Black and gold design using rub-on transfers.
I used gold metallic rub-on transfers to decorate the pages of my journal for June.
NOTE: While the pages are like those who setup their Bullet Journals (BuJo), I use this journal more as a memory keeper/diary. The BuJo-inspired pages encourage me to make note of the good things in life, even on the worst days.
In case it's helpful, below are the topics covered in this post:
Calendar Overview Pages
The calendar overview is where I note important dates I want to document in my journal.
The larger calendar fills much of both pages. I note events such as birthdays, appointments, and holidays within the appropriate block that represents a day in the month. During the month, I will make a short note of something that happened.
On the right, I will note the best and worst things to happen during the month. While I write a line of text highlighting one good thing about that day on my highlights page, I believed it was important to document the bade things as well. It will allow me to reflect on the past and press on with the future.
I also have a mini calendar for next month and another box where I'll note next month's events coming soon. I like being able to visually see ahead to things I may need to be aware of before those days come.
Productivity-related notes like to-do lists are managed in a separate and more simplistic Bullet Journal.
I painted the pages with matte black acrylic paint. This covered the bullets, so I used a ruler and gold metallic pen to determine where to draw the boxes that made up the calendars and other features.
The images and text were courtesy of a Crafter's Square Rub-On Transfer Sentiment Decals bought from my local Dollar Tree. In this case, I used the gold metallic summer/flamingo themed design.
The decals showed well against the dark background. For added contrast, I used a silver metallic pen to write special dates I wanted to document on the pages.
Hobbies and Dogs' Pages
This month, my hobbies & dogs are tracked across a two-page spread. While many journal enthusiasts track their habits, tracking my favorite hobbies reminds me to dedicate time for myself and happiness. The hobbies I track are:
arts + crafts,
writing, and
gaming.
For my dogs, I track the following:
when they go for a joy ride,
when they go for a good walk,
when I've cared for their coat with a brush, leave-in shampoo, or bath,
when they received teeth care with brush chews or teeth brushing, and
when they get to relax with a picnic in the park.
I especially wanted to track my new puppy's training progress. I will likely continue to do so for several more months, especially since we signed up for intermediate dog training starting in June.
I left myself an area to make short notes if needed. It is helpful to make a short note of minor health-related issues like watery eyes or excessive hiccups.
I noticed the gold metallic rub-on transfer decals were more shiny than the pen I used. While it does not show well in the photos I uploaded, my eyes are immediately drawn to the decals. Definite attention grabbers.
Mood Page
I treat my mood tracker page as a coloring page of sorts. Each night, I will color-in a part of an image (or shape) that represents my overall mood for that day: awesome, meh/OK, sick, or bad/sad.
I used a protractor/ruler to draw the circular mood tracker. It was my first time making this design layout. It was quicker and easier than the images I normally draw to fill the page.
Since I have metallic markers in various colors, I selected four colors to fill-in the tracker. If I did not have the various colors, I likely would have established patterns to represent my overall mood for each day.
Normally, I write a line of text every night highlighting one good thing about that day on my highlights page (left). Unfortunately, I forgot to create the page when I worked on my journal last week.
I think I will go ahead and skip it for this month. This will let me know if I want to omit it from future design themes or include it again for July.
What's Next?
If you are struggling to decide on a design theme for your journal, consider using decals to fill your pages!
Have you set up your June journal design? Comment below to share what theme you went with and what materials you used to create it.
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Thanks, and have a great day!
Simply Jelly Jam
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