Journal and Planner Enthusiasts Philippines Grand Meet 2016
25 October
Creative Planning and the fascination
with planners are now creating a buzz in the online community especially
on Instagram and Facebook groups. That being said, you can see a lot of
planners aesthetically designed with planner bling and accessories.
Just recently, admins of the Facebook
group Journal and Planner Enthusiasts of the Philippines held one of the
biggest gathering of creative planners – the Journal and Planner Enthusiasts Philippines Grand Meet 2016. The event was held at EDSA Shangri-La mall last October 15.
My planner seatmates
joined the Journal and Planner Enthusiasts Philippines Grand Meet
2016’s open session – Creative Planning with Chinky which is scheduled
in the morning. If you are from the Philippines, you definitely know
Chinky. We were then really ecstatic to know that she will be doing a
demo on how she decorates her planner.
My planner seatmates
joined the Journal and Planner Enthusiasts Philippines Grand Meet
2016’s open session – Creative Planning with Chinky which is scheduled
in the morning. If you are from the Philippines, you definitely know
Chinky. We were then really ecstatic to know that she will be doing a
demo on how she decorates her planner.
Maintaining more than 1 planner works
for her because she separates work and her personal planner. She
provided tips on how she would use her washi tapes and stamps. She also
mentioned she love using doilies and ephemeras. While she’s planning,
she asked us to design our weekly planner spread, too then she would
select 3 winners among us attendees!
Guess who won 3rd? M-E! Yey!
After the open session, my Planner Seatmates Cathrea, Ira and Toni had first our lunch with Kuya Albert, Kiddie and Kay.
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| Counter Clockwise: Ira, Kuya Albert, Toni, Kay, Kiddie, Cathrea and me |
We returned on the venue by 1:30 and the booths are already set up.
Planner babes need not wait for long for their orders to be delivered
because the online shops are here! Arts and Crafts haven for a day,
indeed! We really can’t wait to check for the arts and crafts supplies
being sold. Yet, we also wanted to mingle with other planner girls so
we lined up and registered first. I have noticed how this event is so
organized. There is a registration booth, the booths per shops are
properly structured and there are areas where we can do DIY.
Our first activity is the getting to know your seatmates. We introduced
ourselves to fellow planner girls and showed our planner/s. One
representative had to go in front to introduce the team and name all the
planners on our planner stack! Quite hard game so I didn’t volunteer to
be the team speaker. Nyahaha.
This meet offered 3 workshops which is about artsy things that can be
used along with creative planning. First is Knic’s Bujo 101 session.
Bujo or Bullet Journaling is something I haven’t done yet on my creative
planning journey. It is a creative and personalized way for listers or
list makers on organizing. A lot has been hooked to it lately. Thanks to
Knic for prepping a hand out/quick reference guide. I have met her
already. She’s a sweet and nice mom (plus a full time employee).
Definitely, bullet journal works for her.
One of my favorite in creative planning – Aina also shared to us the
basics on brush lettering. I always enjoy checking Aina’s Instagram
feed. Her handwriting is so-so-so beautiful! She writes very neat and I
love seeing her vintage artsy planners and journals. All attendees had a
free Zig brush pen on our totes but I just can’t help but stare to what
Aina is doing and just listen to her. Well, I can still practice on my
free time. Haha!
And last is Jenni’s Basic Watercolor Techniques session. I was looking
forward to this because I long wanted to try water coloring. I see a lot
of planner girls who do this to decorate their planners and I am always
in awe with their artworks. My seatmates enjoyed the activity too
especially coloring!
So here are my practice sheets and my coloring. Don’t laugh because hey,
I got that pen because of it! Although I won because I made it to the
first 10 who finished. <3
In between sessions, raffle prizes are being given. I got myself a
Ploodle your 2016 Planner. I also go to the DIY section. I laminated
these cards and made it a dashboard for my planner. Also, the org com
cooked up a game on awarding the Ultimate Shopper/Hoarder during the
meet. My friend, Toni won! It was her time to get the items she needs.
This cute photo was printed using a Kodak Mini Printer. Kodak was very generous to raffle a number of power banks during the meet. Well, solve na ko sa free photo print!
I would like to thank the admins of this
planner group and the organization committee who made this event super
successful. I was so lucky to make it on the list of attendees. The
sessions are very informative and I get the chance as well on getting
the arts and crafts supplies I need. I went home with 2 large tote bags
with me. And what did I do when I want home aside from staring at them?
Organize them all!
And take some photos, maybe?
See you on the next planner meet, ladies!
-xoxo-
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17 comments
Wow! I wonder if how Kuya Albert's planner looks like. I can't imagine how do you maintain those planners. I couldn't even manage mine until the very end. Hahaha. I think a hobby like this is quite expensive. From the planner itself down to the tapes, stickers and other stuff you put it. But what the heck, as long as it makes you happy. Haha!
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I didn't there'll be actualy events for planner enthusiasts wow! Congrats on the prizes!
ReplyDeleteWow this is interesting! I'm a huge fan of planners (and crafts)! I just love being creative with stuff especially with my planners because they're essential in my time management pro :)
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating! What a vibrant and enthusiastic community among the "plannerphiles" of Manila! This is super interesting. How does one become a part of it? I used to be diligent with my planner-ing but haven't been so active the past two years, ever since I had a second kid.
ReplyDeletejust join the groups on facebook. then, there are meet ups. just attend. :)
DeleteWhat fun! I love planners and the uniqueness of each kind. As much as I'd like to keep at least 1 my whole life has gone digital. Even my schedule and planner is now online. That's what I wish for online planners though to be more creative and stylish
ReplyDeleteI missed this event because I'm from Cebu and I have classes :( I envy you guys! Hehe we have the same planner :) Hoping to join the meetup one day -- an event here in Cebu would be great! :D
ReplyDeleteWow, this is actually interesting though, I'm not that good at planning. It's actually funny cause I used to throw my plans for the first quarter of the year, but to continue on it I couldn't. I would actually love to learn to make a planner if I get the chance. Thank you for letting us know about this one.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it. How can anyone not have a hard time using two separate planners? It's like you have to open both planners at the same time to cross check schedules, right?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great meet up, great activity, as it is now becoming a thing, a planner group workshop/meet-up where you share ideas and unleash your creative side. :)
again, not everything that works for others will work for others too. :)
DeleteI want to attend this creative meet-up as well in the future. I admire your patience and creativity in maintaining your planners. I can only imagine the smile plastered on your faces when you open your planner each day and ready to embellish it some more. Congratulations on winning the contest during the Grand Meet. I'll look for you in Instagram so I can follow you and your planner journey.
ReplyDeleteI am chaos haha. Since I've started blogging, I started planning more. Writing down things. Thoughts. Ideas. And a planning. I love that there were workshops about creative planning! Must be awesome to learn all these new things and see some inspiring planners.
ReplyDeleteWish events like this were held when I was still living in Manila! Love planners and notes. ;) I buy planners every year, although I get lost somewhere in the middle of the year because I also have a separate diary and a table calendar. haha Good thing they sell planners that start in June and planners that start in January here in Norway. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one having an addiction when it comes to planners. Can't wait to buy my 2017 planner... Looks like you enjoyed the meet-up with all those new creativity kit! Have fun planning :)
ReplyDeleteWow! this is a cool event! I just bought my 2017 planner a few weeks ago and I'm more than excited to fill it out. Where can I know about events like this? BTW, I think National Bookstore in Glorietta will be having a bulllet journaling workshpo this Sat, Nov 26. You may want to check that out. Stay creative!
ReplyDeletei missed that event as i have another one to attend. yay. you may join our groups on facebook! Journal and Planner Enthusiasts. ;)
DeleteWow! What a fun event! Looks like everyone enjoyed. I didnt know there are quite a lot of planner enthusiasts. Glad that there is an event like this for you to gather altogether... :)
ReplyDeletewow that looks so fun! It must be really nice to be with people who shares the same interest and passion with you. I'm sure if you talk to someone in this event, it would be an endless discussion because both of you can share your ideas and more! I'm pretty sure you had a blast here! cheers!
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