December bullet journal: Christmas planning

Get set for the festive season!

Anticipation is often the most exciting part of any event. This is especially true for Advent and Christmas, which should ideally be as relaxed and stress-free as possible. To make Christmas a wonderful celebration for everyone, it’s a good idea to start planning early – and a bullet journal is the perfect way to note/jot down all the tasks that need to be done. You’ll have lots of fun making lists of gift ideas, Christmas tree decorations, and the final bits and pieces to buy, before adding your creative decorations using the right edding pens. You’ll be able to keep track of the things that matter and make sure that nothing is forgotten. When tasks are completed, you can simply tick them off your list, meaning you can relax as you look forward to Christmas. To assist you, the Colour Happy Big Box from edding contains an amazing assortment of 69 perfectly coordinated shades and a wide variety of pen types.

Categories: Bullet Journals
Christmas
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Fineliners
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Rubber
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see the Colour Happy Big Box in our photo, opened up to reveal its wide array of contents. We’re confident that our box holds something for every craft lover and every taste. To create your Christmas planner, the main pens you’ll need are the edding 1800 profipen and the edding 1300 colour pens.

Step 2

Decide on how you want your page layout to look and sketch it out lightly in pencil first. In our example, we drew individual gift boxes on the left for noting down gift ideas, and an attractive-looking Christmas card list on the right. There are so many other lovely ideas you can incorporate, such as Christmas food shopping lists or Christmas tree decorations. Let your creativity flow!

Step 3

Next, use the edding 1800 profipen to go over all the pencil strokes and accentuate some of the features such as borders and bows. For a great-looking heading, make it bold and decorative. The profipen, with its ultra-fine tip, is ideal for writing your lists.

Step 4

Now use the edding 1300 brush pens to colour in all the motifs, headings, bows and lettering, etc., however you wish. So long as the ink is still slightly wet, you can even blend the colours together and create beautiful effects.