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May 13, 2019

Resizing printables to A5 page size for a rainbow weekly spread in my ARC

If you read the title and thought another rainbow spread? … yep! Rainbow always has been and always will be my go to for weekly spreads. I originally didn’t post this since my spreads are starting to look a bit same same (days of the week on one side, list space on the other side). I thought it may be getting a bit boring for people to read.

But I’m still getting numerous emails from people asking for A5 size printables in my shop. I’ve posted a few tutorials on resizing printables such as this one. But if you want to see a ‘real life’ example of a past spread where I resized a US letter printable to A5, then keep reading.

If you’d like to know how to resize any printable to A5 page size, click here for a tutorial (including screenshots).

Before the Pen

Since I only post weekdays on the blog, I opted for a 5 day week planner.

I can be quite bad with predicting how long things are going to take. I get carried away making printables, searching for a recipe, sorting travel photos etc. so in an effort to track and be a bit more realistic about what I can fit into a week, I made a checklist that included an estimated time for each task.

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Related: Planner Organization: Why I use the Arc Planner instead of binders

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After the Pen

I tend to try and match the colors of planners & printables with pens. I’ve used this same rainbow color scheme for years and have found a few pen brands that closely match:

  • Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.7mm
  • BLOT gel pens
  • Inklab Fineliner (which are like a cheaper version of the PaperMate Flairs)
  • Pilot Pop Lol

For this week I opted for the Inklab Fineliners and a Teal Pilot PopLol (as I wanted the colors to closely match the colors of my printables).

<3 this color scheme!

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I prioritised tasks by number. 1 = most important. If I put a – it means the priority is irrelevant. I.e. dishwasher is more of a reminder not a task. Takes less than 5 minutes I just need to write it down to remind me to actually do it.

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Supplies Used

  • ARC A5 size discbound notebook (with pink leather cover)
  • Checklist printable from my shop
  • 5 day week printable I made
  • Pilot Pop Lol pen (teal)
  • Inklab Fineliner pens

Would I use this spread again?

Yes. I’ve found planner peace with using different layouts but keeping much the same structure. Keeping blog posts separate in ‘traditional’ days of the week format combined with one (or a few!) to a do lists.

If you like the printables I used the checklist is from the checklist kit in my shop

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Past weekly spreads

  • Using the Create Your Own Planner
  • 52 Lessons learned after trying 52 different planners in 52 weeks
  • Converting a vertical hourly layout into a categories layout using the Lucky Life Tools Planner

Planning tips & Ideas

  • How to choose a binding system for your planner (comparison and which one I like the most) 
  • Why horizontal is my favorite weekly planner layout 
  • 20 Productivity & Time Management ‘Rules’ I Live By 

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Posted In: 52 Planners in 52 Weeks · Tagged: a5 arc printables, a5 page size, how to resize printables, how to switch to A5 page size, printables for the arc, rainbow bujo spread, rainbow bullet journal, rainbow minimalist spread, rainbow printable, rainbow weekly spread

Comments

  1. Dianne says

    May 15, 2019 at 13:19

    Thank you for this! I find myself struggling sometimes when resizing pages and this will be extremely helpful.
    I have just purchased my first disc bound planner (and punch), so I’m keen to give it a try and see how it compares to others that I have used too.

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