April FREE Tutorials! 2021 Plan-with-me set-up

Welcome to the beginning of the second quarter of 2021. For my word of the year, this year, it is a prefix: RE. Each month Re- words are featured in my planner journal, along with a visual theme. It’s been fun to see how these two little letters (re) relate to life and the words others have chosen for the year. This month the RE- word is RE-awaken.

What do you need to be awakened? For me, right now, I’ve needed to reawaken a sense of play. Re- play in a play on words - to play like a child again. So this month I gave myself permission to play in my journal as well as set up the month’s theme of eggs, symbolizing new birth, hope, and resurrection, along with feathers that represent God’s loving care, angelic presence and light-hearted freedom carried by the wind of the Spirit.

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Below is a video showing how to paint the cover page for April, and below that, is the ‘Plan with Me’ video tutorial showing the step-by-step process of setting up the month of April in my calendar~word of the year journal.

Here are a some pages from April’s set-up video tutorial

PWM 2021 April weekly calendar pages.jpg

FREE Plan with me Video Tutorials on this blog each month!

The following journal set-up video includes how to make the following pages: monthly calendar, gratitude pages, monthly workflow, & weekly calendars. Enjoy!

The page demos begin at the following times in the video above:

Monthly calendar pages: 1 min 27 sec.
Gratitude pages: 23 min 22 sec.
Workflow pages: 34 min
Weekly calendar pages: 45 min 53 sec.
Extra pages: 49 min. 6 sec
The page demos are at the following times in the video:
Monthly calendar pages: 1 min 27 sec.
Gratitude pages: 23 min 22 sec.
Workflow pages: 34 min
Weekly calendar pages: 45 min 53 sec.
Extra pages: 49 min. 6 sec

Each month during 2021 on this blog

2021 Planner journal set-up videos. Sign up for my newsletter, at the bottom of the page to receive notice when the monthly tutorial comes out and watch Ad-free on this blog!

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Plan with me Premium includes the following for the 2021 year:

All of the free Word of the Year videos and materials easily accessible in one place, our virtual classroom - including past Word of the Year videos, and downloadable PDFs on how to do a word study of your word and a Scripture study of your word of the year.
Being part of a private in-class community where you can ask questions, share & connect with others, and share pictures of your pages.
Monthly exclusive video of making the Word of the year ‘dutch door page’
Monthly PDF of Dutch Door page line drawing of Re- word art that can be adapted to use for your word of the year.
Monthly video of interior Dutch door process with prompts & practice inspired by the devotional
Monthly PDF download of the Word of the month re-words devotional, beautifully designed with images & photos to inspire us with a metaphor of the month, and questions & prompts for living your word of the year, as well as Scripture
Monthly PDF download of cover art for each month with the option of the month’s name or symbolic message like Come Unity & community - what we need so very much right now.
Monthly live Zoom meetings where we meet and share together about our year so far, and answer any questions

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Materials used in April’s 2021 journal set up

Stencils:

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-valerie-sjodin-s/2044.htm

Stencils used:

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-valerie-sjodin-s/2044.htm

Planner Banner Ribbons #L832

Script Sans Serif Planner Alphabet + Grid #L833

Spirit Swirl Mask #S578

Supplies used:

160 gsm notebook: https://amzn.to/3pPU7GV NOTE: There are many journals like this to choose from with 160 gsm dotted paper. I am trying this journal out because it has the thicker dotted paper, more pages than most, includes page numbers, has a low price point for the type of journal and is easy to order from Amazon. I will be testing more journals with 160 gsm dotted throughout the year.
Kneaded eraser: https://amzn.to/3m0wDwp
Micron pen set: https://amzn.to/3jpWOup or other waterproof pen set such as STA pigment liner set: https://amzn.to/396GX2h
White Posca paint pen/s: https://amzn.to/3hhmV75
Cosmetic wedges: https://amzn.to/2IVno1J
Metallic Gelly Roll pens: https://amzn.to/3l1dvwK
MT Gold Washi tape: https://amzn.to/38BFos5
Tombow double sided tape: https://amzn.to/3aRmnDI
Color M600 Artist Mica Watercolor Paint, Metallic: https://amzn.to/337mfvp
NOTE: If the above metallic watercolors are listed as 'currently unavailable'. If you want to order from Amazon, there are a few other choices that include gold like this one: https://amzn.to/3gZDqEU . I also saw some that look like they might be the same pigment but in a rectangular shape on Blick: https://www.dickblick.com/products/finetec-artist-mica-watercolors/ . You can also copy the name and google it to see other options.
Silver Brush 3000S-6 Black Velvet Short Handle Round Size 6: https://amzn.to/339sEq0
Silver Brush 3000S-2 Black Velvet Short Handle Round, Size 2: https://amzn.to/2UVEZtq
Silver Brush set of large wash and small pointed brushes: https://amzn.to/37Si4Xb
Watercolors: (Qor brand used)Permanent Scarlet, Teal, Raw Umber, Quinacridone Gold, Thalo Blue, Indigo, Neutral (black), white
140 lb hot press watercolor paper Fabriano Artistico
Ruler
craft knife
craft cutting mat
toothbrush

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