A Bullet Journal is a great way to keep your life in one place and have notes on what you need to do while being creative!
I feel like the summer is just zooming by and it has been too hot to really enjoy the warm weather. I am used to the temperatures coming up, but I am not used to them lingering in the 90’s. Some of my work travels took me to places over 100° Fahrenheit. That is too hot. And the humidity my area gets does not make it any better.
But I am still looking forward to August as I get to see friends at one of my favorite yearly events. And to be honest, I am looking forward to a little time off. For this August’s bullet journal, I wanted to get a bottom-up view that is typically seen when lying down. And I thought why not bring that idea forward with trees?
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I started my August spread by creating a rough sketch of what I wanted. The branches for the trees were also going to have some sort of outline so that seemed like a good place to start. And I’m back to outlining everything in pen. It can be hard to get out of a comfort zone.
Then I had to decide what I wanted to do with the leaves. I had two different ideas. One – draw out each leaf / cluster of leaves. Two – create splotches, similar to paint drops, that were more of a facsimile for the leaves. In the end I decided to go with a method that was a bit between the two.
I used three different metallic colored pens to create ovals to be a facsimile for the leaves. I think it was a little more leaf like than I had originally desired since I wanted something a bit more abstract. But hey! I really do like the way that it turned out. Especially the areas that had some more space between the leaves.
August Habits and Calendar
There was a decent amount of black space around the calendar and habit area, so I wanted some element of the trees peeking out from behind them. It was a little fun trying to avoid the preprinted sections. And I struggle for a moment when deciding what I should put inside the habit circle. But I love the way that it turned out.
Last Month’s Habits
Life has been a little rough lately. Between the cat and executing a major project, I don’t have as much time to myself as I wish I did. And that means I can accomplish less during the day. Honestly, I wish that I could freeze time just for a little while… But I would probably still use that time to catch up sleep. Not enough hours in the day and so many things I want to work on and develop.
Matching or Non-Matching?
One question that often comes up when I do journal spreads is how much should I match each page to another. And how loyal should I be to the original design? For this month, I decided to make the Goals font very similar to the imagery on the other pages, but I know I haven’t always done that in the past.
I think that one item should stay consistent throughout the whole spread to really tie it together. This could be reflected in the pattern being used or in the colors. Having the same pattern but different base colors can tie something together or having different patterns and the same colors can make the project feel more consistent.
Personally, I like having consistent colors and just playing with ideas. For this month, I created the Goals font by just adding points in random places. This was meant to mimic the branches, but I think I could have made them longer in that case. But adding the leaves at the end of each point helped pull it together.
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