My Happy Planner and How I'm Using It

 I decided on a plain cover for my planner, and I decided that the pink disks that came with it weren't going to be big enough, so I changed them for the bigger gold ones.

 I needed a day page turner bookmark, so I used one that was meant for Project Life, cut it down and punched it.  It works great.

 I bought both of the sticky note pages, and put one in the book.

 I added my own sticky notes on the back of this for more options.

I used the stickers that came with the system to label my tabs.  I also covered them with a little laminate paper to toughen them up.

 I had these cute sketch papers and punched a few to put in my book for added note pages.

 This system does not come with contact pages, so I made them.  I love having an address book, and I think it's necessary.  What happens if you lose your phone???  I used the graph paper that comes with the system, put washi tape down the middle to make columns, and added letters to the pages.  Taa Daa!

I made a dashboard for my planner that I saw here, on Life In Print.  I thought it was a great idea, so I did it.  I made a mock up with a file folder, cutting it 9 1/2" tall,  one side 7 1/2" and the other 7".

 I used a hanging file folder that I had because I loved the color...

 Cut it...

And covered the inside with these papers by American Crafts.

 I laminated the whole thing, then punched the sides with my Arc punch.

 I put it behind the current month's weekly pages, and will fold it inside the pages.  You could place it anywhere you want!  The lamination makes a great spot for sticky notes too!

I trimmed one of the shopping lists from the MAMBI system, and clipped it into the dashboard.  Now I have a great spot to keep a list so that I can fill it out and remove it easily when I get to the store!  Sweet!

Stay tuned, there will be more to come.

Stay organized, my friends!