For September, I decided to make my journal theme for the month, Academia or Bibliophilia (or something to that effect) where I could focus my design elements and colors around a dark academia or back-to-school-sort-of vibe. I added some natural elements like more sunflowers (carried over from last month) and mushrooms as well as map…
For the month of August, I decided to go with the theme “Leo” since August in the birth month for Leo. I was able to integrate yellows, oranges and other hot, late summer colors as well as sunflowers and lions, of course. I’m excited to play with these colors which I don’t use often. Pens…
I can’t believe Monday is July 1. It’s time to look at my planner again and figure out what’s woking, what’s not and what my theme will be for July. As I edge closer and closer to pen show mayhem (i.e. 4 shows in 10 weeks) my planning and personal logging tends to get pretty…
For June, my theme for my daily planning and journaling pages is Roses and Honeysuckle. I had tons of stickers and washi tape with roses but I had to actually research online to find out what honeysuckle flowers look like. I found a few plants in the Botanist’s Sticker Anthology that are probably honeysuckle or…
Sometimes, there are a hand full of small, quirky products that don’t need a full, long-form review but are worth mentioning so I thought these products were worthy of a little notice. I recently got an order from JetPens that included: Shachihata Allemore Nototo Join Stamps – Daily Log ($10.25) MU Print-On Transfer Stickers –…
I am continuing my planner/journal/diary set-up the same way each month this year (check out my March and April set-ups, if you missed them). May will continue this process and each month my process is getting a little more streamlined and easier to do. I start by pasting in a monthly overview calendar. The last…
After falling in love with the Plotter ring-binder system, I started wondering if there were any more budget-friendly options available. There’s lots to love about the Plotter but there are a couple big cons: they are VERY pricey, they are only available with leather covers and the rings are extremely small at just 0.375″. I…
