Howdy friends!  It's Layle back with you again this month sharing a springy set up in my Carpe Diem Traveler's Notebook with the Simple Stories Bunnies & Baskets Simple Set AND the April Free Printables!   When I first set up my TN for a new month, I always start with the pockets.  It's so much fun to decorate them & make...

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 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! ...

Howdy friends!  It's Layle, marketing director for Carpe Diem here with you today sharing my Traveler's Notebook set up for February using the Kissing Booth collection from Simple Stories.   At the risk of sounding cliche, I just LOVE this collection!  The mix of florals and gingham paired with black, reds and pinks make this such a fun collection for...

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, 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...

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...

'Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've no place to go Let is Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow" Oh how I wish it will snow here in Southern California for Christmas. We moved from Chicago to California in 2006 and now I kinda missed having a White Christmas. I want...

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here and today I will show you how I have setup my December traveler’s notebook (TN). I used the Carpe Diem Cream Dot TN and the Merry & Bright collection by Simple Stories. For my monthly spread I printed the monthly December overview from the December free printables at the Simple Stories website. I printed the...

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...

Hello friends, it’s Kylie here with you all today. Do you like making lists? Better yet do you like checking them off? I am a huge list maker and today I thought I would share with you how I have been making lists for December in my Typewriter Circles TN, as well as how I have set it up using the ‘Freezin Season’ collection by...

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....

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...

Happy fall, y’all Planner Babes! It’s Rachel, back on the on the blog to share my Cream Dot Traveler’s Notebook set up for November. With so many beautiful travelers notebooks, it was tough to choose which one to use. Spoiler alert: I’ll end up using two this month. The Cream Dot Notebook will be used this month as my catch all “get things done”...

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...

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...

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...

Good Morning everyone. Jomelle here today on the blog and I want to share with you my planner set up. I've always loved the "I Am" collection from early this year and to top it off, the new "Hello" Spiral Planner is a perfect match. I also love the new matching washi tapes. I am using the Hello Spiral Planner...

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...

Hello, it’s Emma here, who’s ready for fall? I’d like to show you how I’ve set up my beautiful blush speckled tn. I chose the blush not only because it’s pink, and I love pink! but I thought it would pick out the delicate pinks dotted throughout this collection, and soften some of the darker colours, oh and yes, I...

August is almost over & September is just arond the corner.  That means one thing - back to school!!  Whether you're headed back to school yourself or have kiddos headed back, don't miss the September Free Printables - perfect for ushering in the new school year!   I'm all organized & ready to go for next month with the School...