picinich
Brooke Takara
Krista Wells
Jamie Waters
Nadia Azni
Kari Stiles
Libby Hickson
GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Wednesday, October 19 at 11:59pm PT and Hero Arts will announce the winner the following week.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Hero Arts Weekly Planner Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Kelly’s Arts And Crafts Planner Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Stamp And Cuts Kelly’s Flags Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Stamp And Cuts Kelly’s Tape Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers PS610 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Brown Ink AF170 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Tide Pool Ink Pad AF223 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Butter Bar Ink Pad AF207 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
Looks great Yana! The Hero Arts Planner Pad is perfect!
I never really have any planner stamp, your work look so fun that I make invest in one! : )
Love the muted coloss you chose. So classy!
I never. Thought about planning my crafty life. You have given me something to think about.
This looks fantastic, Yana! I love your colors!
What great ideas! Love how you used these products.
I like your clean neat look. Sometimes the Planners I see feel cluttered to me and actually stress me out. How does one keep it all straight when everything sort of blends together? Anyway, love your neat but still very creative style!
Thanks for giving us so many great ideas to use – you have such a busy schedule and I know now how you keep yourself so organized! LOL!!!
Love the stamps and the idea of a “paper” planner!
I don’t use a planner, but these ideas are great
All so cute! I am in love with that faux washi. Brilliant!
I like how you’ve decorated your blog calendar. The washi stamp is so cute!
Great ideas!
Love the ideas, thanks for sharing!
Love all those little stamps for crafting.Looks great.
Love the banner stamps
I don’t use a planner, but I do decorate my monthly calendar. I love tiny stamps to accent cards and my art journals.
So many nice tools and such for planners!
Almost missed that they were stamped.
Love it! I love how you’re using the new planner pad! 🙂
Very lovely and classy . Love the earthy colour looks so comfortable .
I wish I was so organized I could plan my weeks out like that!
Wonderful planner and I had to laugh at all the ‘make cards’ dates as that is so ME! LOL!!
Wow, another busy designer. Love your planner. Thanks for sharing.
Great color combo!
I don’t use a planner, but this a cool idea!
I use planners all the time, but I’ve never thought to decorate it so it isn’t such a sad, boring planner. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful work! Stunning!
I have to consider planning my crafty life. It may help in reducing my “sorry I forgot your birthday” cards! Ha!
Love organizing of any kind, so thanks for the planner trips.
Wow! This looks like SO much fun! Thank you for participating in the blog hop!
Very nice. I love a good planner. Thanks.
Fantastic! What a fun release; the washi tape stamp & cut set is my new favorite/must have item. TFS!!
As usual, you’ve knocked it out of the park! Very clean and elegant!
I haven’t used a planner yet, but, now I might start! Love the color choices.
I think using a planner would be very helpful in my life!! Thanks, love the styles!!
My New Years resolution this year was to make handmade cards for everyone’s Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc. I have two more months to go but so far–for the first time in my life–I have actually completed a New Years resolution!!! Next years has got to be planning my life out better and wouldn’t these cute stamps be helpful??? (The previous sentence was a hint to my children and husband! LOL) Great ideas–thanks for sharing!
Planners are truly a life saver! Great ideas. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of these stamps!
Thanks for sharing your planner tips. I really love the faux washi tape stamps – how cute (and perfect!) are they!?!?!?!
Love those flags and banners! THANKS!
Your color combination is nice. Not bright and overwhelming like I tend to use. I am going to try the sand and buttercream color with a dash of tide pool and a pink!!
Gorgeous planner!!
Great way of staying organized, thanks for sharing,
Your planner looks so calming and organized. Great planner tips.
Same as you, Yana! Sometimes I love and do more planning than actually executing. Thanks for sharing this project! 🙂
Love the idea of a planner calendar pad!
The flag set stamp is one of my favorites from this release. Love the way you used it in your weekly planner.
I love the tape stamp and cut set! Your planner looks great with it 🙂
I love your work! So glad you have a planner if that helps with the beautiful cards!
I love the colours you used! Very classy!