Behind The Shop - Plan It With Stickers
Behind The Shop is an ongoing series that features our talented and devoted shop owner community. Each time, we talk one-on-one with a shop owner/s to hear first hand what shop life is all about. Whether it’s a new shop that just came onto the scene or a popular community favorite – we want to share more about their journeys and stories with you.
While studying for a dietician degree at college, Selina Chan rediscovered her love of paper planning and started using a Passion Planner to keep her life/school work organized. She loved decorating her pages with stickers and quickly found that many people also enjoyed using fun stickers in their planners as well. So in May 2015, she decided to sell the stickers she was making for herself on Etsy.
By Fall 2021, Selina took her side hustle, Plan It With Stickers, full time At that time, she also enlisted her mother, Mama Chan, to work alongside her. Mama Chan is a huge help with the business and works on shipping, foiling stickers and even makes her own handmade products as well.
Since becoming a full time business owner, Selina has faced many challenges including neglecting her own self care and burnout. She has been very transparent about sharing her mental health journey and the strategies she has learned to implement as well. She now prioritizes self care, planning, therapy, setting boundaries and just taking time for herself to relax and enjoy hobbies.
We spoke with Selina all about her shop, monthly subscription, juggling entrepreneur life with mental health and what’s coming up for Plan It With Stickers. Take a listen below:
THE SHOP
Plan It With Stickers is known for its variety of functional and foil stickers including boxes, labels, washi strips, fun quotes and phrases (“Potty Mouth”) as well as self care and mental health. She also offers a variety of bundles, custom orders, sticker albums and Amplify Planner specific stickers. For 2023, Selina hopes to expand into more stationery products such as notebooks, journals and possible collaborations.
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION
Being a functional planner, Selina wanted to create a subscription that would meet the needs of her particular style of planning. In May 2021, she decided to take the leap and add the option to her shop. The monthly subscription focuses on a variety of functional sticker sheets designed in a themed monthly color palette. It provides planners with a “bundle” of sheets which include full boxes, half boxes, quarter boxes, sticky notes, add ons and more which can all be used alone or along our favorite decorative sticker kits. The subscription is available in three size options Mini, Regular (sized for medium and large planners) and Hobonichi.
Be sure to follow Selina @planitwithstickers on Instagram, Facebook and visit the website for all the latest new releases and subscription themes.