Happy Friday, friends! This is Jules of Paper Gems by Jules trying something new! The other day I was struggling creatively. I opted to clean my craft room... and that took a while. 🤦🏻♀️ But when I was done... I wanted to use something I bought that I haven't yet. And there it was... a planner. Lord knows I love how creative people get with planners, but I'd have to plan 2032 in order to have it done in time. But then I thought, what if you just made your planner into a journal of sorts. Stamp and color what you're feeling or what you're thinking... so here it is.
This is the first page and I chose "Grace of Letting Go." This happened to be the stamp I used on a card that Angela & Whitney noticed one day and reposted. It was a glorious feeling. But at the time, the card was made for a friend going through a rough patch in life. The other day, I was with a friend going through a rather big change in her life and there were so many mixed feelings. This sentiment... well, it fit perfectly.
I stamped the girl on. the right side and figured I'd keep the design on the whole right side. Because I used a light grey ink, coloring it gave it the no-line coloring look. Next, I created a mask and stenciled leaves all around her in reds, oranges and yellows. I found some wood washi tape and placed under her to hide the end of the stamp. But this was only. up to 2/3rds of the page and I wanted it to be the whole right side.
So I die cut some leaves and colored them with the same inks. To cover the edge. of them, I added a rope bow right over it. Last, I stamped the sentiment on the upper corner. This was my first time, but I absolutely love this fall themed planner page. I'd love to know if you use planners and what your secret is to keep it up!
Until next time... Happy Crafting!
Products Used:
Planner: Sweet Water Decor Spiral Planner
Leaf Dies: Tim Holtz - Fall Foliage Dies
Washi Tape: No Longer Available :(
Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber & Wild Honey