Simple Doodles & Easy Drawing Ideas for Bullet Journals: Blossoming Flowers Edition

You don’t need to be a full-blown artist to include hand-drawn elements in your bullet journal, planner, or journal! Almost anything you want to draw in your journal can be broken down into basic shapes and by adding detail on top of it, you’ll have drawn something simple and adorable in your journal.

So if you’ve been wanting to try drawing in your journal, but have let a lack a skill or confidence let you do it, I’m here to tell you it’s possible and fun!

Grab some supplies and let’s jump into this continuing series on simple doodles and easy drawing ideas for your journal. We’ll be focusing on a blossoming flowers theme for today’s doodles. Drop a comment to let me know what other themed doodles you’d like me to break down!

Supplies

While you don’t need a ton of supplies for these doodles, you will need a few! Check out this blog post for my recommendations, but look around to see what you have already.

Firstly, you’ll want your journal - I’m partial to the Archer & Olive brand.

Secondly, you’ll want a pencil. Any pencil will do, but I do love these twisty Paper Mate pencils (affiliate link)!

Thirdly, a pen or a couple of markers. I use two different thicknesses while doodling, a thicker 08 sized one and a thinner 01 sized one from this pack of Two Hands art pens (affiliate link). I like these pens in particular because after they’re fully dry, they don’t smear - at least not with the markers I’ve tried! You could also just use one pen or marker and double up for the thicker lines.

Optional: Some colored markers or highlighters to add some color to your doodles!

Blossoming Flowers Doodles

Splendid Sunflower

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle, this will guide the outside edges of our flower petals. Draw another circle centered inside. This should be a medium-sized circle which will guide the center of our sunflower.
2. Around the center of the flower, draw some petals randomly spaced. The outside of the petal should be a point and the inner part of the petal should not meet.
3. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 2 petals. These are peeking out!
4. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 3 petals, these petals are even more behind.
5. Fill in any gaps between the petals with V shapes.
6. With your marker or pen, draw a wavy circle over the inner circle. Make some dots inside for texture. Ink your petals. On each petal, draw a short line from the point of the petal and flick your wrist so it thins out toward the middle. Do the same at the base of the petals.

Lovely Lily

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle, this will guide the outside edges of our flower petals.
2. Starting off roughly at the center, draw three petal shapes roughly spaced equally apart. The outer ends of the petals should have a small dip.
3. Between our step 2 petals, draw a rounded shape, the outer ends of the petals should have a small dip.
4. On the topmost petal, draw a small curve. This will give the illusion of the petal tip falling forward.
5. On each petal, draw a line from the tip to the base.
6. In the middle, draw some curved lines with a thicker end to look like stamen.

Pretty Pansy

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle, this will guide the outside edges of our flower petals. Draw another circle centered inside. This should be a smallish-sized circle which will guide the center of our pansy.
2. Around the center of the flower, draw some petals randomly spaced. The outside of the petal should be wavy and the inner part of the petal should not meet.
3. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 2 petals. These are peeking out!
4. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 3 petals, these petals are even more behind.
5. Fill in any gaps between the petals with wavy lines.
6. With your marker or pen, draw a wavy circle over the inner circle. Make some dots inside for texture. Ink your petals. On each petal, draw a short line from bottom parts of the wavy lines for each petal and flick your wrist so it thins out toward the middle. Do the same at the base of the petals.

Darling Daffodil

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle, this will guide the outside edges of our flower petals.
2. From roughly the center, draw three pointy shapes spaced roughly equally apart.
3. Between our step 2 petals, draw a pointed shape, the outer ends of the petals should be pointed by the edges should be round.
4. Roughly in the middle, draw a wavy circle. This does not need to be perfectly centered. Erase the parts of the petal that end up inside the wavy circle.
5. In the middle of your step 4 wavy circle, draw a smaller wavy circle and some curved lines to act as the stamen.
6. Starting from the edge of your step 4 wavy circle, draw a short line toward the tip of each petal and flick your wrist so it thins out toward the middle.

Delightful Daisy

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle, this will guide the outside edges of our flower petals. Draw another circle centered inside. This should be a small-sized circle which will guide the center of our daisy.
2. Around the center of the flower, draw some petals randomly spaced. The outside of the petal should be round and the inner part of the petal should not meet.
3. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 2 petals. These are peeking out!
4. Draw 0 or 1 petal on both sides of and behind our step 3 petals, these petals are even more behind.
5. Fill in any gaps between the petals with U shapes.
6. With your marker or pen, draw a wavy circle over the inner circle. Make some dots inside for texture. Ink your petals. On each petal, draw a short line from the end of the petal and flick your wrist so it thins out toward the middle. Do the same at the base of the petals.

Blossoming Flower Doodles, Check!

See? It’s really not too bad to create fun doodles even if you think you have no skill, these doodles are simple enough for anyone to follow along.

If you use these steps in making your own doodles in your journal, I’d love if you give me a tag! You can find me as TabletAndQuill on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook!

Interested in more posts in this series? Check out:

• Serene Koi Pond Doodles
• Lush Potted Plant Doodles
• Beachy Seashell Doodles
• Prickly Cacti Doodles 

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After going through all the steps, have you decided you don’t want to draw them yourself after all? Grab these flowers in sticker form, available in a color sticker sheet, a color-yourself sticker sheet (for your own color palette), and die cut sticker flakes!

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