My Bullet Journal quickly became my favorite memory keeping tool. Today I'll share with you how you can preserve your wonderful life memories in your journal.
Today I’m really excited to talk to you all about memory keeping. Specifically bullet journal memory keeping using photos and graphics. It involves using a small, streamlined bullet journal (or memory planner), a photo a day, and intentional embellishments! This simple way to memory journal will ensure you keep up with it!
My 2020 Bullet Journal setup and guide to setting up your own notebook quickly and easily. Includes a printable Bullet Journal setup for beginners!
Hi, friends! It’s Char from the Design Team, and today I’m going to show you how to create a Memory Spread for your Bullet Journal. From the most basic and simple spread to a more structured one, I’m going to show you some examples of different types of memory spreads you can include in your Bullet Journal. Supplies Below is a rundown of some of the products I used to create this spread. If you would like to purchase any of these products, remember to use the code CHAR10 at checkout to save yourself some money. A5 Dot Grid Notebook - My personal favourites are the 192 page journals, but this would work in any type, any size. Calliographs - These are amazing for layering colour, and I love that you can switch between the fine and broad tips depending on how much detail you need to go into. Gel Pens - I love using the white gel pen to add highlights to really make these doodles pop. The neon green really made the title pop here, too! Fineliners - I used the Sakura Pigma Micron in 0.1 to outline the doodles on this. When to Incorporate a Memory Spread As with all things Bullet Journal, the types of spreads you add to your yearly, monthly, and weekly setups are all about prioritising what is important to you. Personally, my Bullet Journals act equally as functional planners and nostalgic scrapbooks. To make them more of a keepsake item, I always include some sort of memory spread in my yearly setup at the beginning of each new Bullet Journal. That way, when I’m flipping through my finished journals, I get a quick overview of each year through a few condensed spreads. Similarly, I love to do memory spreads for trips and vacations. There are always more specific things I want to remember when I’m on vacation (restaurants, shops, activities, etc.) in case I ever go back to revisit the same place, or in case I want to pass along some recommendations to someone else in my life. You may also want to create memory spreads for specific milestones in your life, like a birthday, a graduation, a wedding, etc. This can be a great way to revisit a monumental time in your life that you might want to look back on in more detail. Catch-All Memory Spreads If you’ve seen any of my posts, I’m sure you know that I’m all for an elaborate bullet journal spread (dutch doors, watercolours, and more time-consuming setups than I would sometimes like to admit lol). But I’m also a firm believer in not overcomplicating things for yourself if you don’t have to. Whether I’m creating a memory spread for the year as a whole or for a specific vacation, my personal go-to is very basic. Usually, I’ll do a blank two page spread with nothing but a title and lots of room to cut and paste photos, ticket stubs, and whatever else I want to hold onto. It can act as a bit of a catch-all for those little moments you want to remember, and there’s something so satisfying about the scrapbook-type feel of these more simple spreads. Here’s an example of what these look like for me, both before and after the pen. Catch-All Travel Spread: before the pen Catch-All Travel Spread: after the pen A Year in Pictures Memory Spread The photo memory spread is a very popular way to memorialise your year. I definitely had my own phase with these, but ultimately found myself forgetting to bring my Instax camera with me and never took enough photos to fill them. I personally have phased these out of my own journal, but I think they’re such fun spreads and (if you can fill them out) they can definitely be a great way to look back on your year! If I trusted myself to fill them up, I would definitely still be doing these to this day. The All-Purpose Memory Spread This week, I’ve created an all purpose memory spread that you can incorporate into your Bullet Journal at any point in time. I’ve included three categories in this one: Events/Accomplishments - you can include things like… Awards you’ve won Special events (monumental birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Favourites - you can include things like… Music Shows Movies Restaurants Books Highs and Lows - While it’s great to look back on the positives, sometimes acknowledging the difficult times you’ve overcome can be even more empowering. If you’re using it for a specific event, you can change out the titles, categories, or embellishments to make this spread more personal to you. Video Printable: To make things even more simple, you can download a free printable version of this spread, fill it out, and paste it into your own journal. Click to download now. I hope this helped you get started on your own memory spread! If you’d like to see more of my spreads, you can find me on Instagram at @chardangerfield.art. Don’t forget to tag @archerandolive, @archerandolive.community, #AOShare and #archerandolive if you recreate this spread on your own. See you next time!
Have you ever opened an old travel journal, smiled at a memory of a perfect summer on an isolated beach, or
Keeping a memories page is a wonderful way to save the wonderful moments that make up your life. Memories fade, but paper is forever!
Boost your creativity & preserve your memories with these creative & fun memory page ideas for your Bullet Journal.
Memory spreads in your bullet journal, creating memories and creating gorgeous spreads to match.
Hello Archer & Olive fam! It’s Icy of @eyesea.studio and for this blog post, I have some doodle related fun you can do with your memories page on your bullet journal! As someone who is sentimental, I find it very hard to throw things away. For example, whenever I do something memorable with my family, friends and loved ones, I don’t like throwing away things like tickets or brochures. And instead of keeping these pieces of ephemera in places where I won’t really see them, I like sticking things in my journal. Apart from keeping memorable things, I also like adding simple doodles about a memorable event in my life. I did a Memory Doodles Page for my 2021 memories. I had so much with this that I did it again for my January 2022 Highlights of the Month page. So if you’re not a sentimental hoarder like I am, you can add doodles to your memory pages like Highlights of the Month/Year or other memory pages like travel memories! What things do we include in a Memory Doodles Page? There are so many different things you can add to your Memory Doodles Page, and it really depends on what you would like to include. As individuals, we are all unique and we would have different experiences from one person to the next. And because of that, we would have a different set of memories. So feel free to include any or all of your memorable memories! As I was browsing through the Bullet Journal community, I noticed that these are the common elements people include in their Memory Pages: Overall mood Playlist/Favorite tracks Favorite movie/show/series Favorite food Favorite activity Favorite books Achievements Things to look forward to What do I need to make a Memory Doodles Page? I will be using my Archer & Olive Moon Flower A5 Dot Grid notebook and Acrylograph pens from the Primary Selection to make it nice and colorful! But of course feel free to use materials you have available at home and whatever color scheme you would like to use. I highly recommend drafting your Memory Doodles Page out in pencil first and once you are happy with how everything is laid out on the page or pages, finalize with the materials of your choosing. A fun activity you can do with this is you can color in the doodles once you’re done! There is a printable that you can download here: And I have also made a video you can watch and follow along: Memory Doodles Page #1: Overall Mood/Feeling Do you believe in the saying “people will often forget what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel”? Because I do! Our overall mood or feeling plays a huge part of our memories. Memories aren’t always happy, and that is completely okay! Feel free to include an emotion that is not pleasant or comfortable. For example, there are definitely times when my overall mood is uncomfortable because I have been pushed out of my comfort zone. Despite feelings of discomfort, there is also growth, so don’t feel pressured to include only happy moods! Memory Doodles Page #2: Favorite Songs/Playlist Aside from feelings, songs have a way of weaving into our memories. For example, in high school I used to listen to a lot of emo music (lol) and now whenever I listen to those songs, I somehow get transported back to those years. What I love about keeping a bullet journal is that I am able to look back on memories and songs or playlists are a great thing to include into your Memory Doodles Page. Memory Doodles Page #3: Favorite Movie/Series/Show Like songs, things we watch also play a detrimental role in our memories. There are a lot of people in the bullet journal community who keep track on the episodes of the series they watch. And I’ve also seen people keep a list of movies they’ve seen and want to see. You can also add in a short synopsis, what you thought of the movie and a rating! Memory Doodles Page #4: Favorite Food Have you ever craved for and eaten a specific time of food? I remember a few months ago when it was still winter here in Sydney, I would used to eat spicy pork rib ramen all the time! I thought I wouldn’t get sick of it lol. That was definitely highlight of one of the months of winter. Memory Doodles Page #5: Favorite Activity Like food cravings, sometimes I get obsessed about a specific activity for a certain amount of time and it’s all I ever do! A couple of months ago, I was able to play around with my gouache paint and I enjoyed it so much that it became an art activity I did that month. Memory Doodles Page #6: Favorite Books I know there are a lot of bookworms in the bullet journal community because I am one of them! And I like including books in my memories page not only to keep track on my reading progress but also which books have made the most impact. Memory Doodles Page #7: Achievements Everytime I do a monthly recap or high lights of the month/quarter/year, I absolutely love taking note of the things I have achieved! Sometimes these achievements may be intangible like feelings so I opted to doodle a little notepad with a trophy and we would just write our top three (or you can make it top five or more!). Memory Doodles Page #8: Things To Look Forward To As we recap the amazing memories we have collected, it would also be great to take note of the exciting things coming up. These could be holidays or important events to things that seem little like expecting a package from Archer & Olive! Having a list of things to look forward to gives us something to be excited about These are only some of the common things people include in their Memory Doodles Page. Of course feel free to add other things especially those that are super unique to you! Always remember that your drawings do not need to be perfect as there is no such thing as perfection! And all of our imperfectness adds to our own uniqueness and individuality. So embrace it all and most importantly, have the most fun with your Memory Doodles and just let your creativity flow! Don’t forget to tag us @archerandolive and @archerandolive.community so we can see your beautful work! Have an amazing time creating and keeping memories!
Today I’m really excited to talk to you all about memory keeping. Specifically bullet journal memory keeping using photos and graphics. It involves using a small, streamlined bullet journal (or memory planner), a photo a day, and intentional embellishments! This simple way to memory journal will ensure you keep up with it!
