Creative Team Member Mik shares her fun, home focused spread for December.

Creative Team Member Kylie gets us in a winter mood by sharing her A5 Planner and Traveler's Notebook Spreads.

A Pretty in Pink Holiday set up by Creative Team Member Emma.

Creative Team Henny shows us how to make a fun and functional pocket dashboard using the Simple Stories Holly Jolly Line in her Carpe Diem A5 Blush Planner.

Hello planner friends it’s Kylie back with you today and I’m sharing some more planner inspiration with you all. I have always been a ‘plan week to week’ kind of gal but lately I have been mixing up my methods a little by planning ahead as well as experimenting with more than one planner. I will always love my A5...

I just love everything about Fall that I had to set up another planner with a cozy autumn theme. This time I used my Teal A5 planner with the Autumn Splendor Collection.  You may ask if I used another set of inserts for this planner. The answer is no. I just took all my inserts from my other fall theme...

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here today with a new blog. Since last month I have been using a personal planner as my main planner and I am loving the size. It can fit everything that I need and if I need more space I can always add new blanc inserts or daily inserts. In this post I am still...

Hello sweet planner friends! It’s Kylie back with you today and I am sharing some more planner inspiration with you all. Since it’s pretty much September, I have been busy setting up some planner pages in my Teal A5 planner. We usually always camp for our ‘Spring’ break here in the southern hemisphere in September so I couldn’t think of...

I cannot tell you how excited I was with the Fall Farmhouse collection. Fall is one of my favorite season. I just love all the beautiful autumn colors and the beautiful leaves that changes colors and fall on the ground. I must admit that Fall is one of the things I miss the most since living in Southern California.  Fall...

Hello again, it’s Emma with you today. I’d be the first to admit that Autumn, Fall, whatever you call it, isn’t my favourite season! I love blue skies and sunshine, Spring and Summer are my months!...but, and this is actually quite a big but, this Fall Farmhouse Collection by Simple Stories, has actually got me quite excited!!  I’ve chosen the...

Hello everyone, it is Kelly here and today I will show you how I used the Carpe Diem recipe inserts to setup my fun new recipe planner! I will use this planner to do some menu planning and to keep all my recipes.   On my menu plan page I wrote down my ideas for dinner and I decorated the...

Hello hellooooo.... my friends, It's Henny from @Hennytjcraftcottage again. Today I'm super excited to be sharing with you guys this adorable 3D planner dashboard I created to fit into my A5 rings planner. I loved loved this green shade of planner from Simple Stories, and I thought the color would go perfectly with this new  "HAPPY TRAILS" collection for my new...

 I have been wanting to go on a camping trip with my family. It's time to plan a family trip in the great outdoor. "Happy Trails" is the perfect collection to use in planning my family's camping adventures.  I love how my Marigold A5 Planner match this collection so well. The yellow gold color stands out and makes everything looks...

Hey there my friends!  Have you ever thought of creating a seasonal planner? ONE each for Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter? I thought it’d be fun try it out and absolutely love it!  The Simple Stories Cruisin Kit made it so much FUN! Just think of what we could create for Fall! To escape and sit quietly on the beach...

Hello planner friends! It’s Kylie back with you today and I’m sharing some of my latest planner set up’s and spreads with you. Lately I have had two planners I’ve been using at once- My A5 Robin’s Egg planner and my Typewriter Circles Traveler’s Notebook. The A5 planner, I have been using for journaling and the TN for my monthly...

Hello again, hope you’re having a wonderful summer!  For this blog I’d like to show you something fun and a little bit different!  I’m going through a phase of loving anything retro!, so when I spotted this floral paper in the new Happy Trails Collection it just screamed 70’s wallpaper...and I needed to use it!! I started off by fussy...

Hello, well, what can I say?!...this collection is simply gorgeous!! The colours, the florals...the everything!!!  I’ve chosen to set up my A5 Robins Egg with the Heart Collection, the colours work perfectly together!  I’m sure you’re tired of hearing me tell you how I set up my pockets, I have my own style, and it’s very rare I change that...

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here today with a new blog. I used my A5 color wash Carpe Diem planner and the ‘Oh, Happy Day!’ collection. This collection is so fun and bright! I like to alternate my planner inserts from horizontal to vertical layouts. But sometimes I also feel like using a daily insert. Carpe Diem has these daily...

Don't you think that we all need this little reminder that today is our day? Memories are the best treasure of the heart and are our diamonds of the past. Sometimes the only thing left with us are our memories. Hello everyone … it's Henny here today sharing a new blog post. I've created this new project using the new...

Hi Friends! Mik here once again to talk about some beautiful and functional planner dashboards using the lovely Simple Vintage Botanicals collection. Do you know about planner dashboards? You wouldn’t believe how many people still don’t know what those are yet or are unfamiliar with them. When you get a planner boxed set, such as those on sale at the...

Hello sweet planner friends! It’s Kylie with you today and I thought I would share with you all some cute accessories you can make to add to your planner. They serve not only a practical purpose but they also add a lovely aesthetic pleasure to your planner. I’ve set up my beautiful A5 Blush planner for June and teamed it...

Botanical Secret Garden in my A5 Planner I would love to escape in my very own secret garden. The Simple Vintage Botanicals offers a collection of extraordinary beauty from the papers, stickers, bits & pieces, frames and washi tapes. Having so many beautiful elements to work with, I feel like I've created my own secret garden in my Cream Blossom...

Hi there, it’s Emma here! For more months now I’ve been saying I need to get organized and find a balance between, home, work and everything in between!  I’ve decided to reorganize my ‘desk planner’, the planner that sits on my desk and is always open ready for me to scribble in. Using the Home inserts and the inserts from...

Hello everyone, it is Kelly here today with a fun new blog, and I am totally ready for the summer! I used the fun ‘Sunshine and blue skies’ collection to decorate my monthly spread for June. First, I used the Carpe Diem Numbers sticker tablet to date the monthly spread. I chose bright pink flags that fit the collection perfectly....

Hi Friends! Mik here sharing how you can make a pen pal tracking planner using the gorgeous Oh Happy day collection. Do you know snail mail? This is the term used to refer to the old school, traditional, exchange of letters by mail. My father was in the military and I moved a lot during my childhood and ever since....

Hello Love! Make today awesome. I am using the new Pink A5 Planner and Robin's Egg Personal Planner with the "Oh Happy Day" Collection I've had my eyes set on the Cacti and Llamas for creating my front dashboard in my A5. I just love the combinations of all these vibrant colors. I used foam adhesives for the llama for...

Hello everyone, it is Kelly here today with a new blog! For the month May I decided to create another monthly spread with the gorgeous Spring Farmhouse collection. This time I used a blank note paper and the ‘this month’ page that you can find in all the weekly insert sets from Carpe Diem planner. I often get a lot...

Hi everyone! It's Mik here from Papermiks (www.instagram.com/papermiks) on the blog today! Have you heard about Mind Maps? A mind map is a diagram system developed by British psychologist Tony Buzan with the goal of organizing, in a visual way, items related to a specific theme. Based on the mind map I’ve developed my dream planner where I created a...

Hello sweet friends! It’s Kylie back on the blog with you today and I am sharing how I have been planning my May with my new A5 Teal planner. I truly love this colour…. I decided the new ‘Oh Happy Day’ collection by Simple Stories would be a perfect match for this planner. The colours seem to really stand out...

Hello, it’s that time again!, Emma here with you, and I’d love to share what I’ve done with the most gloriously cheerful collection, Oh Happy Day!! I often hear girls say how they’d love to have a ‘pretty’ planner but find the whole decorating thing totally overwhelming!  So, I’d like to show you how stinking easy it can be! Promise! ...

Hi everyone, it is Kelly here today with a new Carpe Diem blog. This time I will show you how I created a fun monthly to do page for May using some papers, florals and bows from the Little Princess collection. First, I used my diecutting machine to diecut the word ‘May’ from pink patterned paper from the 6x8 paperpad....

Hi Everyone!  Laura Daniels here, a new member of the Carpe Diem Design Team!  So excited be here and to sit and chat with you for a bit.   So …Grab your favorite cup of coffee and let’s talk planners, girlfriend! Creative Planning on Instagram Creative Planning You Tube Channel Today I wanted to share my FIVE steps in setting up...

What's more fun than spending Spring Break at the happiest place on earth? This year my family was able to enjoy and create new magical adventures at Hong Kong Disneyland. As soon as I saw the new Say Cheese Collection, I'm already imagining in my head what am I going to use it for. Say Cheese 4 is perfect to...

Hello friends! It’s Kylie back with you all on the blog today with some more planner inspiration. I have been setting up my new A5 Pink Planner for April and I am SO in love with this colour. It is the pinkest of pink I ever did see! I knew the new ‘Little Princess’ collection by Simple Stories was going...

Hello, it’s Emma here to wish you a Happy Easter and share my Easter set up! I’ve used the Bunnies & Baskets Collection by Simple Stories of course! It’s so ‘me’ pastels and florals!! My favourite!! This is one of Simple Stories ‘Simple’ sets, there’s three designs which you get two 12x12 sheets of each, and a set of 6x12...

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...