Journaling & Creative Journaling Supplies
Journaling is a creative and mindful practice that combines writing, planning, reflection, and artistic expression. From bullet journaling and productivity planning to creative journaling and memory keeping, journaling allows you to personalise your pages using notebooks, pens, colour, and decorative stationery.
At Under the Rowan Trees, we curate journaling stationery to help you enjoy the process, experiment with new tools, and build a journaling practice that feels both creative and meaningful.
Journaling Supplies
A curated selection of creative stationery chosen to support bullet journaling, creative journaling, and everyday writing, from pens and paper to decorative essentials.
Types of Journaling
Bullet journaling is a flexible system that combines planning, lists, and creativity in one notebook. It’s commonly used for productivity, habit tracking, and organisation, while still allowing space for creative layouts and personal style.
Popular tools include dot grid notebooks, fineliners, mild colours, brush pens, and highlighters.
Creative journaling focuses on self-expression through colour, illustration, lettering, and mixed media. Pages often include decorative titles, artwork, washi tape, stickers, and painted elements.
This style is ideal if you enjoy experimenting with brush pens, coloured inks, and paints such as gouache.
Art journaling uses a journal as a space for painting, collage, and visual storytelling rather than structured writing. Many art journalers work with thicker paper, paints, markers, and layered materials to explore ideas freely.
Gratitude and well-being journaling focuses on reflection, mindfulness, and mental well-being. This style often uses simple layouts, calming colours, and guided prompts to encourage regular journaling without pressure.
Memory keeping combines journaling with photos, ephemera, and decorative elements to document everyday life. Washi tapes, stickers, stamps, and archival pens are commonly used to preserve memories creatively.
Daily journaling supports routines, goal setting, and personal organisation. It can be minimal or decorative, depending on preference, and works well alongside planners, trackers, and colour-coded pen systems.
Journaling Guides & Beginner Resources
If you’re new to journaling or looking to expand your practice, these guides can help you get started:
Starting A Bullet Journal
'You really don't need much to start bullet journaling: a notebook, a pen and a ruler.'
Essential Bullet Journal Supplies
I'm all about making things simple, and finding the best stationery for the task is going to make sure that setting up and using your bullet journal is a pleasurable and productive experience.
How to Choose the Best Notebook for Bullet Journaling
Ryder Carroll created the bullet journal method to enable us all to keep track of our busy lives in a way that works for us.
The first step is choosing your supplies, especially finding the perfect notebook.
Best BuJo Pens
Looking for the best pens to use in your bullet journal? Follow our guide and fill your pencil case with fineliners, highlighters and brush pens...
Make Your Journal Work for You!
It’s time to stop forcing your journal to be “perfect” and start letting it serve you!
Bullet Journaling & ADHD
Bullet journalling has taken the organisational world by storm and because of its fully customisable system, it is now loved by creatives, students, office workers AND now by people with ADHD.
Journaling for Mental Health
In our busy, screen-filled lives, it can be hard to carve out space just to pause, reflect, and breathe. That’s where journaling comes in.
Monthly Spread Ideas
Are you looking to spice up your bullet journal and try out some new layout ideas for your monthly spreads? Here are some creative suggestions to help you organise your tasks, events, and goals in a visually appealing and efficient way.
What is Your Journaling Aesthetic?
Journal aesthetic is all about making your journal visually appealing and unique. It's like giving your journal a makeover, but instead of new clothes, it's all about the art supplies and creativity. Let's dive into the fun and quirky world of the journal aesthetic!
Choose the Perfect Journal for 2026
Whether you're delving into the art of bullet journaling, capturing precious memories, or documenting your wanderlust-filled adventures, choosing the right journal can make all the difference.
Essential Journaling Supplies
Journals & Paper
Choosing the right paper is key to an enjoyable journaling experience. Dot grid, lined, and blank journals each suit different journaling styles, from structured bullet journals to free-form creative pages.
Pens & Fineliners
Fineliners are ideal for writing, outlining, and detail work. Waterproof and archival inks are especially useful when layering colour or paint into journal spreads.
Brush Pens & Colour
Brush pens add expressive lettering, headings, and decorative elements to journaling pages. Mild and pastel colours are popular for layouts that remain readable and calm.
Stickers, Washi & Decorative Elements
Decorative stationery helps personalise journal pages and add visual interest. Washi tapes, stickers, and paper ephemera are commonly used in creative journaling and memory keeping.
Paints & Creative Media
Paints such as gouache can be used for backgrounds, illustrations, and accents in creative and art journals. Jelly cup gouache is especially popular for journaling due to its vibrant colours and re-wettable formula.
Blackout Journal Pens
Opaque pastel colours or metallic shimmer work really well on dark coloured paper.
Journaling FAQs
Journaling is the practice of recording thoughts, ideas, plans, or memories in a notebook. It can be written, creative, artistic, or a combination of all three.
No — you can start with any notebook and pen. Many people gradually explore fineliners, brush pens, and decorative stationery as their journaling style develops.
Many people use journaling to support mindfulness, reduce stress, and reflect on daily life, making it a popular wellbeing practice.
Bullet journaling focuses on organisation and productivity, while creative journaling prioritises artistic expression and decoration. Many people combine both styles.
Why Journal With Under the Rowan Trees?
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