Using Bullet Journal Stamps: Basics for Beginners

Have you ever wondered how to make the perfect bullet journal entry? Maybe you’ve seen beautiful spreads full of intricate patterns and handwriting on Instagram but weren’t quite sure how to achieve them yourself. If that sounds like you, then using stamps in your bullet journal pages could be the answer! If you’re new to bullet journaling then these basics will help get you started. We’ll explain how they can be used and let your creativity run free as we explore some great ideas for using stamps for different occasions! Even if you don’t think of yourself as an artist, we'll guide you through getting started with crafting beautiful bullet journal page spreads. Keep reading for our top tips on using bullet journal stamps for beginners!

• Bullet Journal Clear Stamps
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• Ink Pad
• A Journal
• A Pen

• Washi Tape
• Stickers
• Color Pencils or Art Markers

Bullet journaling is an amazing technique that combines creativity with organization. It offers an easy and customizable way to keep track of your thoughts, tasks, ideas, and more! Bullet journaling is not only your ultimate time management tool but also an excellent creative outlet. Join the movement today and become part of this growing community with just a few simple steps.

Are you looking for a creative way to stay organized and track your events and ideas? Then bullet journaling could be the perfect hobby for you! You don't have to consider yourself an artist to try bullet journaling. Simply give yourself the space for a creative outlet.

Bullet journaling is an incredibly popular activity right now that combines creative expression with planning. Through its unique system of grids, symbols, and layouts, it helps organize your thoughts in a fun and artistic way. Plus – it’s very easy to learn and you can customize your journal to fit your individual needs.

• Tracker Pages: A tracker page is a page designed to help you track any goal, habit, or well-being aspect of your life. Many people will use water trackers, fitness trackers, or mood trackers to help establish good habits or goals for their mental health or physical well-being.
• Calendar Page: A calendar page is commonly used to organize a schedule for a whole calendar year, a single month, or by weeks. This page helps to track important dates and schedules.
• Daily Spreads: A daily spread is created as a place for bullet journalers to reflect on daily goals, motivation, and tasks. This page contains creativity and inspiration for the day.
• Goals Page: A goals page is focused on what goals you wish to achieve in a given week, month, or year.
• Notes, Plans, and Lists Pages: These pages are great for organizing daily or weekly tasks, or holding any additional notes or action items. Try creating a plans page to help with tasks such as meal planning or vacation plans. Use lists and notes to create shopping lists or packing lists and special reminders you don't want to forget!

To get started, gather all of your materials so you have them accessible. Before you start stamping, you will want to decide on the goal of your bullet journal page. For example, do you need a monthly or a weekly calendar? Are you looking to be organized with a list? Think about what tasks, schedules, and goals you have, that you want to include in your spread. Here are some ideas:

• To-Do lists
• Lists of goals
• Shopping lists
• Motivational quotes
• A monthly or weekly calendar to organize your schedule
• Use a calendar or grid as a goal tracker

If you don't consider yourself an artist, stamps can help you achieve a beautiful bullet journal. Basic elements of a bullet journal include:

• Frames and borders to organize goals and tasks.
• Banners and borders to stylize your text and section headings.
• Monthly calendar or grid to organize a schedule and track goals.
• Icons for weekly trackers.

Using clear stamps is easy, simply peel your stamp from it backing sheet and place it onto an acrylic stamp block. The photopolymer is slightly tacky, so your stamp can easily stick and be removed from your stamp block.

Second, ink your stamp with the ink pad and color of your choice by evenly and lighting blotting the stamp onto the ink pad. With even pressure, press the stamp down onto your paper. Be careful, don't rock your stamp.

Now it's time to create your journal page. Common bullet journal themes could be related to the month, a special activity (like a vacation), or something just for fun, like Succulents, fruits, or astronomy. Begin with the page header that defines the purpose of your page. For example, our page is focused on organizational items for a specific month, so we used a banner stamp and wrote "June".

Bullet journal frames and borders are great for creating modular sections on your page. Use these sections to include things like quotes, important reminders, notes, goals, plans, or lists. For example, we added a banner for notes, a frame for our goals, and another box for an inspirational quote. We also added a monthly calendar to organize our schedule.

Finally, you can use bullet journal stamps to easily add fun and stylish embellishments and borders to decorate your space. Use colored ink or color your stamped images with pencils or markers to add creative flair.

Add additional details using washi tape or stickers if you have them. The best part about bullet journaling it's an expression of your personality and style, there is no wrong way to make it!

Now, you're ready to create your own bullet journal! Don't forget to follow our blog and socials for more stamping inspiration and tips! Share your designs with us using #StampWithUS.