Your bullet journal key page is one of the few layouts that you only create once per journal. You will have to live with that key page for quite some time so you want to be happy with it.
My very first bullet journal key page was ok, but very plain. So when I needed to start a new journal for work I decided that I wanted to do something a bit different – this time I want a pretty key page.
Key page theme
Deciding on a theme for your key page can be quite daunting, you want to get it right so it can take aaages! (or is that just me?) This being a work journal I wanted the theme to be work related.
Now, like many workplaces, if it is your birthday you tend to bring in some cake for your colleagues. Where I work we’ve gone a step further and actually have a birthday list so we know whose birthday is coming up and therefore that we can expect cake some time around that date. With 60+ people in the buildings that’s alot of cake!!
In fact, during a staff survey a couple of years ago we were asked what was the best thing about working there and one of the top answers was “cake”.
Therefore my bullet journal key page just had to be all about cake!! And here it is…
As you can see, not only did I decorate the page with cupcakes but I decided that the lettering needed to get in on the act too and made gingerbread letters decorated with icing.
Supplies used
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As this is a work journal I only used an inexpensive note book purchased from my local supermarket (this one came from Sainsbury’s) and includes a handy pocket at the back. The black pen is a Pilot V5 Hi-Techpoint 0.5mm*, however, as this is a cheap notebook, it ghosted through the page so I won’t be using that any more with this journal (this is still my go-to pen for my Nuuna journal). I used Pilot FriXion eraseable pens* to colour in my cupcakes and gingerbread biscuits. They are great, they are soft and don’t ghost at all even with the cheap paper! For the biscuit ‘icing’ I used a Uniball Metallic Gel ink rollerball pen* (I bought a pack of 3 pens* that includes the white, gold and silver metallic pens).
More Bullet Journal Key Page Inspiration
Now that I’ve got your creative juices going here’s some more beautiful key pages to inspire you…
Traditional Key Themes
These key pages follow a traditional lock and key theme
Supplies used: Leuchtturm1917 Dotted A5 Journal*;
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgEoc9ahIGv
Supplies used: Leuchtturm1917 Dotted A5 Journal*; Fudenosuke Brush Pen*
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*, Tombow Dual Brush Pens (Green 245)*
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcz-_RsFlPQ
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*, Micron Pens*
Fun and Colourful Themes
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjd_GVmAs39
Key Flip Cards
These little beauts are becoming more and more popular, I might have to try this next…
Supplies used: Washi Tape*
Supplies used: Washi Tape*
Watercolour Themes
Supplies used: Watercolour masking fluid*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdoypvpA1ox
Supplies used: Watercolour paints*, Leuchtturm 1917*
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*, Tombow Dual Brush Pens*, Windsor & Newton watercolour paints*
Minimalist Themes
Minimalist doesn’t mean boring as these elegant themes show
This next layout could have gone into the ‘Traditional Key Themes’ section but it is so elegant I had to include it here…
Supplies used: Staedtler Fineliner*
Supplies used: Fudenosuke Brush Pen*, Leuchtturm 1917*, Tombow Dual Brush Pens*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdSss6oHWE1
Supplies used: Zebra Sarasa Clip Pens*, Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen*
Supplies used: Pilot Juice Up pen*
Bird Themes
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX288pElPg9
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*, Sakura Pigma Micron Pens*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzv4u3hM-R
Supplies used: Nuuna Journal*, Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvz4EAgwCR
Got to have at least one flamingo layout…
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*
Nature Themes
Getting back to nature with floral and fauna themes
Supplies used: Fudenosuke Brush Pen*, Tombow Dual Brush Pens*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjzVWz3BfFp
Supplies used: Uni Prockey Pen*, Leuchtturm 1917*, Pilot Juice Pens*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlItnoblTnE
Supplies used: Micron Pens*, Leuchtturm 1917*
Okay so maybe not flora or fauna but it’s definitely out of this world… (did you see what I did there?)…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRw058gNwx
Supplies used: Micron Pens*, Leuchtturm 1917*
Supplies used: Tombow Dual Brush Pens*
Supplies used: Galen Leather Leuchtturm 1917 A5 Notebook Cover*
Supplies used: Leuchtturm1917 Dotted A5 Journal*; black LePen pen*; Muji Gel Ink Ballpoint Pen*
Supplies used: Micron Pens*
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*, Tombow Dual Brush Pens*
Supplies used: Micron Pens*
Supplies used: Lemome Dotted Journal*, Papier Projekt stamps, Versafine Onyx Black* ink pad
This next layout reminds me of clouds so I guess it belongs here in with the nature layouts…
Supplies used: Micron Pens*
Supplies used: Papier Projekt stamps, Echoline Brush Pens*
Mandala Themes
Mandalas are a favourite journal theme
Supplies used: Leuchtturm 1917*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJ2LRDhRF0
I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at all of these beautiful key pages, for more inspiration check out my article: 26 Bullet Journal Monthly Covers You’ll Want to Copy. If you’d like me to include your key page in a future post the tag me in Instagram @gorgeouscrafts or use #gcbujo.
Happy journalling!
