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5 Ways to Use the Archer and Olive Kit Club
05/31/25 5 min read

5 Ways to Use the Archer and Olive Kit Club

Not sure how to use your new kit club subscription? Elizabeth (@thejoyfulsojourn) is here to show you 5 different bullet journal or planner layouts that are fun decorate with your monthly kit club!

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Creating Custom Fonts For Your Bullet Journal
11/10/24 3 min read
Creating Custom Fonts For Your Bullet Journal

Hi! Mark here, and today I wanted to share one of my favorite creative skills with you; creating your own custom fonts to use in your bullet journals and planners. I am going to give you some tips on how I created 2 custom fonts that you can use in your bullet journal, and examples using them in bullet journal spreads!

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50+ Header Ideas for your Bullet Journal
08/03/24 1 min read
50+ Header Ideas for your Bullet Journal

Sick of using the same lettering styles time and time again in your journal? Join Jess as she explores some of the easy and fun headers that you can use to add some creativity to your otherwise simple layouts. Grab your supplies and let’s make a header reference spread together....

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Pink paper notepad with container of Acrylograph pens. Faux calligraphy “hello” lettered on the paper.
06/30/24 5 min read
Fun and Bold Paint Pen Lettering Techniques

Hi Friends! Sarah here, from the Archer & Olive Ambassador team and SHEdesignsKC over on Instagram. Today I’m so excited to talk about one of my passions - lettering!! And more specifically, today is all about Acrylograph lettering! When I started my first bullet journal in 2019, I wanted it...

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Inspiration for Keeping a Motivational Quotes Journal
04/20/24 4 min read
Inspiration for Keeping a Motivational Quotes Journal

Hi, Naina here, and today I'm sharing about keeping a motivational quotes journal for everyday inspiration. In my first journal I wrote my favourite quotes to keep it as a memory book with all the inspiring and motivating words. I'll show you how you can too create fun layouts using your favourite journal and brush pens. Let's get creative!

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5 Tips & Tricks for Getting The Most from your Brush Pens
02/17/24 5 min read
5 Tips & Tricks for Getting The Most from your Brush Pens

Hi, Sarah here, and today I want to talk about all things Brush Pens! The Archer and Olive Calliograph brush pens are one of my favorite tools for my bullet journal, art and lettering. There are so many great ways to use them and I’ve compiled my 5 favorite tips and tricks for getting the most of out of them here!

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Hand Lettering Months and Days in your Bullet Journal | Free Lettering Worksheet!
12/30/23 4 min read
Hand Lettering Months and Days in your Bullet Journal | Free Lettering Worksheet!

Hi again, I'm Naina, and today I am sharing some creative layouts and different ways to write or handletter the days of the week and the months in your planner or bullet journal. I will share decorative monthly cover pages with hand lettered months, and quick and simple weekly spreads. Make sure to grab the free lettering practice worksheet!

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Keeping A Daily Creative Journal as a Companion and Creative Portal + Free Lettering Worksheets
12/17/23 4 min read
Keeping A Daily Creative Journal as a Companion and Creative Portal + Free Lettering Worksheets

Hi, Naina here! A bullet journal can serve you many purposes: a space for your tasks, lettering practice, a photo album, a doodle companion or a creative self care travel journal like mine. In this blog I'll show you some easy and fun projects you can do with a few pens and a journal, so you can be creative anywhere you go.

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How to Create a Fun Winter Quote with Illustrations
11/11/23 5 min read
How to Create a Fun Winter Quote with Illustrations

Hello! Lisa here today to show you how to create a fun winter lettering composition that includes an illustration. Recently, I’ve taken to combining illustration with lettering, and I thought I’d demonstrate the process I go through to create a lettering piece where the illustration feels like it’s a part of the composition rather than an after thought. You can create something like this as a monthly cover page in your bullet journal or use it to fill in any extra pages you may have. It’s also a useful tool for creating handmade greeting cards. Let’s get started!

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How to Create an About Me Word Collage Spread for your Journal
10/28/23 4 min read
How to Create an About Me Word Collage Spread for your Journal

Hello! Lisa here today to show you how to create an About Me page for your journal. We’re going to do a collage of all the different words that represent who we are - it can be composed of hand lettered single words or short phrases. The great thing about this version is that it’s very adaptable to your lettering skill level!

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Lowercase Alphabet Hand Lettering Tutorial for Beginners
06/16/23 6 min read
Lowercase Alphabet Hand Lettering Tutorial for Beginners

Hi! Today I'll show you how to do some calligraphy using brush pens. If you are starting to learn hand lettering and modern calligraphy, I will show you how to join strokes to form letters and how to make a complete brush calligraphy alphabet. This alphabet will also serve as a base for script letters in hand lettering!

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How To Create A Hand Lettered Memory Keeping Spread
05/14/23 4 min read
How To Create A Hand Lettered Memory Keeping Spread

Today I'm here to show you one way to keep track of all the meaningful and special events in your life in your bullet journal through the power of lettering. The past year, I’ve been doing monthly recap spreads to not only document the events of the previous month but also as a way to practice lettering and composition. Learn how too!

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4 Steps To Creating Fun + Easy Lettering Compositions
04/14/23 6 min read
4 Steps To Creating Fun + Easy Lettering Compositions

Hi! I'm giving you some tips and tricks on creating fun lettering composition ideas for your bullet journal or sketchbooks. Coming up with cohesive and interesting lettering compositions can oftentimes seem quite daunting, but I'll give you tips to create lettered monthly cover pages, quote pages, greeting cards and more!

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