The cover page is the most fun to set up in my opinion, and I love combining it with a quote of the year for a dose of motivation. I picked the following quote from Mark Twain for 2022:Â
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbour, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.”
Here’s a fun fact – the theme “Explore” is inspired by this quote!Â
How I Made My Cover Page
- I typed the numbers “2022” on a word document file on the computer using a minimal and bold font.
- I saved it as an image file (you can simply screenshot it) and transferred it to my iPad.Â
- On my iPad, I flipped the image, set it to my lock-screen wallpaper and adjusted the size of the image to fit my journal page.Â
- Using the iPad as a makeshift light box, I then traced the flipped numbers onto my map-printed paper.Â
- I cut out the numbers.
- Before pasting the numbers on my journal, I used stamps to decorate the corners of the page.
- I pasted the numbers at the centre, and a minimal but bold cover page is completed!Â
The Quote Page
I lettered the quote that I picked out using walnut ink as well as a leonardt index nib. Once the ink was dry, I decorated the top and bottom sections of the page with a mixture of brown paper scraps, a linen travel label, and travel-themed stamps.Â
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