Which pens should I use in my Erin Condren Life Planner? Pen and writing samples by JenPlans

[@Jelismiles]

I like how you immediately jumped right into the point of the video. It's annoying when people spend the first 8 minutes explaining what they're going to do, it's like.. just show us already!

[@jordygolucky]

is it sad that i want to practice your handwriting? it's beautiful

[@misskimberly5]

I love your handwriting!!

[@JenPlans]

+misskimberly5 Thank you!!!

[@GracefullyKaren]

misskimberly5 : Me too. Your handwriting is beautiful

[@maureenp7082]

I could watch you write all day!! Beautiful handwriting. I am a pen freak so this helped immensely. Thank you.

[@THICKBARBIE925]

I LOVE YOUR HANDWRITING!!! Do you think you can do a handwriting video for us to improve our writing skills?

[@MegaFabian99]

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[@jordygolucky]

and thank you for including some leftie options! it's such a pain to find pens that smear almost instantly. my favorite ballpoints are the profiles and the harder to find velocity, but they smear so bad!

[@JenPlans]

+Jordan Kuykendall You're welcome! I know soooo many lefties struggle with pens so I was so happy to find one that would work so well!

[@sarahhutcherson8175]

This was the BEST! Exactly what I wanted to see! ♡

[@CierrasLife]

This was really helpful! I just ordered my first Erin Condren Planner tonight.

[@amandaleeann22]

Okay, you just made me want to buy all of those pens solely because of your handwriting! Your handwriting is so pretty! 🙃 Thanks for making this video!

[@kayladaniels9197]

OMG! Your handwriting is so lovely!

[@SillyConeBaby]

Do the G2's write well on washi, as well? Very helpful, yes! So loving this video! I'll be using this video as a frequent, go-to reference! More on this, is much appreciated...

[@bahaykubo7]

This video was SO helpful! I've always wondered which pens would be best. I also love your handwriting.

[@sukitty1345]

Thank you for your video! I love that you're straight to the point, organized and definitely well received!

[@JenPlans]

+Supamas Clifton Thank you so much!

[@LoriReichertBeautymark37]

I'm a little late to the party, but I can't wait for my Erin Condren planner to arrive tomorrow. I enjoyed watching your video on which pens work well for this planner. I already bought a set of five Papermate Flairs from Target for around $6. Thanks for the video!

[@Cynderellee]

This video is amazing!! Thank you so much! I am new to using an ECLP and I was so terrified that I would make a mess with pens. This answered all my questions!!

[@MACisMagic]

Excellent video! So helpful for an Erin Condren newbie like myself.

[@melanie870]

LOVED the video! Thanks so much as I started collecting pens only to find some really didn't work for what I need. So far for daily writing (NOT on washi and stickers) has been the TUL (gel pen). I use it daily for work notes, planner, calendar writing for family etc - but has FAILED on washi and stickers so this video was very helpful. Thank you!

[@reneecharles7098]

I loved this video, very helpful. I am now hooked on Inkjoy pens. I like the 4 color in one pens. Perfect to keep olor coded notes in the planner!

[@ca-zx7rh]

I'm going to take as many screenshots as possible so I can practice and try to imitate your handwriting because iT. IS. BEAUTIFUL. I'm jealous.

[@yolandamcfollie]

thank u for this video. I'm new to the planner community and was unclear about the types of pens to use in my EC.

[@taeczyforever]

Thank you! This is in great details and helpful for newbies like me, especially showing all the color ranges!

[@samanthabarberlette-edward8546]

love your hand writing and pilot G2 my favorite too

[@MelissaKollar]

This video is so helpful!!! I have watched it three times! Thank you for posting this!!

[@MegaFabian99]

Veronica fautzzi

[@nalani40]

Thank you so much for the examples. I'm new to planners and wanted to know the answer about pens. Great video.

[@MazzyMadness]

Most helpful and to the point video I've found! Thank you!!

[@sarahcaldwell5884]

Love this video! I don't even have an Erin Condren planner (yet...I use Whitney English's Day designer), but I am excited to order a customized notebook. LOVE the info on the pens - I'm such a pen nerd! Also, love your penmanship! :) Thanks for posting!

[@JenPlans]

+Sarah Caldwell Thank you so much!!! Hope you're liking your DD!

[@GreySkySaturday]

Don't have an Erin Condren planner, but this is still a good video for planner purposes. Thanks for making it!

[@audreychen5210]

thanks!! it was extremely helpful and you have beautiful handwritings! thanks for the time in making this video.

[@RNMELI]

Well done! This was perfect

[@SillyConeBaby]

Are you going to be talking about the fountain pens? hee hee:)

[@daywithMsJay]

Thank you this way so helpful I just got my planner the Create 365 happy planner and I have started planning because I didn't want to get a pen that would bleed through. But this helped so much thank girly 😍😍😍

[@SillyConeBaby]

I love bold point ballpoints; I particularly like the profile elite… if that is in fact a ballpoint

[@rainey520]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you so much. This helped me decide what to buy

[@JenPlans]

+Danielle Gonzalez I'm so glad it was helpful to you!

[@katemcneil3968]

This was a very handy video, thank you for doing the legwork!! ❤️

[@octaviawilliams980]

Yes! Very helpful! I love writing and color coding notes. Lol I dnt have an ECLP yet. Good job!

[@booth284]

Good video answered all my pen questions for my planner 😁👌🏻

[@tori8429]

This video is awesome. Thank you for being so detailed!

[@kimnguyen3957]

Thank you soooo much for making this video! It was extremely helpful! Exactly what I wanted to know 👍

[@THESWATCHLIFE]

Wow this was amazing! I'm a newbie to the planner world & just starting out. I just bought the Sharpie fine tip marker pens today. Not crazy about them. What's the best to use on a laminate dashboard? I have the meal planner dashboard (?) and the sharpies smeared all over my planner page 😤

[@JenPlans]

+T H E | S W A T C H | L I F E Definitely go with permanent!!! They won't smear at all and you can just use an alcohol swab to remove it (keep a few in packets from a pharmacy in your planner pouch!).

[@mustlovepugs76]

Great bold ballpoint with lots of colors- Schneider Slider. I got mine at Urban Girl Office Supply

[@leahperez9527]

Your handwriting is gorgeous

[@ErinJeanette]

Great video!! So helpful for people looking for the perfect pen. My favorite or at least most used is the papermate flairs. I actually love uniball pens but they bleed :( love your videos jen can't wait to see what's next!!

[@lucygorman4660]

Thank you! The video was really helpful to me. Big thanks!

[@iantoniali]

Amazing help! Thanks!

[@shawty060892]

I love you handwriting 😍

[@isabelsladethegamer966]

Your handwriting is neat

[@elizabethlocke4048]

Thanks for this video! It was really helpful. I love your handwriting btw! =o)

[@faithbxo1416]

this video was extremely helpful! thank you! i think I'm gonna try out the Pentel EnerGel. i haven't even got my ECLP in the mail yet. lol

[@anglstampr1]

Thank you for the samples, I am also a fan of the G2 for my journals as well as most everything I write on. I also notice you write your r's the same way I do... lol didn't know anyone else did that connecting to the next letter thing... and that it's not a traditional cursive r... lol

[@findinghope2435]

this was great!

[@rosalieshaddox8993]

Great video!! You write so nice. 😄

[@Tom_-]

For washi tape a permanent drawing/technical/manga pen would be good. They take a little longer to dry but then are very hard-wearing once dry. The Copic Multiliner SP is very good and comes in a wide range of tip sizes.

[@roslailyroesli958]

Very helpful information 👍

[@jessicazhang2745]

I really like your hand-wring

[@KeiMar]

American Crafts Slick Writers are excellent for washi! They are quick dry and write on any surface.

[@tamaraj4200]

the sarasa gel pens are great for lefties also. I am lucky we have a store in town that has all the frixion colors in multiple styles. I just bought a ton of pens the other day but after seeing this I want to try the sharpie pens and the flair pens so bad.

[@amelaolsen4580]

I am just starting budgeting we are retired with 2 incomes once a month and disable on the second Tues of each month but all our bills is due on the first i will i start out budgeting i really like the way you do it...

[@kenzeelee]

Awesome & super super helpful --- now I need to find an Energel and order a Coleto !!! Woohoo! Thanks Jen! (oh... does your sister-in-law make YT videos? I love her IG, she should start making videos too, if she doesn't already)

[@Islena617]

Excellent video thanks

[@halimapeterson6525]

Ur hand writing rocks

[@Ladyniona]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@danielleclark209]

Thank you for making this video, and I love your handwriting!! So neat and perfect. #Iwish

[@sandraek123456]

Love your videos!

[@alexandra0421]

YOUR HANDWRITING OMG

[@shartman2150]

Thanks for this awesome video! I couldn't tell is the Le Pens shadow. Do they? I like a marker option but don't like shadowing. Thanks in advance!

[@LadyBug8751]

Nice writing!

[@prairiefloweraz]

Extremely helpful... Thank you very much! I LOVED using the erasable Frixion pens but stopped using them bec I put my planner in my purse while the planner was folded open and I noticed that something I had wrote had COMPLETELY erased on its own... I'm guessing due to it coming in contact with something in my purse... Scared the heck out of me since I couldn't even see any reminiscence of what I had written whatsoever... So I'm too paranoid to use them further even though I love them :( So I think I'm gonna try one of the others you recommended. Thanks again!

[@ashcashcarter]

Pilot Frixion ink disappears with friction, hense the name. So it must have been exposed to extreme heat for it to erase, but it reappears when exposed to colder temperatures.

[@juniaron0926]

You have beautiful handwriting! I love all the pens you showed us, but the coleto, was my favorite any chance you can let me know where I can find it online?

[@craftymamaof297]

LOVED this video! where did you get your coleto pen? tia! :)

[@glambylaur]

Thanks so much for making these videos. I have a plum paper planner on the way and I was wondering if you know how these pens do on that paper? Is it different than the ECLP? Thanks so much!!

[@CuriosityRocks]

This is really useful, Thank you :D

[@MsJennifer576]

LOVE this vlog! I've learned so much. =)

[@ln4048]

Awesome review

[@leannesmith2121]

Thanks now I just want them all and your hand writing. Lol

[@amytnguyen]

very good comparisons :)

[@moniquedominguez9008]

Ikr it's so nice

[@kenyastewart22]

Very helpful

[@ashcashcarter]

I use Pilot Frixion and Pilot Hi-Tec-C coleto in my planner.

[@marlasinger8274]

if you like pilot g2's you should try out muji pens! you can get them on amazon

[@zarahp2098]

Awesome video! TFS! :D

[@a7x4lrev]

GREAT review :)

[@MrsJen.]

Great video! Thanks so much!!! :)

[@momma_to_6]

Why not talk about fountain pens? Do you not recommend them for planners?

[@BelindaTN]

How does everyone correct their mistakes in their planner? Cover them with something? It looks like on these videos, that no one makes mistakes.

[@Sheriseology]

+LindyTN I wonder this too, but the FriXions (erasable pens) are pretty nice. It's heat sensitive ink so the friction from the rubbing "erases" it. Also they won't leave rubber dust like a pencil so the eraser will last for a very long time. The ink is not as vibrant, though.

[@JenPlans]

+LindyTN I will either put a sticker over something or use correction tape! I put things in the wrong places all the time, I just cover them up :)

[@terrajayde]

Thank you so much for this sample video. I'm looking for this with #pengems.

[@JenPlans]

+Terra Jade Thank you! I will pick some up to test!

[@leighmc04]

super helpful :)

[@kintuu1]

great video

[@sixkillians]

Which pens work best on the Krissy Anne Design event stickers? I tried the Pilot G-2, but it is not drying.

[@mommyandky]

I love Pigma Micron 08 but I have to hold the pen upright for it to work or else it is very scratchy. Also love the Sharpie ultra fine point. Would a Staedtler be a good option?

[@JenPlans]

+Lisa Fetty Yes or a stabilo! See if you can find an art supply store to test out one or two before purchasing a set (or swap with a friend!)

[@FloraNovax3]

What would you recommend for glossy planner stickers?

[@ondriacollins1714]

What kind of stickers do you use?

[@sabrinagauthierbyrns4211]

I hate the Frixion but I love the Sharpies

[@shannonstilwell8225]

Was this used on new or old planner pages for ECLP? I am reading there is a "new" less quality page and some pens that used to be great are bleeding/shadowing.

[@genebelcher5791]

Looks like the old planner paper since the headers have, day noon and night on them.

[@sherrillstout1966]

If you use a Frixion, can you erase weeks after or only when you 1st use?

[@beautifulness14]

Hi! How many mm was the pentel energel?

[@thebookbuddies8740]

For the pentel energel, what pen tip size did you use??

[@lenafagan-nelson5238]

Love pilot g2 pens

[@jordanholt1761]

you should review paper mate ink joy gel pens

[@sharonchen3823]

Do u have to wait for the g2 pen to wait for it to dry on the sticker

[@EllesGlitterGossip]

are your G2's the medium or fine point?

[@stacybabe87]

Towards the end of the video she has the names written down with all the pens. I noticed that she has colored G2's that say G2-07 and then she has blue and black G2's that say s G2-10. I looked it up online and the G2-07 is fine and the G2-10 is bold.

[@MegaFabian99]

Veronica fatnuzzi

[@MegaFabian99]

Veronica fatuzzi

[@browniepp]

+EllesGlitterGossip There are 4 sizes. 10 is bold 07 is fine 05 is extra fine 038 is ultra fine