Hi friends! Anita here and I'm super excited to continue on the Felicity Jane Creative Team for another term. For those of you who don't know me, I live in Tampa, Florida with my husband of over eleven years. We love all kinds of adventures, both ordinary and extraordinary. We enjoy being at home doing regular stuff and also love trying new things and traveling to new places to explore and experience new sights, new food and new cultures. I take lots of photos and love documenting our experiences along the way. I've been scrapbooking for over 10 years and dabble in all kinds of paper crafting. I make scrapbook layouts, pockets pages, planner spreads and even some mini albums from time to time...and I have lots of fun!
Today I'm sharing a new weekly planner spread I created with this month's Felicity Jane London kit. I love the colors in this kit and was so excited to see several elements in the kit that are perfect for planners.
One of the first items that caught my eye was the branding strip on one of the patterned papers that includes the cutest little tabs with the days of the week. I immediately pulled that sheet of paper, cut out the tabs and adhered them onto my A5 planner inserts. The tabs were the foundation and I designed the whole spread around the tabs!
I also love the pattern paper with the colorful scallops and wanted to find a way to work it into my spread. I cut the paper into strips in such a way to ensure that I could fit a scallop as well as the next color below the scallop. I adhered these strips to the top and bottom and my pages and love the effect.
I then stamped the month and dates using some of my favorite Felicity Jane stamps. The Monthly set and an older stamp similar to the Plan On It set are ones I reach for regularly. I find myself using them over and over again which makes me very, very happy because that means that these are stamps I'm not hoarding!
I then created blocks of space on my pages using my favorite Felicity Jane thin washi tape. I also added some of the black and white polka dot washi tape from this month's kit (which I LOVE!) down the center of the spread as a decorative element. The open blocks of space at the top are for my daily "to do" lists.
The circles in the center section are spaces where I can write my appointments. I like that they stand out on the page so I can easily see what I have going on each day. To create these circles, I chose one of the patterned papers and used a small circle punch to cut them out. I then adhered the circles to my pages and the pattern serves as both a functional element (to write on) and a decorative one too. The bottom sections are blocked off to keep track some of my self-care goals like walking and drinking water. I used stamps from my stash to designate these items.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of that cute Felicity Jane black and white gingham bow clip. It was the perfect final touch to my spread that looks pretty and holds my spot in my planner so I can easily turn to the week every time I open it.
Here's another look at the whole spread so you can see how all of the elements work together to create both a functional and decorative planner spread. I know I will have fun filling in all of the blocks and being productive this week!
Hope you found some useful tips on how to incorporate your Felicity Jane kit into your planner spreads. There are so many versatile items in the kits each month that you can use to customize your planner with your own personal style. Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week!
Supplies Used: Felicity Jane London Kit | London Collection Paper Add-on | A5 Vertical Planner Inserts | FJ Stamp - Monthly | FJ Stamp - Plan On It | Mini Fabric Bow Clip - Black Gingham |