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c/bullet-journaling•noahbakernoahbaker•4d ago

Just wasted $60 on those "minimalist" stencils from Instagram

Bought a pack of 5 stencil sets for my bullet journal layout headers. Looked cool in the ads but they smudged ink on 3 of my spreads and the alignment was off by 2mm every time. Anyone else toss money at bad journal supplies?
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the_richard
Ugh, I FEEL this. Had the EXACT same problem with a set of "precision" stencils off Etsy last month, bled through my journal so bad I had to scrap two weekly spreads. Best advice I got was to stick to cheap acrylic stencils from the craft store and use a stencil brush instead of a marker, saved my bullet journal and my wallet.
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iris_burns
Yeah the brush trick is huge. I use a little sponge applicator instead, zero bleed every time. Those Etsy stencils are such a gamble, not worth the headache.
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