The Art of Erika Yohanny

It’s been so gloomy here in Atlanta that I almost did a “rainy day” theme but this “under the sea” theme won out in the end 🫧🐠🪸🐟✨ I decided to keep the color scheme simple with different shades of blue & green that work with the planner’s base color 🩵💙💚 Hopefully the sun comes out for more than five minutes this week & that this month will be brighter 🌦️👀 Happy June everybody!

BITS BY ERIKA GEMSTONES 🤩💎✨

💀✨ AQUAMARINE

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Hooray to May! Another month, another planner layout 🤗 For the first time I went with a Pinterest inspired lotus flower theme, which hopefully gives a light & airy feel 😌🪷🐰✨ With last month being so chaotic I really wanted zen vibes from my planner 🧘🏾‍♀️ Have a great May everybody!

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💀✨ AQUAMARINE

💀✨ RHODONITE

💀✨ GREEN AVENTURINE

💀✨ CLEAR QUARTZ

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Wow, April already? Okay… 😅 For this month I decided to revisit this Easter egg theme I did a few years ago except this time I added a little Easter basket 🧺🥚🪺🐰✨ It was surprising to me that this is only the second time I’ve explored this concept given that my dust bunnies make perfect Easter bunnies 😆 Side note, there’s a spring sale happening in my Etsy shop, bits by Erika, which is where I sell the gemstones I carved (Anxiety Buddies) so feel free to check them out through the link 🔗 below. Happy April, everybody!

BITS BY ERIKA GEMSTONES 🤩💎

💀✨ CLEAR QUARTZ

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I decided to switch things up from the norm with this year’s March layout by going with a tea theme 😗🫖☕️ While leaning into the green of the planner I wanted to add more calming colors with the blue & brown tones 😌 Despite the bleed through of some of my pens, I think it turned out pretty well 🤗 Happy March everybody!

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💀✨ SUNSTONE

💀✨ AQUAMARINE

💀✨ GREEN AVENTURINE

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When February comes around it’s hard for me not to think of it as the month of love with it containing Valentine’s Day & my wedding anniversary 🥰💘❤️💕🐰✨ That being said, I went with a love potion theme with classic Valentine’s colors 💖🧪 I even included a Universal Epic Universe Ministry of Magic french love potion that I saw during my last trip to Orlando 🪄🤓⚡️Happy February everybody!

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💀✨ RHODONITE

💀✨ CARNELIAN

💀✨ GARNET

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Happy first week of 2026 everybody! Boy, it has been a rough start for me 😭 I ended up getting the flu so it’s been a real struggle taking these pictures 😅 On a positive note, I went with a new theme for me: floating lanterns 🌬️🏮✨ I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of blending I was able to achieve with my pens & brush pens 🤗 Shoutout to Pinterest for all the inspiration 🎇🤩✨ Well, hopefully this year gets better everybody 🤞🏾🐰✨💀✨

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💀✨ SUNSTONE

💀✨ CARNELIAN

💀✨ GARNET

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Well, we made it, last month of the year! I decided to remix this theme that I did before by making the trees Christmas trees 🤗🎄🐰✨💀✨ Also, I kept the colors the classic Christmas color palette with a touch of metallic gold 🎅🏾 Happy December everybody!

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💀✨ BLOODSTONE

We’re already into November, why is the time slipping by?! Anyway! I wanted to work with the warm colors of the planner so I went with this red/golden apple picking theme 🤗🍎🐰✨💀✨ Hopefully this month will slow down so that I can actually do fun seasonal things like apple picking 😅 Happy November, everybody!

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💀✨ CITRINE

💀✨ CARNELIAN

Hello October! My birthday month was extremely flashy so with this one I wanted to calm it down & bring it back to nature with this fall forest theme 😌🎃🍄🍃🍂💀✨♎️ The dust bunnies & Anxiety Buddies are loving all the autumn colors (I really need to replace some of my brush pens- I’m looking at you, yellow! 😆) Happy October everybody 👻🐰✨

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💀✨ TIGER’S EYE

💀✨ CITRINE

💀✨ BLOODSTONE

It’s my birthday month so I wanted to do something a little more unique for September’s theme 🌝🐰✨ I went with an outer space/solar system vibe that’s hopefully giving planet parade 🥳🌌🪐🌎💫 Granted we still have to wait awhile longer for Libra season, I hope everybody has an out of this world September 😆♎️💀✨

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💀✨ RAINBOW MOONSTONE*

💀✨ OBSIDIAN

💀✨ SAPPHIRE*

💀✨ BLUE LACE AGATE

August?! That feeling when it’s already less than two months till your birthday 😳 Well, I tried to keep this month’s theme cute & sweet with a strawberry theme despite how hectic & un-cute the summer has been at times 😆🍓✨ This theme might be a first for me 🤔 Next time I’d make the strawberries a little bit bigger but overall, I really like this one 😅 Happy August everybody!

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💀✨ BLOODSTONE

💀✨ CARNELIAN

💀✨ GREEN AVENTURINE

💀✨ GARNET

💀✨ AQUAMARINE

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By making July’s theme sandcastles, hopefully I’m manifesting myself on a beach real soon 😎🏖️🏰✨ So far this year I haven’t “overthought” the monthly themes & I think that’s been paying off 🤗 At the end of the day, a planner should make your life less stressful, not more 😉 Happy July everybody & may we all get a chance to squish our toes in the sand this summer 👣😆

Hello June! Yes, it’s already June 😅 I went with a lightning bug theme which brought up the question, is it lightning bug or firefly? Either way, I love how magical this theme feels 🤗 It’s already melting hot here in Atlanta so I gotta commemorate the joyful parts of summer 🫠🌌✨ Happy June everybody!

In the spirit of this nature vibe I have going on, I decided to go with a cherry blossom theme for May’s planner layout 😍🌸✨ It also fits well with all the flowering trees here in Atlanta & my LEGO Bonsai tree 🤗 The simple approach to setting up my astrology planner this year has made life less stressful but boy does time seem to be flying by 😅 Well, happy May everybody!

In honor of the bees that keep flying into the windows of my home I give you April’s planner theme 🐝🐝🐝 Oh, & spring is in the air here in Atlanta… as well as a bunch of pollen 😅🥹🤧 I didn’t use too many pens on this one in the spirit of keeping it simple 🤗💀✨🐝🌾 Have a productive, allergy-free month everybody!

It goes without saying that I love the clover theme for March 😆☘️✨ I added more green vibes by using the fresh green brush pen on the grass this time & of course there had to be a pot of gold (there’s a little shadow bunny hidden back there too) 🤩🌈💰 Happy March everybody! 🤗🐰✨💀✨🍀

Well hello, February 😗 I’m not going to lie, it’s the second month of the year & I’m already exhausted 😅 With that in mind I went for a pretty simple love letters with traditional Valentine’s Day colors theme for this one 💌🐰✨💕💀✨ I also picked out some color coordinating Anxiety Buddies to help get me through taking my planner pictures (& some Lego flower bits too 💐😁) Happy February everybody!