Hi Planner Friends! It’s Rachel and I’m on the blog sharing my travel planner setup for this summer using the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Traveler Collection ! It is never too early to start planning, right? We have two great trips coming up this summer and with a big move as well, I thought it would be a good idea to get this Aztec Traveler’s...

Every girls dream is to be a princess waiting for her prince charming and live happily every after. I decided to use the "Little Princess" Collection to set up a fairy tale theme TN for my 3 year old daughter. She's at that age where she loves all the princesses. The little girl inside of me was so excited and...

Hello again, it’s Emma back with you today, and I’d like to share a little bit of fairytale magic! I’ve been setting up the beautifully bright new Pink A5 Carpe Diem planner and what a gorgeous planner it is!!  I’ve used the Simple Stories Little Princess collection, the A5 Good Vibes Monthly Inserts and the A5 Horizontal Weekly Inserts to...

Hello! It is Kelly here on the Carpe Diem blog and today I am going to show you how I use a few scrapbook papers to decorate a weekly spread. I am using the Simple Stories Springtime Simple Set in my blush A5 planner.  The Springtime Simple Set includes three different 12x12 papers and one half sticker sheet. The Welcome...

Hey there friends! It’s Kylie back with you all on the blog today and I am going to share how I’ve set up my new A5 “Hello Floral” planner. Of all my Carpe Diem planners this beauty has become one of my absolute favourites ever! I’m completely in love with the floral design of it as well as the gingham check, both...

  Hello, again! It’s Rachel and I am back to share my finance planner setup for March! While there are many wonderful things couples share, one of the more challenging ones is money. Whether you have shared accounts or not, money is something that inevitably gets discussed, reviewed, and may cause a stressful moment or two with you and your significant other....

Howdy friends!  It's Layle, marketing director for Carpe Diem :)  I'm back with you again this month with a little something new.  We recently launched the Printables store here on our website, so I thought it would be fun to share some tips for working with printables and then share how I used the printables to set up my A5 planner for...

Hello everyone, it is Kelly here today with a new blog! I just got my creative team box filled with products from the new Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse collection and it is absolutely gorgeous. I decided to switch my A5 planner to the Blush color and setup the pockets with the new collection. In this collection you can find a...

Hello creatives! Leah here with you today with a super fun tutorial on how to upcycle a Carpe Diem Planner packaging box into decorative and functional storage for your craft or planner supplies. How many of you have kept the pretty packaging your Carpe Diem planners and traveler’s notebooks came in? I have quite a few and I never throw them away...

Keeping the house clean at all times with 3 kids is not easy. Doing laundry is even worse. Imagine all the clothes one person wears in a week multiply that by 5. My 3 old daughter probably goes through the most clothes in a week more than any of us in the house. Setting up my planner using the Home...

Hello again! Is it really that time again?...blimey that’s gone quick! Anyway!  Shall we take a look at what I’ve been up to since last time?  I’ve set up my A5 Blush with the dividers I made with the ‘heartsbyemma’ twist!! If you’re not sure what I mean, check out my last blog post here and all will become clear! ...

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here today on the Carpe Diem blog. Today I will show you how I have decorated my February planner spreads with gorgeous florals from the Kissing Booth collection by Simple Stories. I am still using my color wash A5 Carpe Diem (one of my absolute favorites) and the ‘Hello’ monthly inserts. I used the ‘Always be true’ paper from...

It’s Cara here today and I’ve been trying to manage my time a bit better in 2019. I discovered calendar blocking a few months ago and it’s been working well for me. To help me keep on track with this, I’ve added a laminated list of my routines to my planner. It folds in half so that I can easily slip it into...

Today I am sharing how I used the Kissing Booth collection from Simple Stories to set up my Blush Personal Planner. I can't believe I have forgotten how cute and very portable personal size planners can be, especially as my everyday carry. I added many bits & pieces of my heart into the planner to create my "Pocket Love" I've...

Hello again everyone! Leah here today and I’m excited to show you some different ways I’ve been using the Carpe Diem Planner sticker tablets to experiment with new weekly layouts in my Typewriter Circles TN. I have been using the daily insert for my day-to-day plans for a while and I am still loving it. At home, decorating my planner...

Hello lovely planner friends! It’s Kylie here with you today and I’m going to share with you how I have been using the Seasons A5 Monthly Planner inserts as well as some of the fun sticker tablets! I love the bright colours of these monthly inserts and each month features a beautiful theme. I decided my A5 Colour Wash planner was the...

Happy New Year! Emma back with you, and today I’d like to share with you my ‘heartsbyemma’ twist on divider making! Now, it’s a trade secret, so this is purely between you and me! ;) I’ve chosen to use the delightful Kissing Booth Collection that Simple Stories have brought out as the ‘Valentines’ collection. Firstly, let’s scrap the whole ‘valentine’...

Hello, it is Kelly here today on the Carpe Diem blog. Last year I showed you how I have setup my Color Wash Carpe Diem planner for 2019 using the ‘Hello’ monthly inserts. In this blog I will show you how I have decorated my spreads for the winter. I first decorated the first week of the new year. This...

Happy New Year! It’s Cara here today and I LOVE a fresh start and that’s why I love Mondays. I love that fresh new week, a blank slate, but the very first Monday of a new year? Wow, it’s like my birthday!! And so, I’m super excited for this coming Monday and this coming week. I’m using the gorgeous Bloom collection today to pretty up my January...

Hello friends! It’s Kylie with you today sharing some of my most favourite planning supplies. For January I am planning in my Blush Personal Planner for its cute and compact size. I’ve also teamed it with the new Kissing Booth collection by Simple Stories. My first favourite supply I want to share with you is the Personal Divider Templates. This awesome tool also comes in the A5...

Happy New Year, Planner Friends! It’s Rachel and I am so excited to be on the blog today, sharing a special planner setup that I will be using for 2019! I am jumping on the One Little Word bandwagon and will be using the word ENJOY to shape the way I experience this next year! I decided to set up a Traveler’s notebook specifically...

Hello, my name is Cara and I’m a December Daily drop out. I’ve tried, I really have. I have a few albums where I’ve documented my December, but mostly, my albums sit half finished. I’ve tried to finish them in January and that did work… a bit. For two years now, I just haven’t been able to finish.  I want to do...

Hello creatives! Leah here with you on the blog today. I’ve started setting up my December TN using a blend of the Freezin’ Season and Merry & Bright collections. In my previous December Daily projects (learn more about this memory-keeping project started by Ali Edwards here), I have typically stuck to a more traditional Christmas color scheme. This year, I wanted to blend...

Hey planner friends! It’s Rachel again and I am back on the blog to share a little “plan with me” using my favorite basic essentials on the Carpe Diem Planner website. Ah…nothing more satisfying than a fresh new week! First up, I use the clear number stickers to add my dates in my weekly planner insert. If you are like me and are a planner opportunist (hee...

Jomelle here today and I am sharing with you my Christmas Set Up in my A5 Planner. First, I needed to decide what planner to use to go with the Simple Vintage Christmas collection. I couldn't decide between the Clover or the Black Speckle. Which one would you pick? I actually love showcasing this collection. I wanted to keep it...

Howdy friends!  It’s Layle Koncar – think ‘Gayle’, with an ‘L’ – Director of Marketing for Carpe Diem.  I’m back again today to share a set of FREE "Oh What Fun" Holiday Printables!  Even better - they're available in A5, Personal and Traveler's Notebook formats - hooray! I made myself a holiday-themed Traveler’s Notebook/TN for December with some of the...

Howdy friends!  It's Layle, Carpe Diem Marketing Director, & I'm back for another blog post.  Welcome!   Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday - oh my!  December is right around the corner - this year has seriously flown by,  Where in the world does the time go!   A new month means new Free Printables & a new planner set up....

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here today on the Carpe Diem blog. I get asked quite often how I set up a new planner and what basic supplies I use. In this blog I will show how I have setup my new planner for 2019. Step 1: choose a planner and monthly insert set I love to use the A5...

Hello friends! It’s Kylie with you all today. I’m going to share how I have been setting up my planner for December. Yes I know it’s November but I’m totally going to be ready to enjoy the festive season. I can never get enough of Christmas and a Christmas theme for my planning too. I decided to use my Clover A5 planner because…’Hello festive...

Today we thought we'd share a post from last year about setting up a Faith/Spiritual planner... Hi everyone, Its Meredy and welcome to my first ever blog post!  I have a lot to share with you today as I walk through how I set up a Faith/Spiritual Planner using the Faith collection.  I want to start by saying that although I am Christian these...

Hello there creatives! Leah here with you on the blog today. I often feel like I have a million tabs open in my head. The more stressed I get, the worse that seems to get. Then the more information that is flying around in my head, the more stressed I get. It’s a spiral. When I feel too overwhelmed, it can be...

Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas - 3 back to back holidays in the US that finds many of us enjoying all too much the goodies & treats and wishing we hadn't!  Today we thought we'd share a post from last year about setting up a Fitness planner.  Just in time to keep you on track as we head into the 'eating...

Let's make a recipe planner! Shop Planners Shop Stickers Shop Inserts We recently shared a recipe planner photo that our community loved! So, we thought it would be a good idea to show you how you can create your own! When I first saw the release of our recipe goodies including our recipe sticker tablet, recipe planner printables and recipe planner...

Howdy friends, it's Layle here, marketing director at Carpe Diem.  Today I'm sharing an in depth look at a Home planner I set up last year.  Below you'll see how I've approached the Home Planning 'stuff'!   After setting up the month I added the Home Insert Set to my planner along with the Home Doc It Journal to really start getting...

Hey friends! It’s Kylie back today, sharing some inspiration from my August planning. This month I am using the divine A5 Colour Wash Planner. When I first saw this, I loved how the design also looked like little colourful macaroons! I decided the ‘Good Vibes’ collection from Simple Stories would be the perfect match in this planner for my August...