Stickers are a commonly overlooked tool in planning and bullet journaling.
While some people do use stickers regularly, or occasionally, most people don’t even think about the possibilities stickers provide to your journal aesthetic!
Stickers are exactly what you think they are—they are little images (generally) that you stick to stuff (ideally paper or notebooks and NOT furniture).
It is super common that people dismiss stickers because they remember the super childish stickers they played with when they were little. However, not all stickers are geared toward kids. There are actually stickers out there specifically made to enhance an adult planner!
Similar to washi tape, stamps, and stencils, stickers help to add a creative edge to your project or bullet journal spread.
Here is our guide to using stickers in your bullet journal, as well as some of our favorite and recommended stickers!
How Can You Use Stickers?
I can explain stickers to you; however, most of us are well aware of what stickers are and how they work. Instead, I wanted to give an even more simple break down of some of the more creative uses for stickers inside your planner and outside of your planner.
First, I want to note that stickers are often first thought of as decoration; however, stickers can also be functional. Similar to stamps and washi tape, stickers can be used to label and organize information as well as to spice up a page with decoration and artwork. Now let’s look at more specific uses for stickers!
This list is not a complete list, as people are constantly coming up with new ways of using things like stickers. However, here are a bunch of the most common uses for stickers
- Planner decoration
- Bullet journal decoration
- Planner labeling
- Houseplant pot decorating
- Wall decoration
- Home decorating
- Craft projects
- Labeling (Yes, labels are also stickers)
- Picture frame decorating
- DIY picture frames
- & MUCH more!
Where Can I Buy Washi Tape
Now that you’ve learned a little bit more about using stickers in your planner, I want to share some of my favorite stickers and sticker sets with you and where you can buy them.
Here is a huge list of decorative stickers and useful stickers.
Decorative Stickers
Decorative stickers generally more colorful and commonly have fun patterns or other artwork. Sometimes, decorative stickers even include fun catchphrases and encouraging words of wisdom!
#1 Holiday Seasonal Planner Sticker Sheets
#2 Adult Planner Stickers
#3 Planner Stickers Pack by StriveZen
#4 Cute Nature VSCO Girl Stickers
#5 Kawaii Sticker Set
#6 Flower Series Decals
#7 Floral Metallic Stickers
#8 Funny Internet Memes and Celebrity Stickers
#9 Cute Vsco Stickers
#10 Branches and Leaves Waterproof Stickers
#11 Free Spirit Rice Paper Border Stickers
#12 Navy Peony Whimsical Watercolor Floral Stickers
#13 Me & My Big Ideas Create Stickers
Functional Stickers
Functional stickers are stickers that are used for things such as labeling and organizing information.
These stickers are not as often used for decorating and are generally used similar to a label, commonly to label items such as a month, day, date, section, etc.
While I include plain colored and simple shaped stickers under decorative stickers, these can also be used in a more functional manner as well.
#14 Gold Alphabet and Punctuation Stickers
#15 Productivity Planner Stickers
#16 Clear Cursive Planner Sticker Bundle
#17 Essentials Habit Tracker Planner Stickers
#18 Metallic Gold Date Dots Stickers
#19 Ultimate Productivity Planner Stickers Set
#20 Health and Fitness Planner Stickers Set
#21 Accent Design Paper Stickers Month & Date
#22 Project Life Day of the Week Stickers
#23 Clear Transparent Days of the Week Planner Stickers
#24 Pastel Color Sticky Notes Days of the Week Stickers
#25 The Happy Planner Clear Dates Stamps
Conclusion
Stickers are such an amazing way to add creativity and function to your bullet journal or planner. Not only are stickers great for your planner, but they are also super useful when doing all kinds of DIY projects and are not only perfect for kids but adults as well! Hopefully, this post has inspired you to go out and use stickers more often!
Knowing what you know now about stickers and what kinds of stickers are available to you for your planner, do you plan to add stickers to your bullet journaling style? Let us know how you use stickers in the comments!