Hello my loves, welcome back to my sketchbook, and welcome back to my channel for the first
time this year!
I hope you all had a fantastic end to 2019 and are ready to give this year everything
you've got.
I know for me this year, I'm gonna make it a real priority to create more and... not
so much work less (cos your girl is saving for a deposit on a house!), but make more
of my work about creating.
And one way I'm fitting creativity into my day-to-day is through journalling more, especially
when I don't know what to draw, or I just want to document something, or be more adventurous
with collage or lettering- it really is a practice that allows a lot of creative freedom
for me.
Now before we get too deep into this particular spread, I just want to thank Stationery Pal
for sending over a lot of the supplies I'm using today.
I had actually been looking at Stationery Pal for a while, I spend a lot of time window
shopping for stationery and cute stickers and things, so when they reached out to me
I was beyond thrilled- it was like a dream come true.
So here's a quick unboxing of all the goodies they so kindly gifted.
Okay, so let's see what we've got in here.
Noticing the really cute bubble wrap, it's actually heart-shaped.
I'll have to re-use that somehow.
Lovely little note from them.
Now, I picked out a lot of the stuff in here but I can see that there's some stuff that
they've put in there as extras as well, stuff that I didn't pick out.
So first there's these black post-it notes, those are really cool.
Those would be quite handy in journal spreads I think.
And then there are all these stickers.
I didn't pick these out but these are really cute.
And these pink post-it notes as well.
I always love post-its for journal spreads just to stick in, give the page a little depth
and dimension and colour.
Now getting to the stuff that I did pick out.
First, there are these really cute homeware stickers.
I just really like the style of these.
Got some thin washi in really nice muted colours.
To go with a few more washis that I've picked out as well in these nudey colours with this
nice minimal checkered design.
These look like extras as well.
These bumble-bee tapes and some kind of pen.
I wonder if the ink in this yellow.
Let's see.
Yes!
Very cool, it's like a mustardy yellow.
That is gonna be really cool for taking notes.
These clips are also all extra.
Those will definitely come in handy, you always see me pinning my sketchbook open when it
starts to get really full.
One thing that I like about the site is that offer supplies like this.
This is a proper mechanical pencil, have one like this already but I thought it would be
good to have another one.
It rotates the lead so it never goes dull which I love in a mechanical pencil.
Would really recommend this pencil actually, this is the name of it...
I got some stamping stuff.
I'm really looking forward to doing some stamping.
I just love the look of that in a journal or a sketchbook.
I think it can add a really cool almost vintagey look.
And I got loads of these kind of tab stickers cos I think these work great just to add some
colour and add a heading on a page or whatever else you might use it for.
They're just really handy and I love all these really nice pastely, nudey colours.
More post-its, just dotted ones.
I thought that would be nice like if I wanna add a little text on a page it would be cool
to stick that on there.
This is cool.
Wasn't expecting this.
It's like a whole pouch thing to hold all of the supplies, that's great.
I think that'll be a great thing to put all my journalling stuff in so I can take it on
the go or just have it all to hand whenever I need it.
I have wanted some mildliners for so long and I finally found the colours that really
just spoke to me.
So looking forward to trying these.
Everyone seems to have these so I'm so glad that I finally have some.
And these are probably my favourite thing which is why, you can see, I got so many of
them.
Look at these washi tapes.
They are so pretty.
Especially these super-thin ones.
I just think those could add such a nice touch to any page.
These look so special, especially with the gold.
Just a nice Japanesey feel to them.
I adore these, I love these.
I cannot wait to use them.
And I've got even more here.
And they're all different designs, these and the ones that I've just shown you.
So there's really quite a range of them.
I'm so so happy to have these.
Cannot wait to use them.
And finally, I can't remember if I picked these out or not.
Ooh, it's got a nice feel to it on the outside, quite luxurious.
Oh wow, look at that!
I'm very surprised at the quality of this stuff.
Really cool, black paper notebook/sketchbook with this cool earth design on.
That's it, other than this thing- don't know what that is!- thank you so much to Stationery
Pal, let's get back to the journal spread.
Now then, for today's spread, I wanted to create a bit of a moodboard of the vibe I
want for this month.
I've been really lacking in time outside in nature so- despite the cold- that is something
I really want to squeeze into my schedule, and really make time for over other things.
I was also inspired by these cosy home-related stickers to think more about creating a calm
and relaxing environment indoors, spending less time on distractions for the sake of
distractions; grabbing my phone because my mind needs constant stimulation, and more
time just being present, just sitting in a comfy corner by a window and enjoying the
sun streaming in, or having a coffee and JUST having a coffee, just enjoying the taste,
and the moment.
My mum actually got me one of these Moka coffee pots for Christmas, so I'm looking forward
to making a good cup of coffee, the type that you really savour.
I think a lot of New Year, goal, hustle culture, is about keeping busy and cramming as much
into your day as you can and constantly pushing.
And I definitely have some big ambitions this year, things that will take work and dedication
and time and commitment, and I'm sure there will be late nights and burnout.
But I don't want that to be the whole picture.
And I certainly don't want that to be something I'm striving for- working so hard that it
breaks me.
I want the base-level of my day-to-day existence to be a balanced one.
A mindful one.
I want to take care of myself, I want to be aware of the people around me.
The world around me.
I wanna feel like, 'I've got this.'
And this journal page is here to remind me of that.
Maybe this'll be something I do at the start of every month or every quarter, just to get
clear on the things that are actually important, amongst all the noise.
You guys shared a lot of exciting goals with me in my last video, it sounds like we're
really gonna flourish this year, and it's so exciting to see so many of you doing whatever
it is you can to take steps forward and to dream.
And this time, I'd love to know, not so much what you wanna do or what you wanna achieve,
but more... how you'd like to feel this year.
Like I said, I wanna feel like 'I've got this.'
I want to be be able to take a deep breath at the start or end of each day, look around
and feel content, empowered and in control.
So what about you guys?
Let me know down below, but for now, I think that's where we'll leave it.
Thanks so much for joining me today.
Looking forward to another year of growth and exploration.
But before all that, I'll see you in the next video.
Bye!