I tried to make my July 2021 bullet journal design as easy as possible due to my busy schedule at the end of June. My original thought was as an abstract desert scene that could easily be re-created. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the correct set of colors to use with the design. Therefore, I had to quickly come up with a new idea to draw in my journal.
As I searched through Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube for inspiration, I had a difficult time finding something cute, yet simple to draw. Then, I finally stumbled upon an Instagram post that I had saved by Bullet With E. It was an adorable design which only consisted of pastel colored bubbles on each page. I instantly thought this would be the perfect idea for my journal because all it required was a lot of circles and some pretty colors. You can’t get any easier than that.
Take a look at my process for creating this month’s theme below.
The Design Process
The Cover Pages
For the title page, I decided to draw a ring of bubbles around the the word July written in lowercase cursive. I saw this same design for the cover of Bullet With E’s cover as well. I chose the colors sky blue, bubble gum pink, and a darker blue for the entire design. I used my circle stencil to draw the bubbles on both pages. Each bubble is outlined with my .03 fine liner pen and colored in with one of my theme colors. The boxes for my notes and things to do list were outlined in pink and blue which fits into the theme well.
The Calendar
This spread is filled with pink and blue bubbles big and small. The same cursive font is written for the title. Each box of the calendar is written in pink and blue ink and marker.
The Mood and Habit Trackers
I drew 31 bubbles for each day in the month of July to create my mood tracker. I decided to use bright pastel colors for the key at the bottom.
My habit tracker chart is surrounded by a sea of colorful bubbles.
The Weekly Spreads
If you guessed that my weekly spreads were nothing but pink and blue bubbles, then you guessed right. I created a bubble border on all of the pages at the end of this month’s spread.
Final Thoughts
This was the easiest design idea I have ever done in my bullet journal. It took me approximately 5 hours to complete the entire layout. I’m quite happy with the design even though I’m not use to each page looking the same for an entire month. It turned out to be a cute and playful design and I’m all here for it.
What do you think of my July theme? Tell me your thoughts in the comments below.
