Watercolors and Stencils in My Travelers Notebook Journal

When Emily from Stencil Revolution asked if I wanted to work with some stencils, I said, "Yes!" I made a pillow cover for Victoria with a Panda stencil using some acrylic paints, but today I'll be sharing how I used the Bjorn Tile Stencil in my Travelers Notebook, this time with watercolors. You can also follow Stencil Revolution on Instagram.

THIS WEEK IN MY GRATITUDE JOURNALS

In My Travelers Notebook
You've seen me using my Field Notes size travelers notebook before and I continue to love the ease of having pages pre-embellished and waiting for me to journal my thankful thoughts. I ended up using this page spread as my starting point.

I began my gently pulling up the "be awesome" washi tape and then gathered my watercolor set, paint brush and stencil. I added the date where the washi tape was originally.

I love that the Stencil Revolution stencils comes with half design shapes which just seemed so perfect for the edge of my pages without having to do it all myself. Genius, right?

The TODAY die cut is part of the Printable 1" Circle Die Cuts Collection and there are 30 fun designs on one page. After I punched the tag, I added it to a metal rim tag before adding it to my page.

In My Flagship Gratitude Journal

The pink index card is a great color and size, perfect for jotting a quick thought. And that's exactly what I did. 

I added a page flag, some die cuts and washi tape before I showed myself some self-love this week by splurging on covering up those sparkly, silvery grey hairs sprouting up again and again all over my head. Yikes!

You can find the numbered tabs here and the heart die cut here.
I am using this Gratitude Journal.

WHAT IS #ILOVETHURSDAYTHANKS

What is #ilovethursdaythanks? It's a way for me, and you, to connect with other like minded souls. Those of us that find joy in documenting our thankful thoughts and grateful moments. Those moments that sometimes could be so quickly forgotten, those thoughts that haunt us and won't let us go, those words that touched our heart when we needed them most, those people who made a difference just by being there.

Join us over on Instagram and share your #ilovethursdaythanks.

Thankfulness Is A Virtue

For the last several years, I have curated the Sunday Photos series, featuring one my photographs  along with a quote or some inspiring words that touched my heart. I'll still be sharing words that speak to me in this space each week, just in a new format.

See you next week with another The Sunday Quote!

Hello March | Free Journal Card Download

March is a good month for me, a turning point.

Spring usually peeks its glorious head around those gray and gloomy days of Winter, temps begin to warm up and my mood brightens and lightens, too. I love the rebirth of brightness in our days, flowers and trees beginning to bud, the birds beginnign to chirp their joyful tunes and the feeling of how it feels to just be outside in nature again without layers and layers of clothes.

And it's my birthday month. I'll be 55. Yeah, I'm having a hard time swallowing that, too. Yikes. I'm getting on the side of people silently thinking in their head, "Wow, that's old!" when they find out how old I am.

I will definitely have some thoughts to share in my journal this month, that's for sure.

HELLO MARCH

Take a few moments and document how you will greet March, how you will treat the next 31 days, how you plan to take this year and make it yours.

My plan is to document my year by capturing precious moments in words. Photos are worth a thousand words, yes, but writing it all down has to be worth at least a million words, right?

Junk Journal + 30 Days of Lists

Can't decide if you like a smaller spiral binding or a larger binding for your junk journal? 

No worries, now you don't have to decide. I've added several new journals to the shop for the March 30 Days of Lists challenge: one with rose gold coils, one that's ring bound {lets you rearrange pages and even add pages} and this one that gives you the same papers with a choice of 3/4" hot pink spiral binding or 1" gold spiral binding.

Scroll down for a discount code on selected journals, expires 2.19.19.

Nourish Our Mind

Plant good words in your mind and think of them as true. Make it a habit to believe yourself worthy of good deeds, kindness and compassion. Because you are.

Don't let anyone tell you differently or make you feel less about yourself than you truly are.

For the last several years, I have curated the Sunday Photos series, featuring one my photographs  along with a quote or some inspiring words that touched my heart. I'll still be sharing words that speak to me in this space each week, just in a new format.

See you next week with another The Sunday Quote!

Happy Days in My Gratitude Journal

When I have the chance to capture happiness I do it! And when you share it and document it, the happiness lives on forever! It's like you can relive the moment time and time again. I guess you could say that I often use my Gratitude Journal as a diary as well, often telling the story of my day. Because, I have learned over my many years, I will not remember the details.

THIS WEEK IN MY GRATITUDE JOURNAL

The Flagship Gratitude Journal
We have a family tradition that Gordon takes each of the girls out for a "Date Day with DaDa" the day before their birthday party. It's their time to hang out, eat lunch wherever they choose and just enjoy the day together.

And this year, Victoria has been enjoying the time she has with her DaDa on their twice-weekly basketball practice rides. It's a 30-minute ride each way and usually involves a stop at Arby's on the way home because she's famished, even though she already ate dinner at home!

I love that she wants G to take her, but will settle for me if he's traveling. It's a happy memory I don't want to forget.

As women, we have to adjust our minds and give ourself grace. We cannot be all things to all people all the time. And we should be okay with that.

Bracket Die Cut Set  |  Shipping Tags

On the back of my Happy page, I added in a speech bubble journaling card and attached it with a strip of washi tape. Journaling cards are a great to carry around in your purse or tote to journal on in a few spare moments and then add into your journal at a later time. And they really don't add too much bulk.

And if you've ever wondered what that "something new" you could be grateful for when you've been journaling for years, let your page be your prompt. Here, the page is stamped with a heart inside a speech bubble, so I went with the them of love.

But not what I love, rather what my Sweetie loves. You could choose what your dog loves, what you love about Thursday's, you get the idea. It was a fun departure and gave me a different perspective on thankfulness.

Journaling Cards on a Ring

I've been working on getting a flip-thru of this fun ring of pretty paper and journal cards completed.I'm just not really all that fond of me and videos. I know I've promised, so I WILL do it soon. 

And you might just see a DIY Kit with a collection of pretty papers and a binder ring to get you started in the shop very soon. How fun will that be?

I continue to be amazed at the accomplished young women we are raising. They really don't let anything get them down, always striving to do more, be more, achieve more. If only I could have had some of their spunk back in the day.

And this little nugget of gratefulness comes from the combination of the LOVE you journal card and the arrows paper below it. I might use the paper below to journal even more or may just leave it as is. Either way, I'm happy with that I documented part of our story.

Set of 4 Journal Cards - includes Love You

In My Filofax Planner
I keep a few gratitude journaling pages in my Filofax planner in the chance that I have a few moments in between this and that. I hate wasting time, and instead of being on my phone scrolling mindlessly, I'll put my time to good use and jot down an idea or two.

Printable Gratitude Journal Pages

WHAT IS #ILOVETHURSDAYTHANKS

What is #ilovethursdaythanks? It's a way for me, and you, to connect with other like minded souls. Those of us that find joy in documenting our thankful thoughts and grateful moments. Those moments that sometimes could be so quickly forgotten, those thoughts that haunt us and won't let us go, those words that touched our heart when we needed them most, those people who made a difference just by being there.

Join us over on Instagram and share your #ilovethursdaythanks.

WHAT I USED

|   Flagship Gratitude Journal   |  Journaling Cards   |   Printable Planner Pages   |

|   Shipping Tags   |   Paper Die Cut Collections   |

Every Goal Is Possible

This is your sign. If you need encouragement to begin, here it is. If you need to know when to begin, it's now. If you want to know if it's even possible, it is. It won't be easy, it won't always be fun and there will be hard days.

Believe in yourself and others will, too, because every goal is possible.

For the last several years, I have curated the Sunday Photos series, featuring one my photographs  along with a quote or some inspiring words that touched my heart. I'll still be sharing words that speak to me in this space each week, just in a new format.

See you next week with another The Sunday Quote!

A Grateful Heart Is A Magnet for Miracles

A grateful heart opens us up to seeing the world around us in new ways. It changes the way we deal with our day, how we go about processing our interactions with friends, family and even strangers. A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.

See you next week for edition of The Sunday Quote.

Hello February in My Travelers Notebook

If you haven't had a chance to download your free Hello February journaling card, you should. There's even a Hello January card if you want to go back and play catch up. I've been using an A6 travelers notebook {this set because I'm a fan of that seafoam minty green shade and those numbers!}  and adding my printed journaling cards to the left side of the page and journaling on the right side of the page.

HELLO FEBRUARY

Here's what my Hello February journaling card looked like before I began and this is how it looks after I played around one afternoon.

My Process

• I began by trimming my {free} Hello February journaling card just a bit narrower than 3x4
• Then I snipped the edges diagonally
• Punched a hole
• And added some baker's twine to mimic a shipping tag

Then for even more fun, I stamped this cute little bracket shape all over my page as space holders for me to document "my" February, like I did in January.

And my February journaling:

I'm integrating "grow" into my monthly journaling, as I did in January, it's my word of the year and I want it to be present in what I do, how I approach my day and how I live. I have had some silent victories and I can see that being aware of my mantra is making a difference.

Find the Coordinating Journal Card Set Here

Each month, I'll be sharing a free "Hello" monthly journaling card with you here on the blog which coordinates with a card set in the shop. Wonder what to do with your journaling card? I like to incorporate journal cards into my Gratitude Journal and mini books.

I plan on document my year month-by-month giving myself little pep talks encouraging myself to incorporate my word "grow" into my life. I hope that you'll find that these journal cards bring a bit of fun to your memory keeping projects.

FREE DOWNLOAD

Download your free Hello January journaling cards. Find the coordinating journal card set here. 

Hello February journaling cards and coordinating set.

Find other free downloads from I Love It All here.
And for more Print At Home ideas: journal cards, planner pages, art prints and calendars are in the I Love It All shop as instant downloads!