Make a Planner Pocket Page

Making a pocket page for your planner is very easy!  And for those of you like me who have lots of scrapbook card stock, you have a lot of choices of colors and patterns.  For a classic size Happy Planner, start with a 12" x 12" piece of card stock.  I used a single-sided piece of card stock.  My final pocket page has gold dots - sorry, I forgot to take photos of the beginning of the process so I used a similar piece of card stock to show you how to fold it.

Start by folding up approx 4-5 inches along the entire sheet.  This will be your pocket.  

 Then fold the sheet like a book with the "pocket" area to the outside.

Use a strong adhesive like Glue Dots stitch glue squares to adhere the edges of the pocket closed on each side.  You need a strong adhesive since you will be putting items in your pocket on both sides and you don't want it coming apart!

Then use the Glue Dots stitch glue squares to adhere the ends of the pocket page.

I decorated the edge of the pocket on my page with washi tape.  If you use 2-sided color or patterned card stock your pocket page will already have a decorative flair.  Mine had a white back so it needed some decoration.

Add a few washi tapes!

Next, I punched the newly adhered edge of the pocket page with a strong punch so it would fit into the Happy Planner.

Such a cute pocket page to put in my planner!

Make your own pocket page today.  Craft on!

Mini Happy Planner Before the Pen

The Mini Happy Planner by Me and My Big Ideas is just the right size for a little decorating and writing in my daily appointments, school pick up times, events, etc.  Some washi tape and a few stickers and it's ready for the pen.  Goes into my purse because of its small size too.

The Famous Washi Tower

Don't laugh too loud!  My inspiration came from the onion ring towers that some restaurants serve.  It's kind of silly I guess but it was a hoot to make and the laughs from my planner friends was priceless.  Chopsticks glued to cardboard circles.  That's it.  Makes it easy to use your washi tape.  Well sort of.

Washi, Washi, Washi - Not Just for Planners

Washi tape - dreamy, thin, often translucent tape in tons of colors and patterns!  Use it in your planner.  Use it as an alternative to ribbon when wrapping gifts.  That's what I did here.  And I really like using it this way!