Paperchase Wishlist - Spring 2015

Dreamscape A6 day to a page 2015 diary £8 // Alphabet stickers £1.50 // Parisian craft A5 writing set £6 // Portobello Rose meal planner & list pad £8 // Dark Romance A5 recipe file £15 // Rose laser-cut leather journal £15 // Berol calligraphy pen set £6.25 // Spironauts paper tapes - set of 4 £4.50

I can feel a splurge coming so I thought I would browse the Paperchase website to see what they have for offer. I was pleasantly surprised and loved a few of the newest ranges including Dreamscape and Portobello Rose. Here are just a few of the items which are now on my rapidly growing stationery wishlist.

I don't need a diary as I have a perfectly good planner (I'll share this in the coming weeks) but I cannot resist the Dreamscape A6 day to a page 2015 diary £8 with it's cute front and a day to a page is my preferred format. Recently the husband and I started Alphabet dating. I want to document our dates in a scrapbook so I thought these Alphabet stickers £1.50 would be perfect for decorating the respective pages. Paperchase also do an A to Z Scrapbook which I have my eyes on! The 21st Century is very much a digital age but I love the idea of having a pen pal. I had one when I was younger but I would love to put this Parisian craft A5 writing set £6 to good use. I struggle when it comes to planning meals for my husband and I but this Portobello Rose meal planner & list pad £8 would come in so handy. We could sit down once a week, plan our meals that week and make the shopping list while I knew what we already had (rather than guessing in the supermarket aisles!) 

I really enjoy cooking and I love finding recipes and tweaking them to our preference. At the moment, I have a pile of papers in the kitchen drawer but I would love something like this Dark Romance A5 recipe file £15 to organise all my ideas. This Rose laser-cut leather journal £15 is stunning. There's always at least one notebook which is too pretty to write in and this definitely fits the bill. It's beautiful and would actually make a great gift. Thanks to Pinterest, I hate my handwriting and I wish I could master calligraphy. This Berol calligraphy pen set £6.25 includes four pens in different thicknesses as well as a beginners guide. Last but by no means least - washi tape. In the last couple of months, I have caught up with the world and my love of washi tape is getting stronger. These Spironauts paper tapes - set of 4 £4.50 would be a cute addition to my collection.

Rachel x

Personal Planner Blog Planner - Review + Giveaway!

Recently, I was contacted by the lovely people at Personal Planner. They kindly offered me my own blog planner which I was able to personalise to my own needs. I jumped at the opportunity as organisation and planning has always been something I've needed to improve; not only with my blog but real life too. 

I was able to completely personalise my planner including the front and back cover, the size I wanted my planner and when I wanted my planner to begin. You can choose to have an image, collage or picture on the cover. I went for peonies to symbolise our wedding plus they are my favourite flower. There are four sizes to choose from; small, medium, large and A5. I went for Large as I want to be able to plan real life as well as blog posts and events. It isn't too big though and still neatly fits inside my handbag. The planner is for one year but you can choose which month you want it to start from. I opted for January 2015 as I'm traditional! There's even an option to change the colour of the elastic closure! 

You can also completely customise the inside from the colour and design to the layout and features included. I chose a pink design; my favourite colour and included lines so my pages would appear neat. You can also chose modules; the number of these depends on the size of your planner. They include workouts, exams, graphs and tune of the week. As I chose a large planner, I could have up to four modules. I opted for; to do this week, list of the week and idea of the week. I kept the fourth space blank so I had space to write anything else I needed to that week. 

Once I had ordered my planner, it took less than two weeks to arrive which is amazing considering every single one is personalised and made to order. What's even better is that Personal Planner offer worldwide shipping at only £2.95 per planner which is a bargain in my opinion! 

I absolutely love my personalised planner and cannot wait to start using it once 2015 is here! I've recently discovered washi tape so my planner will look even more beautiful once I've finished with it! It's also an excuse to go out and buy new pens! Like I need one anyway?! I love stationery! 

Giveaway

Personal Planner are kindly giving away one their beautiful planners to one lucky reader of Lost In Lipstick. All you need to do is read the Terms and Conditions below and use the Rafflecopter form to enter. I will contact the winner via email and once I have a reply, I will send your email address to Personal Planner where they will contact you to arrange your prize. You will be able to completely personalise your planner including pictures, colours, dates and size. Good Luck!

Terms and Conditions:

• To enter the giveaway you need to use the Rafflecopter form below. The more steps you complete, the more entries you'll gain into the giveaway.
• There are two mandatory entries to enter the giveaway - you must leave your email address so I can contact you if you win and you must leave a comment answering the following question - If you could add an extra bank holiday to the calendar, what would it be?
• The giveaway is open WORLDWIDE so anyone and everyone can enter!
• The giveaway will close on 8th December 2014.
• I will contact the winner via email before passing on your email to the lovely people at Personal Planner. If I don't get a response after 48 hours, I reserve the right to chose another winner using Rafflecopter.
• All entries will be verified and checked, with any false or incomplete entries being deleted. The winner will be announced via Twitter (@lostinlipstick) and added to the Rafflecopter widget. I will also be posting a seperate blog post with the winner. 

Good Luck!

Rachel x

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Wedding Series - Wedding Invitation Ideas - Sweetheart Stationery

I haven't posted a wedding related post for months and months. Sorry! As we booked the church and venue so far in advance, a long period of time elapsed where we didn't do anything and since Christmas, it has been full speed ahead! It's now less than 6 months till our wedding so we're busy busy busy! I'm looking at wedding related things and spending MORE money on a daily basis at the moment! Wedding guides suggest sending invitations two months before the big day but as we need to inform guests of hotels near by, I want to do it as soon as possible. I'm currently searching websites and wedding fayres for invitations that I love and before Christmas I contacted a few supplies to see if they wanted to be featured in this series. This will be a two part post as I received so many samples, which is great for you and me, but I don't want to include TOO many pictures in one post! One company that was extremely kind with their samples were Sweetheart Stationery. Lisa, from Sweetheart Stationery, sent over ten samples and I genuinely love every single one! I actually can't narrow it down and quite a few are my favourites. Wedding Day invitations start at £3 but each invitation is bespoke so Lisa will be able to give you a more accurate quote if you contact her. You can find the website here. I'm going to let the pictures do the talking, so here we go!