half letter discbound | 2024 planner setup | keeping it SIMPLE | SEP 2023

My planner needs have definitely changed over the years, so here's an up to date reflection of what I'm currently using and how I plan to use my half letter discs in 2024.
2024 DATED INSERTS |
edited to add: closed my Etsy shop Jan 31, 2024
PLANNER turned JOURNAL //
Hemlock and Oak Planner: bit.ly/3lYjVn0
(use code "JULIEK10" to save 10% on your order)
(See how I took mine apart last year and made it disc bound here): • hemlock and oak | flip...
STICKERS I USE IN MY PLANNER |
The Planner Spot ("JULIE10" for 10% off): bit.ly/p2clovestps
Lightly Inked ("JULIEK10" for 10% off): bit.ly/3UE0Y52
STAMPS I USE IN MY PLANNER |
Kerri Bradford Studio Stamps: bit.ly/3OT3ToF
INKS I USE IN MY PLANNER |
Mink Ink (Close To My Heart): bit.ly/3lBe0km
Sand Castle (Catherine Pooler): bit.ly/3F8Nara
Inky Black * (Studio Calico): bit.ly/3URXeQ1
* I use this with TINY stamps (numbers to date my pages). Larger stamps may shadow or bleed through your paper.
CLEAR COVER |
"JUNIOR 8 DISC" clear textured on Etsy: creatoriq.cc/4... NOT AVAILABLE
Half Letter clear (with clasp) on Etsy: creatoriq.cc/3...
DISCS |
Aluminium discs from InkWell Press
LEVENGER DISC PUNCH |
amzn.to/3Pb2UiF
PEN I USE IN MY PLANNER |
Uni Jetstream amzn.to/3oFuMQs
This one comes with an oil based ink but I refill all my pen “bodies” with uni jetstream .38 refills.
TOMBOW DUAL BRUSH MARKERS | bit.ly/3qGv6PN
The basic set of colors I use:
N89
N79
942
850
N65
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[@plan2create]

Are you thinking towards your 2024 system yet? If so, share below. Would also love to hear your input on some of the MO1P details I discussed! 🤍

[@lightlyinked]

Such a great video Julie, I love your style! Really enjoyed hearing what your plans are for 2024, I'm such a fan of a nice clean simplified look for half letter. It's such a perfect size!

[@plan2create]

Thank you! You too!

[@britneyrandall3274]

5 months late, but i needed to see how you used hand circles! I don't use my circle sticky notes much because some are too big, but this is perfect! Idk why I hadn't thought of it sooner. TFS And that Adventures and Budget for is smart! I am determined to be ahead of the game, but to also get out more, and this is really smart!

[@Life_With_Lady]

thank you! I always had trouble printing front and back, but I figured it out tonight and boom! Half my planner is set up. Im going for a more simple format myself. As a retiree with not much of a schedule at all...other the hair and doctor appointments, I simply dont need a massive planner. What I do need is more room for tasks and medications. Which now I have! Im using a printable I bought over a year ago. And its working just fine and saving me money too!

[@plan2create]

Wonderful!

[@KeeshiaPie]

I just love your style! Always a treat to see a video from you, thanks for taking the time to make these :)

[@plan2create]

Thanks so much! 😊 I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment! 😘💕

[@lostwithoutaplan]

Thank you for sharing your system! I refer to my monthly ahead if time as well and really like this style for forward planning!

[@plan2create]

Thanks so much for watching... glad you can relate!! :)

[@lisaprit]

This video was great! I am very excited for the new inserts. I have a cart started, just waiting for the 2024 monthly inserts. Thank you!

[@plan2create]

Aww, thank you Lisa! I've got the Half Letter 2024 MO1P and Trackers listed! I'll work on foldouts next. :)

[@mrsp5713]

I think I will do exactly the same thing. Thank you for sharing. Heading to your shop right now.

[@plan2create]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jeannebrinkman8889]

Always ❤wonderful to hear from you… ❤️your ideas!!!! Take care ❤️ my friend… enjoy your journey and your travels!!!

[@plan2create]

Thanks so much, Jeanne! You have always been so sweet and supportive! I appreciate you! ❤️

[@christinelanoue8935]

Awwww have missed you!!! Welcome back.

[@plan2create]

thank youuuuu! 😘💕

[@nolagirlplans]

Julie!!! My fav KZbinr & planner inspo! Hope you’ve been doing well! Sooooo happy to see a video from you! ❤

[@plan2create]

Hey Erin! 🤗 Thanks for saying hello! Always good to “see” you girl!

[@nolagirlplans]

Always good to “see” you, too! It’s great to see you transition to a different style of planning - not needing weeks. Monthly has always been the best style for me, but I force myself to do weekly for the creative outlet and end up not doing either consistently! 🫣😂🤣

[@plan2create]

@@nolagirlplansso skip the weekly and just do a creative journal for fun?! 😂 that’s where I’m leaning!!

[@isabelm3636]

Thanks for the update on the inserts. Do you ever see yourself going back to ring planners? I have so many ring planners that I'm feeling guilty about not using them... I might start selling them. I'm pretty sure next year I'm going to stay in discs :)

[@plan2create]

You're welcome!! I don't ever see myself going back to rings. I could technically be using half letter paper inside my A5 rings, but I'm just super happy in discs. I used to think they were clunky and I didn't believe paper would slide through them easily, but I've been proven wrong and I'm not going back! :D

[@susannek4546]

I love how crisp and clean that looks! I am trying to convince myself I can go down to A5 or HL from 7 x 9 as I don't want to do as much writing or deco as I have been doing. Maybe by next July that convincing will have worked along with looking at your spreads.

[@plan2create]

Thank you so much! I'm just enjoying the clean aesthetic and still getting my messy fix over in my creative journal. Best of both worlds! Maybe convert your 7x9 into more of a journal? :) just sayin'.....

[@susannek4546]

@@plan2create great idea! That way it won't go wasted. I moved to my little a5 journal last night actually. :)

[@debbiepettit9845]

I just ordered the H&O half letter punched-for-discs…. Like you, I’m so not sure what this one will be used for. I’ve also got several vertical and horizontal (coiled AND softbound) from EC So many ideas for journaling, memory planning, and of course regular planning. Looking forward to watching you navigate this as well ! And yes, mathematical right brain from my dad, creative left brain from my mom. So I love to be creative but don’t like it to be crooked or messy!! Here’s to challenges and fun in 2024!😊

[@plan2create]

Oh fun, Debbie! Sounds like you’ve got some decisions to make, too! Let me know how you like the H+O pre-punched… I’m still on the fence and will just feel so bad if I end up taking apart my bound one, but I’m really used to its size and spacing. 😆

[@traceybeaumont8535]

MO1P suits my needs. I print twice and use one for forward planning (it’s a total mess) and then each month I like to sit and plan/get a feel for the month ahead. I like to journal about how the month went so the blank page between months works well for me

[@plan2create]

So we are kind of on the same page with using the MO1P to forward plan. It's such a relief to be able to mess it all up and know it's not something I'll have to stare at forever, haha! That is a GREAT idea for the back page of the MO1Ps! Love it!

[@traceybeaumont8535]

It was a visual reminder as I planned my next month. As I’ve said before, I often don’t refer back to my monthly pages but do like the routine of doing it to prepare my brain

[@BridgettEdwards]

Can’t wait for your dated inserts!

[@plan2create]

thanks, Bridgett! it’s taken me a while to get my momentum going on them but they’re in the works!

[@BrandiJanei]

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[@plan2create]

thanks for chiming in!!

[@IvyPlans]

Love your simple set up. What planner cover do you use for the disc bounds.

[@plan2create]

The one I’m using here is a Van Der Spek A5 Codex. Beige croco exterior and velvet sand interior (which I don’t recommend… it shows EVERY mark, lol). I also removed the rings out of my Louis Vuitton GM and use that as a cover as well as a Filofax A5 folio! They all make appearances here on my channel!

[@IvyPlans]

@@plan2createThanks. Need to checkout your other videos. The quest for the "perfect" cover is never ending.

[@usuallie]

So beautiful but oh nooo, I wanted to buy so many inserts because I love them! Will you open your shop again or is it closed for good?

[@plan2create]

I actually have been getting a few messages like this lately so I reopened my shop with my undated options! bit.ly/plan2createETSY

[@usuallie]

@@plan2create 😱 That's so awesome! Thank you!!! I'll be right over there 😄 Oh, and are you LDS? You mentioned you live in Salt Lake :)

[@plan2create]

@@usuallie Thanks so much! No, not LDS. My son just graduated from U of U, so we’ve visited SLC several times in the last 4 years. :)

[@usuallie]

@@plan2create Ah, that explains it :) well then just me :D sending my best from Germany either way!

[@lenabeingfearless]

I don’t see some of the inserts you are using, in your Etsy Shop. Are they coming or just not available?

[@plan2create]

These are coming! I release my dates inserts in the fall.. usually before Oct 1st, so that’s what I’m sharing here. The tracker is currently available in the shop, but undated.

[@linnesha.s]

Where did you get the black clip?

[@plan2create]

I purchased that a few years ago from sessavee.com It’s still on her site but currently sold out.

[@judithkuebel]

Love Love Love! I think this is the kick in the pants I need for 2024. The cover linked only comes in 5 or 7 disc size. this is too small for HL? Just asking so I can get my act together

[@plan2create]

Good catch! If you send the shop owner a message - ask if she'll be restocking the "Junior 8 disc". That's what I purchased from her!

[@plan2create]

I checked with the Etsy shop owner and she's out of that material so can't restock the Junior size. I'll peek around and see if I can find something else similar. :)

[@froufou100]

when are the yearly fold out coming back on stock pleae? Says it is sold out on Etsy...

[@plan2create]

I closed my Etsy shop the end of January this year. 🤍

[@judithkuebel]

I am waiting until all the 2024 inserts will be posted. As these are "downloads", are they ever sold out? Etsy says "supply low"

[@plan2create]

Great question! Etsy seems to prefer when seller's keep inventory "tight" so I'm always listing less than 10 digitals at a time, then just have to keep an eye out to restock. These new dated inserts will be restocked, so don't worry. I always announce when I'm "retiring" an item or when there's a limited offering so you have a head's up to grab them before they're gone. :)

[@judithkuebel]

​@@plan2create inserts also "require" adobe reader to properly print. Is there a "how to" for getting this? as I am old and reentering the planner community. And getting old, my old system of multiple sticky notes doesn't work any longer

[@plan2create]

​@@judithkuebel Your computer MAY already have it.. it's pretty standard, but if not, you can download it for free from this website: www.adobe.com/acrobat/pdf-reader.html