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Hello planner fans.  So, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. 

Today is Black Friday…and usually the biggest shopping day of the year.  However, I will say that there were a lot of retailers this year that had early bird sales even before Black Friday.    Regardless, I went ahead and rounded up these specials for the “official”  biggest shopping day of the year.

Most retail stores (online and brick and mortar)  of all types are offering huge discounts today for Black Friday, some up to  40 and 70 percent off, but they usually are deals that are available for only a limited time.  This is the time to add to your crafting stash by purchasing many of the products you had saved on your “wish list” at heavily discounted prices–at least that is a technique I use.

You have to grab these deep discounts within the time frame  that they are available which is usually  for only 24 to 48 hours.  Some retailers are extending their sales through the weekend to Cyber Monday to provide incentives to  the online shopping crowd.  Cyber Monday will be Monday, December 2nd this year.  In any case, I decided to compile a few tips for  some of the planner and craft related specials (that I am aware of)  for you today.

Planner Deals

• • • Erin Condren is having a 30% sitewide sale on all their planners and accessories for a limited time that will also include Cyber Monday, December 2, 2019.
      
    • Franklin Planner is having a sitewide sale with up to 60 percent off on their planners and accessories.

  Save up to 60% at FranklinPlanner for Black Friday!

• • • • If you like the Happy Planner (Big, Classic and Mini) by Me and My Big Ideas, Michael’s  (the craft store) is having storewide sales of up to 40 percent and 70 percent on selected craft items.  They  have actually opened their stores at 6 pm Thanksgiving Day to midnight at selected Michael’s locations.   You can also order online and pickup your order at a local store.  Different rules may apply for each local store or  region in the United States.  I usually use my Michael’s phone app to access any coupons and deals.  I also have signed up via email for all their upcoming sales…these tools help keep my craft and craft related expenses lower than they would otherwise be.
        
      • Blitsy is a Chicago based store with a great online store for craft supplies and Mambi planners and accessories .  They are having huge discounts today and are offering FREE shipping for orders over $49.00 (contiguous US) or for over $99.00 USD for everywhere else.  Don’t forget to check their “new arrivals” and “clearance” sections for items that you might already have on your wish list.
      • Another source for the Happy Planner or other journals and planners is of course, Amazon.  I usually access their large assortment of planners and journals via this “category”  link >>HERE to see what are the latest deals  for the upcoming year available.   This is the best time to buy your planner for next year as the prices are deeply discounted for holiday sales.
      • If you have Amazon Prime ( which I do) you can usually have your purchases  shipped to you within two days.

   

  

  Cricut– this digital cutting, vinyl press irons and other cut file products company is having huge Black Friday sales as well as a variety of specials through to the end of December.

• Save big with the Black Friday Mystery Box! Get yours today!Save up to 50% off select materials and accessories! Valid through 12/2.
• Save up to 74% off Holiday Bundles. Valid 11/29-12/2

• Silhouette – the  digital cutter company has been holding a Black November special for the whole month of November on many of their popular products.  However, for Black Friday Silhouette is offering Bundles starting at $14.99, with almost 50% off everything (some exclusions apply).  
• I usually purchase my Silhouette products off of Amazon.  You can see the Black Friday Deals by clicking this “Silhouette Category” link to view available products and the select deals stores that partner with Amazon are offering.

Etsy – many graphic designers are now setting up shops or products with appropriate licensing made for the small business owner or blogger, they vary from mockup photos to social media templates for Canva.  Today, Etsy is offering up to 60% off for Cyber week.

The Hungry Jpeg – This site is a great resource for grapics, fonts and mockups at affordable prices and with generous commercial use licenses. They offer a weekly freebie as well as great prices on graphics or font bundles at prices reduced over 80 percent if they were bought individually. This is a great way to get introduced to a variety of designers and collect design assets that you can use in your projects. You can purchase a la carte and many designers offer
their products at special one dollar USD discounts.  Hungry Jpeg is having a sitewide sale for Black Friday thru to Cyber Monday, and you will get 25% off, Use code:  TWENTY5

Creative Market  -This site has premium designs, fonts and other design assests created/designed by professional graphic designers for professional graphic design use. Since the design assets are premium quality, you will need software and hardware to download and unpack their product offerings. The premium design asset offered also means prices are more expensive than other comparable sites.  They offer six freebies every week; most, however, (in my opinion) are products geared to other professional graphic designers.
But that is not to say, that there are reasonable and affordable products available. For a limited time period, take 20% off any item using code: 000000FRIDAY.  Sale ends 12/14/19 at 9 am PST.

FontBundles.net – I love the premium fonts available on this website. I have purchased a variety of unique and custom fonts on this website. They offer generous commercial use licenses and allow you to purchase via a “credits buying” system very similar to image/photo sites. They also have a sister site Designbundles.net which is great for affordable craft files for diy crafting.  Fontbundles & it’s sistersite Designbundles will have over 9,000 items priced at $1.00 from Black Friday, November 29th to Wednesday, December 4th.  The extra day will give you some time to review and favorite your purchases before buying.

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• To organize your “gift giving” shopping lists, I have two freebie printables available:Retro Christmas Shopping ListHoliday Shopping Lists PrintablesHope these few tips help with your planner and craft related purchases.