6.5 x 9 SOFT Cover Planner with custom BLACK text pages
PLEASE LEAVE 0.5 INCH ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF YOUR DESIGN TO LEAVE ROOM FOR HOLE PUNCHES.
Upload your file in ONE FILE.
The first page is the front cover.
The second page is the back cover.
The text can be up to 200 pages on 100. These will be double-sided black and white pages. Critical text and images should not be within 1/4" of the edge of the page.
Downloadable Product Templates
Wire-O Notebook Template(.psd)
6.5" × 9" Soft Cover Planner with Custom Black Text Pages
Wholesale Custom Planner Printing for Designers, Artists, and Brands
Create a personalized planner with StationeryHQ's 6.5" × 9" soft cover planner printing and custom black-ink interior pages. Designed for stationery brands, graphic designers, independent artists, coaches, educators, and ecommerce businesses, this custom wire-O planner lets you create your own cover and design the interior pages around your customers' needs.
The planner features a full-color printed soft cover with matte lamination and custom interior pages printed in black ink on both sides. Upload your unique design to create a planner, workbook, journal, organizer, or branded planning product that reflects your style and purpose.
Whether you're developing a new product for your Shopify store, expanding an Etsy stationery collection, creating branded planners for clients, or producing professional planning materials, StationeryHQ offers a wholesale printing solution for bringing your ideas to life.
Your cover. Your page layout. Your brand. One custom planner.
Product Features
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Finished size: 6.5" × 9"
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Binding: Wire-O binding
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Cover: Custom full-color printing on one side
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Cover finish: Matte lamination
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Interior printing: Custom black ink on both sides
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Interior paper: 70 lb opaque paper
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Interior capacity: Up to 200 printed pages, or 100 sheets
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Artwork size with bleed: 6.75" × 9.25"
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Custom artwork: Upload one PDF containing your cover and interior pages
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Wholesale pricing: Available to eligible customers after login
Please review the live product configuration for available page counts and current pricing.
What Is a Custom Soft Cover Planner?
A custom soft cover planner is a wire-O-bound book with a flexible printed cover and personalized interior pages. Instead of using a generic, preprinted planner layout, you supply the artwork for the cover and the content for the inside pages.
This gives designers and businesses the freedom to create a product around a particular audience, brand, workflow, or planning method.
The 6.5" × 9" format offers useful writing space while remaining convenient for desks, bags, meetings, workshops, and everyday organization.
What Can You Create with a Custom Planner?
Custom Daily and Weekly Planners
Create your own daily, weekly, or monthly planning system. Design calendars, to-do lists, goal-setting pages, habit trackers, reflection prompts, and other layouts that fit the way your customers organize their lives.
Business and Productivity Planners
Develop planners for entrepreneurs, small-business owners, managers, consultants, and professionals. Include project-planning pages, meeting notes, task lists, goal trackers, and business review worksheets.
Wellness and Habit Journals
Create structured journals for personal routines, wellness goals, habit tracking, gratitude, and reflection. Custom page layouts let you build a consistent experience around your brand's approach.
Coaches, Consultants, and Educators
Turn your methods and expertise into a printed workbook or guided planner. Include exercises, checklists, reflection questions, lesson notes, and planning worksheets tailored to your audience.
Wedding and Event Planners
Design planning books for wedding preparation, event coordination, vendor management, schedules, checklists, and budgets. Create a specialized product for couples, event professionals, or your own client services.
Creative Journals and Design-Led Stationery
Artists and illustrators can combine a distinctive cover with useful interior layouts to develop a planner that feels like part of a coordinated stationery collection.
Etsy and Shopify Planner Products
If you sell stationery online, a custom planner lets you develop a product around your own artwork and brand identity. Create a focused niche product, coordinate it with other stationery items, and expand your catalog without designing a generic, off-the-shelf planner.
Why Choose Black-Ink Custom Interior Pages?
Black-ink printing is a practical choice for planners that prioritize clear text, structured layouts, and everyday writing.
Potential advantages include:
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Clear, readable headings and instructions.
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Flexible page layouts with lines, grids, checkboxes, and tables.
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A consistent look across the interior.
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Space for users to write, plan, and annotate.
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A practical format for workbooks, productivity planners, and guided journals.
Because the interior is printed in black ink on both sides, design your page templates to work well without relying on color to communicate important information.
Use typography, line weight, spacing, borders, and simple graphic elements to make each page easy to navigate.
Custom Full-Color Soft Cover Design
The cover is your opportunity to make the planner recognizable and appealing.
Create a cover with:
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Your logo or business name.
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A custom illustration or pattern.
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A distinctive title and subtitle.
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Brand colors and typography.
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Artwork that complements your wider product collection.
The cover receives full-color printing on one side and matte lamination. Consider how the cover design will look alongside the black-and-white interior, so the overall product feels cohesive.
How to Prepare Your Planner Artwork
Correct file setup is essential for a successful custom planner order.
1. Use the Correct Finished Size
The finished planner measures 6.5" × 9".
Prepare the cover artwork at 6.75" × 9.25" to accommodate the required bleed. Use the downloadable StationeryHQ template to ensure that the cover artwork is positioned correctly.
2. Leave Space for Wire-O Binding
The product instructions specifically require a 0.5-inch allowance on both the left and right sides of your design for hole punching.
Keep important text, logos, and graphics out of the binding area. Check the product template carefully before placing any content near the edges.
3. Create Your Interior Pages
Design your interior pages at the correct finished dimensions. Use consistent margins, readable typography, and clear page structures.
The product supports black-ink printing on both sides of the interior sheets. Make sure the front and back of each sheet are in the intended order.
4. Combine Your Artwork into One File
Upload one file containing your cover and interior pages.
According to the product instructions:
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Page 1 is the front cover.
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Page 2 is the back cover.
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Follow with the interior pages in the correct sequence.
Before exporting, check that the cover pages and interior pages are arranged as required by the product template and that the total page count matches the selected configuration.
5. Review Your PDF Before Uploading
Before submitting your artwork:
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Confirm the cover dimensions and bleed.
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Check the page order.
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Leave sufficient space for wire-O punching.
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Keep critical text and images at least 1/4 inch from the page edge.
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Verify that the interior artwork is designed for black-ink printing.
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Check fonts, image resolution, and layout consistency.
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Follow the current upload instructions on the StationeryHQ product page.
Tip: Download the StationeryHQ Wire-O notebook template before creating your final production file.
Wholesale Custom Planner Printing for Creative Businesses
For Graphic Designers
Offer clients a fully branded planner with a custom cover and purpose-built interior. This is useful for corporate planners, coaching materials, business organizers, and client-specific projects.
For Artists and Illustrators
Turn original artwork into a tangible product. A distinctive cover can become the visual centerpiece of a planner collection that complements your prints, greeting cards, journals, and other stationery.
For Etsy Sellers
Create a niche planner that reflects your own design style. Instead of competing only on generic layouts, build a product around a specific audience, interest, or planning method.
For Shopify Store Owners
Expand your online store with custom-designed planners and related stationery. A cohesive product family can help customers discover complementary products and strengthen brand recognition.
For Coaches, Consultants, and Educators
Package your expertise into a practical printed tool. Custom layouts allow you to provide structured worksheets, guided exercises, and repeatable planning systems for your customers or clients.
For Wholesale and Reseller Businesses
Source custom planners for resale, corporate programs, branded merchandise, or specialized stationery collections. Wholesale production can help you offer a product designed specifically for your market.
Why Choose StationeryHQ?
StationeryHQ supports designers, artists, stationery brands, and businesses with custom printing and manufacturing services.
With manufacturing facilities in California and Kentucky, StationeryHQ combines the capabilities of a professional production partner with the service focus of a smaller company.
Beyond custom planners, you can explore additional products including hardcover planners, color-interior planners, notebooks, binders, cards, invitations, and other printed stationery.
For businesses developing a broader product line, using one printing partner for related products can help simplify product development and keep your brand's printed materials coordinated.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the finished size of this planner?
The finished size is 6.5" × 9". The cover artwork should be prepared at 6.75" × 9.25" to include bleed.
Does this planner have a soft cover?
Yes. It features a custom full-color soft cover with matte lamination.
How are the interior pages printed?
The interior pages are custom printed in black ink on both sides using 70 lb opaque paper.
How many pages can I include?
The product listing specifies up to 200 printed pages on 100 sheets. Check the live product configuration to select an available page count.
Can I design my own planner pages?
Yes. You provide the custom cover and interior artwork, allowing you to create your own planner layouts, worksheets, calendars, checklists, and other content.
What file format should I upload?
The product instructions require one file containing the cover and interior pages. Prepare your production artwork according to the downloadable template and the current upload requirements.
How much space should I leave for wire-O binding?
The product instructions specify leaving 0.5 inch on both the left and right sides of the design for hole punching. Keep important content away from the binding area.
Can I sell these planners through Etsy or Shopify?
Custom planners can be developed as products for online stationery businesses. Review StationeryHQ's wholesale account requirements and product configuration to determine the best ordering setup for your store.
Is this planner suitable for workbooks?
Yes. Black-ink custom interior pages are well suited to structured workbooks, guided journals, productivity tools, business planners, and educational materials.
How do I access wholesale pricing?
Sign in to your StationeryHQ account or register for an eligible wholesale account to view applicable pricing.
Order Your Custom 6.5" × 9" Soft Cover Planner
Ready to create a planner that reflects your brand? Upload your cover and custom black-ink interior pages, choose an available page count, and configure your product through StationeryHQ.
From productivity planners and guided journals to business workbooks and creative stationery collections, StationeryHQ helps you turn your own layouts and artwork into professionally printed products.
Create your custom soft cover planner with StationeryHQ today.