Category: Get Started Now

January 19, 2021 Creativity, Doodles, Drawing, Get Started Now, Journal Spreads, Journaling Supplies, Planning

Everything You Need for Metallic Violet Floral Bullet Journal Spreads

Welcome! This month I’m so excited to share a sneak peak and lots more how-tos on a fun and easy metallic violet theme. This theme has easy-to-doodle flowers, combined in lots of spread styles, with copper metallic accents to liven up the pages! It’s a bit reminiscent of wedding or bridal shower invitations and just the perfect amount of romantic for a month containing Valentine’s Day. 🙂

To get started, let’s look at supplies. This month, I tried to keep things simple. I used 4 colors of Tombow Dual Brush Pens plus a colorless blender pen. The exact set of colors I used were:

228 – Gray Green

249 – Hunter Green

603 – Periwinkle

569 – Jet Blue

N00 – Colorless Blender

If you don’t have the full set of pens, and are looking to start a collection, the Secondary Color Pack has a light and dark green and purple that would work really well with this month’s them. It also includes a blender pen.

Next, I used pens that are waterproof. My favorite of this type are Staedtler Pigment Liner Pens. I used the 0.5 and 0.2 sizes most often for these spreads.

For metallic accents, I’m using a Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in metallic copper. This one can be found in a set of three metallics or 10 fun metallic colors. I love the way these can add sparkle. Word of warning though, as you’re using these, give the page a few seconds to dry before touching or turning pages, the ink goes on thick and can smudge if not completely dry!

For my bullet journal this month, I’m using an Archer & Olive A5 dot grid notebook, but any quality dot grid notebook will work!

For other supplies, I used a basic ruler. My favorite is a simple clear one, so you can see underneath, but here are a few cute ones if you’re in the market!

I also used a Helix Circle and Angle Maker to make neater-than-I-can-freehand circles on various spreads.

That’s it! That’s the full set of supplies used to create a month’s worth of metallic floral bujo spreads in pretty lilac and deep purple tones!

I hope you’ll join along this month so we can create fun spreads together.

Next up, check out my video on YouTube on how to draw each of the flowers you’ll need this month!

P.S.  Please note that this page has affiliate links.   At no cost to you, a small portion of any products you purchase from these links will help support this page.   Thank you so much!

P.P.S.  If you like flower doodles, you may want to check out this book.

August 14, 2020 Get Started Now, Journaling Supplies, Uncategorized

Tools for Peach and Mint Plant Doodles Journal Theme

Easy Planning Supplies for Beginners

I’ve recently been sharing on Instagram a few of the doodles from this month’s planner pages.   This month, I’m using a simple color palette and a small set of tools to create fun plant doodles throughout my bullet journal.  Here are the supplies used.   Click the images to open in Amazon.

Zebra Mildliners – I use these for coloring and making borders.

Uniball White Pen – used for corrections and highlights.

Floral Ruler – this is a similar fun ruler.  The one I’m using came from Staples a while back.

Peach and Mint Washi Tape – Here are some cute styles.

Leuchtturm 1917 A5 Dot Journal – My favorite journal.

Helix Circle and Angle Maker – This is a fun tool that’s so easy to use to make perfect circles.

Staedtler Pigment Liner Pens – These come in a variety of sizes and do not smudge when dry. I like the smaller pack for travel, but I’ve also linked the larger pack below.

Rose Gold Binder Clips – My favorite binder clips to hold pages back.

Scrapbook Paper for Page Liners – Here are some similar styles.   I’ve never been able to avoid bleedthrough on journals, so this helps make photos look cleaner.

 

P.S.  Please note that this page has affiliate links.   At no cost to you, a small portion of any products you purchase from these links will help support this page.   Thank you so much!

P.P.S.  If you like flower doodles, you may want to check out this book.

May 1, 2019 Achieving Goals, Get Started Now, Motivation, Planning, Productivity, Ten Minute Plans

How to Get Organized in Less than 3 Minutes! (Free Printable)

Have you every had a week where your head was spinning with the long list of to-dos?  Then this post is for you.

Let’s work together and get organized.   In this post, I’ll share my favorite new printable to help you get organized and focused on what is most important.

How to Use:

Set a timer for 3 minutes.    Take the first 30 seconds to think about and write out the three most important big goals in your life (i.e. Get a degree, organize your home, write a book, find more joy in life).   These help set the pace and priority for the rest of the exercise.

Next, take 30 seconds to write down your top motivation.   Are you working to be your best self?  Are you motivated to succeed for a family member?

Now it’s time to get all those to-dos down on paper.  Take about a minute and quickly jot down everything that you know you need to do.  Don’t worry if you miss something, you can always add it later!

Finally, let’s get priorities in order.  In the final minute, re-read your goals and star items from your to-do list that are either urgent (I have to send in this bill today), or important (writing a chapter on my book).   Take those starred items and add them to the urgent and important lists at the bottom of the sheet.

Now, take a deep breath and start to tackle those items in the bottom boxes.   Start by knocking out quick urgent items and build from there.   Schedule time as best you can for the important items.   They help get you closer to your goals and deserve time from you!    Good luck and leave a comment to let me know how this works for you!!

Free Printable:   MyBestDay_MyPriorities_Teal

 

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