I was hoping to have this little book finished by November of 2024 but, given the number of hurdles I was facing, I just couldn’t make it happen on time despite encouragement from those who kept reaching out to me about needing this year’s planner. To all of those fans of the book who emailed and messaged me⏤thank you for keeping after me and encouraging me to just get it done. I appreciate you! And a very special shout-out to Lora King (@dukewife on Instagram) who colored my line art for the book cover, inspired me, and made it fun. Her color palettes are always so bright and cheerful⏤perfect for the playful otters!
So yes, the Ruby Charm Colors Creative Companion 2025: Organizer & Coloring Art Journal is finally published and available to order on Amazon!
The semi-structured format of this compact book allows you to creatively journal and plan out your time, track projects, jot down ideas, create lists and even do a little coloring if you like. The concept for this book goes back to 2019 and was designed especially for those who love to color, but it is handy for all types of creative people. It’s small enough (6 x 9.25″) to fit in a bag for appointments, shopping or traveling, and while there are structured monthly calendars and sections for specific purposes, there are also plenty of blank, lined and dot-graphed pages for creating your own notes, lists, etc.. There are also 16 full page designs to color as well as little design bits worked into the calendars and other places in the book. One of the full page designs (mice in a Christmas bulb) is brand new to the Ruby Charm Colors collection and won’t be available anywhere else until the fall of 2025.
The calendar section of the Ruby Charm Colors Creative Companion 2025 includes monthly calendars for 2025, a yearly 2025 calendar, a look ahead to 2026 calendar, a compendium section with multiple pre-designed lists and plenty of room to create your own lists, an 80 page creative planner section that includes lined, graphed and blank pages for whatever you like, and finally, a color notes and swatches section for keeping track of your favorite pencils, pens, etc.
Because this is a paperback, you can easily deconstruct your journal to fit inside a binder. I use a 7.5″ x 9.5 x 2″ deep Franklin Planner and it works pretty well. Check out the tutorial if you want to see how that’s done.
Just a quick reminder that if you are looking for art supplies, I have a list dedicated to many of my favorites (and then some) right here on my website. I plan to be adding more brands soon as I have come across a few gems you should know about. If you order supplies from any of the links I have on that page, I might receive a small commission from Blick, but that does not add to your cost in any way, shape or form. But, that small commission (honestly, a couple bucks every few months) does help me continue to keep Ruby Charm Colors alive so thanks in advance if you bookmark the page and order from my carefully curated list!
That’s all for now! I am gaining momentum and trying hard to carve out time for more line art for a new coloring book I’ve been working on, plus a few other projects in the hopper.
Take care my friends and cheers to creativity!