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DIY Moon Phase Planner Spread

Hey guys! This is a project I originally shared on Tombow’s instagram account, but as you know I’m a huge space nerd, so I wanted to share it here too.

Today I’m  showing you how to make a Lunar Calendar Spread in your bullet journal/planner!

Supplies:

  • Planner or Journal. For my planner this year, I’m using a Bloom Daily Planners Dot Journaling Planner. I added one of my Galaxy Girl stickers to the cover to customize it , but I love the marble background too.
  • Tombow Twin Tones
  • Tombow 1500 Colored Pencils
  • Ruler

Ste one: Use a ruler & Twin Tone markers to draw out 2 sections at the bottom of your page, and write each month name with 6 on each side.

The bullet tip of the Twin Tone is fantastic for monoline lettering (a single line, not a brush pen) like this. Draw 4 circles for each month, and fill them in according to the lunar calendar. Next Using a pink Twin Tone, I wrote out the dates for each of the moon phases above the circles.

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It’s @studio.katie back to show you how to add a lunar calendar in your @bloomdailyplanners planner. First step: Use a ruler and @tombowusa TwinTone markers to draw out 2 sections at the bottom of your page, and write each month. The TwinTone’s tips are fantastic for monoline lettering –you can choose between a broad and extra-fine on either side. Draw 4 circles for each month, and fill them in according to the lunar calendar. Using a pink TwinTone, I wrote out the dates for each of the moon phases.⁣ .⁣ Did you know we have a lunar eclipse this month? There’s a “Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse” on the 20th, so you can add that to your calendar too!.In my next post I’ll show you how to add a moon sketch to the top of the page! -@studio.katie #tombow #tombowusa #tombow2018dt⁣ ⁣💕 #bulletjournal #bulletjournaladdict #bulletjournaljunkies #bulletjournalcommunity #bulletjournaladdicts #bulletjournaling #bujo #bujojunkies #bujoinspire #bujoaddict #bujocommunity #bujolove #bulletjournallove

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Step two: Now let’s finish decorating the spread.

Trace a circle onto the top of the page, and lightly color it in with a light pink 1500 Colored Pencil. The trick to colored pencils is to color in light layers, so keep adding colors but not adding to much pressure as you work. Using a darker shade of pink, add in the craters of the moon. You can also pull up an image of the moon on your computer to use as a reference.

Step three:

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It’s @studio.katie here for one last step in your lunar calendar planner spread! Trace a circle onto the top of the page, and lightly color it in with a light pink @tombowusa 1500 Series Colored Pencil. The trick to colored pencils is to color in light layers, so keep adding colors but not adding too much pressure as you work. Using a darker shade of pink, add in the craters of the moon. . Don’t forget to add details! To finish the moon, use the fine tip of the black TwinTone marker to add in a few details and outline the moon. . And that’s it! Do you ever use colored pencils your planner? They’re nice because they won’tbleed through thin pages! #tombow #tombowusa #tombow2018dt 💕 #bulletjournal #bulletjournaladdict #bulletjournaljunkies #bulletjournalcommunity #bulletjournaladdicts #bulletjournaling #bujo #bujojunkies #bujoinspire #bujoaddict #bujocommunity #bujolove #bulletjournallove

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Don’t forget to add details! To finish the moon, Use the fine tip of the black Twin Tone marker to add in a few details & outline the moon.

And that’s it! Do you ever use colored pencils your planner? They’re nice because they won’t bleed through thin pages!

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DIY Galaxy Themed Dot Grid Journal

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Hey friends, it’s a new week and time to share a new project for Tombow USA!  I had so much fun with this one. This week Tombow partnered with Archer and Olive to send us all some of their Dot Grid Notebooks. Despite my love for notebooks, I’d never working in a dot grid before, so after receiving my new notebook, I decided to start a bullet journal!

I love the idea of a bullet journal, but I hadn’t started one for the same reason I don’t use a planner much: I am such a home-body and don’t really make plans. So I’m using my bullet journal more for my weekly todo lists, blog projects, trackers, and other lists!

Today I’m going to show y’all how I put together a space inspired weekly spread. So grab your Dual Brush Pen Galaxy 10-pack and watch the video below to see how I put together this galactic background.

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Supplies:

  • Dot Grid Notebook
  • Tombow Dual Brush Pens
  • Painters Tape
  • Thin Washi Tape
  • White Gel Pen
  • Paint Brush + Water
  1. Start by sketching out your layout design, and then cover the areas you want to leave white with tape.
  2. Next, put a piece of thin washi tape down diagonally every 1” across the page.
  3. Now take the Galaxy Dual Brush Pen set, and scribble ink onto the page, then blend the colors together with a wet paintbrush. The paper inside of these Archer and Olive notebooks is lovely & holds up really well to ink, and had minimal ghosting EVEN WITH water.
  4. Once dry, peel up all of the tape!

 

How to Create a Galaxy Themed Page in Your Dot Grid Planner

To complete the page, I added some stars using a white gel pen, and then filled in my plans for the week. In the days where I had less planned, I used the extra space to add in some lettering creating a color block with a Dual Brush Pen and then writing over top with a Fudenosuke Soft Tip!

Want more galaxies?

  • Learn my best tips for painting galaxies in my Painting Galaxies online class!
  • For sped up galaxy process videos, follow me on instagram!
  • If you want even more galaxy DIY’s, Here are 21 of them!

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