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    Printables | Christmas 2018

    November 28, 2018 / No Comments

    To usher in December, I made some special printables to help you document this month of celebrations and magic. There are different sizes in PDF file format you can download below and hope you will like these. CHOOSE FROM THE DIFFERENT SIZES BELOW:  (*DOWNLOADS ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.) 6×8 Album | A5 Planner | Personal Planner | 3×8 Album | 3×4 Journal Cards I would love to see how you use these pages in your planners. Use the hashtag #arlynaplannerpages and tag me (@abshanghai) on Instagram. Enjoy. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave  

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    Planner Pages

    August 21, 2018 / 2 Comments

    After a lot of consideration, I decided to turn back on the Downloads page of my blog so as to share the different printable pages I have offered before for different types of planner pages. A while back, I have disabled any downloads because my design has been plagiarized and been sold for profit! So once again, all these files are FREE FOR PERSONAL USE only. DO NOT RESELL OR PROVIDE DOWNLOADS WITHOUT MY CONSENT. THANK YOU.

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    My Design Has Been Plagiarized

    November 14, 2017 / 9 Comments

    I cannot believe that my work which is given as a free download is being plagiarised and sold from here! Thank you to Maud Fournier for bring this to my attention. PLEASE STOP BUYING FROM THIS SITE! I am definitely taking action to protecting my work! Because of this, I am closing my Downloads for an indefinite period of time. Thank you for looking. SaveSave

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    Printables | Weekly Autumn

    October 27, 2017 / 7 Comments

    Thank you to all those who have downloaded my planner pages in the past. It has certainly been a while since I last made some weekly printable for the planners. Finally, here is a new version of an old design; new Autumn-inspired colour scheme. With this version, I took out the meal planning section to give more flexibility. Hope you like this one. I would love to see how you use these pages in your planners. Use the hashtag #arlynaplannerpages and tag me (@abshanghai) on Instagram. DOWNLOAD THE PDF BELOW:  (*DOWNLOADS ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.) You can also download the older planner pages from the Downloads section. Enjoy. SaveSave…

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    Analogue 2017

    February 9, 2017 / No Comments

    January has passed and we are now into February, a short month. This post is a bit late but still,  I thought I’d share my analogue stack for 2017. Trying to keep things simple in 2017. These 3 notebooks are pretty much my EDC (everyday carry) plus lots of fountain pens. The Stalogy notebook (black cover) was supposed to be last year’s journal notebook but I somehow changed my mind (can’t remember why…), so this year I plan to make use of this as journal and doodle notebook. Passport size Traveler’s Notebook has my 2017 agenda notebook and a Field Notes notebook for notes. Along with these 2 notebooks are…

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    Free Printables | Journal Cards

    January 12, 2017 / 3 Comments

    Hello 2017! Can’t believe December was gone in a blur. So many projects that I want to share but haven’t gotten to taking photos of them. Amyways, I thought I’d share a little free printable for you, one that I plan to use in my Project Life albums and in my planners. Just simple brush scripts to say hello to 2017 and goodbye to 2016. Download from here. Thank you for looking. SaveSave

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    Printables | Weekly Planner Pages

    May 16, 2016 / 7 Comments

    FINALLY! It is here! The new FREE printables for you to download. And this time, there are 3 sizes to choose from – A5, Personal and the TN Regular size which comes in 2 layout option to choose from.    I love this TN size one and wish I was using this for my planning 🙂 Anyways, I made 2 of this insert which I will be giving away in a couple days. So stay tuned! The file is ready to print. Just simply download and print on regular printer paper using double-sided with the duplex set to flip on the short edge (CAUTION: if you get this setting wrong, half your…

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    2016 Analogue System

    March 4, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Pretty much before 2015 ended, a lot of people would already have clear idea on what choices they have made for their analogue system – planning and documenting. To be honest, I actually had a clear idea back in December. I started with this Stalogy for journaling… (#lifecapturedproject is not continuing in 2016 which is a real pity) But with life taking over most of my waking time, in between, not finding “the’  journal prompts I was inspired to use, this notebook sat empty…up until now… And then in January, I designed a quarterly insert for my regular size fauxdori when my 2015 passport size insert was used up. Still, I was…

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    Printables | Autumn Perpetual Weekly

    October 3, 2015 / 7 Comments

    It has been a while since I made a new weekly printable for the planners. So here is a new design. This one is based on the Spring version released a few months ago, which can be downloaded from the Downloads section, too. I kept the watercolour look on the header and kept everything else simple. The days of the week are big but will be subtle once you stamp dates or add embellishments on top. I used the Studio L2E Brush Date stamps to indicate the dates on the page. I would love to see how you use these pages in your planners. Use the hashtag #arlynaplannerpages and tag…

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    Freebie | #Gratitude Notebook

    September 29, 2015 / No Comments

    Every October the past few years, I’ve been wanting to do a mini gratitude album but every time, something aways comes up. But this year since I am using my Midori Traveler’s Notebooks all the time now, I decided to create a mini notebook that I can squeeze in. That way I can add in some words wherever I am. The whole idea is to keep things simple just jotting down things on my mind. Maybe I will add a photo or so, depending on what I’m grateful for on that day. I am using the MTN Passport size as it is my main agenda book. You can also use this…

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