One of my goals is to use the craft and planner products I have versus buying new ones. To be honest, I still buy supplies, but not as much . I've found this goal has crept into my planning world as much as my crafting world. What do I mean by that? Let me tell you. Paper Planner I've been a paper planner since college. My first planner was a Franklin Covey. I loved it. Through the years, I've tried online planning. It's good for keeping track of my appointments - love those pop-up reminders - but it doesn't help me track my projects and my notes. I'm more of a visual person. Even in school, I could remember where on a page of notes the answer for a test question was located. I've been trying to find a planner that would allow me to plan my work projects, home projects, memories, and more. You know, the "Perfect Planner." I think the "Perfect Planner" is a moving target. What's perfect today, may not be perfect next week or next year....
You may not be old enough to remember, but back in the day...when I was a kid...my teachers used transparencies on overhead projectors. The transparencies were used to help show math problems or images that were relevant to that particular subject. In the craft world, transparencies can be a great addition to a project. Yes, you can write on them, like my teachers did, but why stop there? You can make pockets. Fun shapes. Tags. Join me as I provide a few ideas for those transparencies or product packaging that you have but you weren't sure what to do with. Let's get started. Transparent Shapes Many companies over the years, have created "clear" shapes. Some are see through, some have color, and some text. I decided to create my own shapes for my journals. I used my Big Shot and the multitude of dies I found during my recent craft room clean up. I didn't think my punches would work for this. The material is too flimsy and gets stuck in the punch. Which is frustrati...