Journaling Accessories: Tsuki Bullet Journal Stenciling Set

A few months ago I wrote about wanting to buy some stencils for journaling, but not being sure exactly what I wanted. That wasn’t quite true – I knew what I wanted but I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to spend the money. After more research, I decided to bite the bullet and try the Tsuki Bullet Journal Stenciling Set from Notebook Therapy (6 stencils for $30.80)

I have to say, despite my concerns about cost, I’m very impressed with the quality of these stencils. The 6 stencils arrived in a nice cardboard box, which will be lovely for storing them in. The stencils themselves measure approximately 4″ x 7.25″ (10 cm x 18 cm) and are approximately 1/8″ thick in hard plastic. They are available in a variety of colors: Lilac Taro, Sky Blue, Neutral or Mint Matcha. All feature shapes and motifs used in bullet journaling, and in creating trackers and fun journal spreads. Each stencil has a ruler on one edge, and a fun border (chevron, wavy, scalloped, etc.) on the other.

So I’m not one who does a ton of spreads, but I did decided to get a bit more adventurous this week. Because this week is one of my favorite weeks of fall: Fat Bear Week. Fat Bear week was developed by the US National Park Service, and the Katmai National Park and Preserve in particular, to celebrate the week during the fall when the salmon run and the bears feast before they go into hibernation. They’ve turned it into a scientific event, with fun live Q&As and lots of solar-powered video footage of the bears themselves so kids and adults alike can learn more about the bears. And for a little fun, they’ve developed a bracket style contest where you can vote on who you think will be the fattest bear! You can see I used some of the announcement and banner images, along with a sun motif . The big hole on the page is for the Fat Bear Week sticker I ordered and any notes I have as I watch this week. (I think I’m voting for Bear #602!)

Ok back to the journaling stencils. I also wanted to see how they might work for some of my doodling. I took some of the different sized circles, and straight and wavy edges on the rulers and created a fun doodle. It was easy to do and I was super excited to use the shapes rather than free hand my first tracings.

While I don’t consider this anywhere close to an exhaustive use of the stencils, I’m pretty pleased to have them in my journaling drawer for whenever the mood strikes!