Have you ever thought of creating a magical fairy theme in your bullet journal that makes your planner pages look like a childhood storybook fairy tale? I was inspired to create just that in my July bullet journal theme setup.
I never thought this theme would be so fantastic that even my younger ones would enjoy flipping through the pages.
And, as a bonus, when it comes to creativity, the sky is the limit with a fairy bujo theme. This theme sparked my imagination more than any other month this year. And I never got bored of it; in fact, I was upset when the month was over.
July Monthly cover page
A fairy treehouse was the focus of this spread. I enjoy drawing trees so much; they make me happy!
How to draw a fairy treehouse using markers?
- Sketch the outline of the branch - Using a pencil, outline your branch shape and make sure you are happy with the layout.
- Now sketch a rough outline of the treehouse - Your sketch should include:
The roof (don't forget the large branches going through the roof).
Decide where to place the windows and the house door. - Add a few bunches of leaves - Place bunches of leaves at the end of a branch or in certain places where leaves can grow.
You can draw leaves that are part of the tree itself and other leaves that look like a plant growing in between the leaves. - Draw in the details of the house -- Sketch out the tiles of the roof.
- the door and windows have a border of bricks.
- Add a balcony across the window and door.
- Draw some simple wall lights along each side of the door
- Add fairy lights across the whole tree. - Color in the fairy treehouse - Begin to color the tree log with your lightest base color with a brush marker.
- In areas where there should be shadows, go over them with a second coat of marker.
- Outline the whole branch with a medium color brown.
With the medium brown marker, start adding the branch's details and draw in the bricks of the doors and windows.
- Using a dark brown marker, add lines and shadow to the parts you want to depth and dimension.
July Monthly Calendar Spread
Whether you are drawing tree trunks to scrolls and papers, they all use the same concept, so once you grasp the idea of which stationery items work best in your collection, you will be good to go! The key to coloring these items is starting with a light tan marker and adding shade in the right places.
How to Choose the right stationary items?
I'd love to own every shade from a light tan to a dark brown brush marker out there. Until that fantasy becomes a reality ;d - I have figured out a few tricks from my stash to get me by and achieve the look I'm aiming for:
- Always start with a light marker or even a colored pencil and color the scroll (the example I'm using) in as your base color.
- By starting with a light marker and gradually darken in areas you want. You will have a much easier time creating depth and shadows and have more room to fix mistakes :)
- Go over all the details with a brown gel pen, and thicken the lines where you think shadow will be.
- Using a light tan marker go over the gel pen (the brown gel pen will smudge beautifuly) creating texture and shadow.
- Now add in your darker tone browns in areas where there would be a fold or shadow.
- Don't limit yourself - When you don't own the right tone color, find a colored pencil or any other items and give it a try.
This spread was a mix of markers, coloring-in pencils, gel pens, and stamp inks.
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July Weekly Spread Layouts
My first weekly spreads have six boxes on a 2-page layout. On each box, I've lettered the day of the week (combining the weekend). I used a simple font that went lovely with my theme, and if you are interested in watching the video for a quick tutorial:
How to make a background using ink stamps
- Go through your stamp collection and choose colors that are suitable to your theme
- Using scrap paper cover the areas you dont want to color
- In Intriquite areas where you have doodles, first begin with the background and add a light wash of color with your blending brush, then you can go ahead and color in your doodles with markers.
Second Weekly - July Bullet Journal Fairy Theme
I used the same weekly layout for the second time, except I left the middle section for all my fairy doodles. However, this time, I added some grid paper for all my weekdays. This layout has areas on each page, allowing room for random notes I can quickly jot down.
Third Weekly - July Bullet Journal Fairy Theme
I created this weekly spread in Procreate on my Ipad, and it's available for you to print in the Resource Hub.
Fourth Weekly - July Bullet Journal Fairy Theme
There are so many ways to create weekly spreads. Some prefer to stick to one layout; others (like me!) love to try different designs to keep things exciting and encouraging. This layout consists of one page for planning and another exclusive to art. I used colored pencils for this whole spread and some fine liner pens for final details. Coloring pencils are so calming, and you can add so many layers. However, it's suited for a time where you are the mood to spend the day enjoying art.
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Brain Dump and Habit Tracker Spread
Continuing with my fairy theme, I had to add a Brain dump. I was moving houses the next month and needed a dedicated space to jot down all my running thoughts.
The corresponding spread is a habit tracker. Habit trackers are so handy when you are tight on time. They are so easy to fill in and check out the resource hub for a quick printable when in need of a quick-fix spread.
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July Bullet Journal Fairy theme - Mood Tracker Spread
It's probably evident by now that this month I was motivated to get artistic with my spreads. I took out my gouache paints and had an idea to paint a cute fairy pond and use the Lilly pod leaves as my days to color in during the month and keep track of my mental health.
And we are done with my complete July plan-with-me setup. It was an enjoyable theme, ignited my inner-child creativity, and a theme I will enjoy when I'm flipping through my bullet journal.
I hope you felt inspired, and thank you for taking the time to read this post; I'd love to hear any suggestions you may have. Head over here to see more plan-with-me monthly setups, and as always:
'Happy Journaling Everyone, and don't forget to STAY SAFE :).'