Make a Tiny Hydrangea Hanachozu in Your Planner

Fill the note with hydrangea impressions, turning the stamp a little each time. Let a few flowers overlap and scatter pink, blue and purple across the paper. The slight changes in angle and depth make the flowers feel as though they are floating on water.

Add leaves wherever the flowers need a little breathing room. Tap the green ink lightly rather than covering every part of the stamp at once. That softer green settles into the floral colours instead of sitting heavily on top.

Peel the note from its backing and trim it into a gentle shape that follows the mass of flowers. It does not need to be perfectly symmetrical. Place the finished piece in your planner once the shape feels balanced.

Draw two long green lines above the flowers, then add a few short joints. A second green shade can give the bamboo a little depth. A water-based marker or fine brush pen is a good substitute if Iromoyou markers are not available where you live.

Place a small cut-out ladle over the bamboo. That one detail turns the colourful flowers into a recognisable hanachozu scene. If you do not have a ladle stamp, simply draw one on a scrap of paper and cut it out.