I’m a little late with this post because I had no clue as to what to do for this month’s theme. I finally settled on creating a Christmas theme at the last minute. I know, it’s very cliché for the month of December, but I wasn’t inspired to do anything else.
After I settled on a theme, I created my usual board on Pinterest and began setting up my journal. I tried to find holiday related drawings that were different than my previous design. Fortunately, I found a few ideas that I felt were cute enough to include in my design.
Check out my design process below in order to view the final results.
The Design Process
Materials
- Pencil
- Colored Pencils
- Fine liner pens
- Crayola Markers
- Ruler
- Erasers
- Circle Stencil
The Cover Pages
My original idea was to create a North Pole sign with a sleigh next to it for the cover spread. However, when I started sketching things out, I changed my mind. I saw the penguins on Pinterest and thought that they would be a better fit. I wasn’t thrilled with the design at first, but once I started outlining the drawing with ink and adding color, I started to warm up to it.
The Calendar Page
The calendar page design is probably my favorite this month. It wasn’t part of my original plan, but I actually think it turned out way better. The Christmas gnome is simply adorable.
The Mood and Habit Trackers
I kept things real simple with the mood tracker by drawing a string of Christmas lights for the remaining days of the month.
For the habit tracker, I drew a variation of Rudolph at the top and bottom of the page. I love how the ornaments are hanging off of the antlers.
The Weekly Spreads
The weekly spread was fairly easy to draw. I drew a border across the top two pages and added two cute bears on the bottom corners of the pages. This spread was a cute way to finish out the theme for this month.
Final Thoughts
Even though this theme was created with only two weeks left in the month, I’m happy I was able to muster up the energy to make it happen. I think this design looks nice and is a good addition to my journal.
What do you think about my December design? Tell me your thoughts in the comments below.
