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Creative Challenge: Summer Words

May 25, 2023 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about those summertime words that make us feel like we are on a permanent vacation. Follow along with the prompts and create something related to the day’s prompt every day. If you can’t create something new every day, choose a handful of prompts and create something more significant with your chosen summer challenge words. Try something new, create with a new medium or in a different style.

The point of these summer words is to creatively challenge you!

If you post on Instagram – be sure to tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse I love to see how you’re inspired by these challenges!

Summertime Words Challenge List

Summer Words Creative Challenge - Art Challenge - Doodle Challenge - Lettering Challenge - Use the prompts to draw, paint, letter or create something inspired by the day's word.

  1. Hello Summer!
  2. Lemonade
  3. Hot
  4. Fireworks
  5. Sundress
  6. Road Trip
  7. Backpacking
  8. Beach
  9. Lazy Days
  10. Boating
  11. Hiking
  12. Swimming Suit
  13. Sunglasses
  14. Surfboard
  15. Pool
  1. Family Reunion
  2. Airport
  3. Swim
  4. Summer Camp
  5. Sunny
  6. Picnic
  7. Vacation
  8. Camping
  9. Tent
  10. Canoe
  11. Sleeping Bag
  12. Friends
  13. Relaxing
  14. Breeze
  15. Watermelon

For more tricks about doodling or creating Summer-related words, check out these posts!

  • Getting Started Handlettering – A List of Posts to Get You Lettering
  • Ice Cream-Themed Bullet Journal
  • Surfing-Themed Bullet Journal

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few summertime words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus Summer Words Not in the Challenge

Here are a few bonus Summertime words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 31 days!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of summer?

  • Flip-flops
  • Hot Dogs
  • Hamburgers
  • Tan
  • Tent
  • Lawn Mower
  • Sprinklers
  • hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Umbrella
  • Breeze
  • Hammock
  • Snowcone
  • Tan
  • Diving
  • Poolside
  • Park
  • Roller Coaster
  • Ball Games
  • Sand
  • Staycation
  • Lightning Bugs
  • Park

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these summer-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

You could paint a relaxing summertime scene to hang in your home for the season. Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like, or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various summer words painted or drawn embedded as a design, or create an overlay for another design, like squares or circles.

It’s not all about the letters. These prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. These prompts are the perfect starting point if you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out. What’s important is that you try something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one style all month, or use a variety of lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this summertime words challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this summer words challenge to look at color, patterns, and values and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

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Filed Under: Blog, Challenges, Get Inspired Tagged: art challenge, challenge, creative challenge, doodle challenge, instagram challenge, lettering challenge, watercolor challenge, word list challenge

Creative Challenge: Sweet Treat Words

January 27, 2023 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about those sweet treat words that make us feel like soothing our sweet tooth (teeth?). So treat yourself to some sweet words and handletter or doodle along with me.

Sweet Treats Food Challenge List

Yummy Treats || Creative Challenge Lettering Challenge Doodle Challenge Watercolor Painting Challenge || Challenge yourself for 20 days to create these yummy treats in your favorite creative style. Start your creative habit! || ChocolateMusings.com
  1. Cotton Candy
  2. Ice Cream
  3. Root Beer Float
  4. S’Mores
  5. Snow Cone
  6. Cupcake
  7. Macaroon
  8. Parfait
  9. Chocolate
  10. Popsicle
  1. Peanut Butter Cups
  2. Cheesecake
  3. Doughnut
  4. Cinnamon Roll
  5. Key Lime Pie
  6. Sugar Cookies
  7. Lollipop
  8. Soda (Choose Your Favorite!)
  9. Strawberry Smoothie
  10. Banana Split

You might notice that I have only 20 options listed for the challenge. I discovered that a 31-day challenge is often overwhelming or is forgotten around the 20th day of the month. Providing 20 prompts helps alleviate the feeling that you got behind in the challenge. So if you miss a day, you don’t feel like you have to play catch-up (you never did!), but now you don’t have to play a mental game with yourself.

Please know that these challenges are made to be a fun way to include a creative practice in your life. Doodle, paint, letter, whatever you do, make it fun, and enjoy the process. Don’t expect a masterpiece every day. Sometimes it’s about learning or trying new techniques. I know the feeling of sitting down to practice painting or doodling and never knowing ‘what to draw’ or what to letter. That’s what these prompts answer – it’s one less thing to decide when trying to establish or continue a creative habit.

Watercolor Doughnuts - Sweet Treats Challenge | ChocolateMusings.com
Ice Cream Sundae Monthly Calendar - Bullet Journal Spread Ideas | ChocolateMusings.com #icecreamsundae #cherry #calendar #monthly
Watercolor Hot Fudge Sundae - Sweet Treats Challenge | ChocolateMusings.com
Watercolor Popsicle - Sweet Treats Challenge | ChocolateMusings.com
Banana split watercolor close up on my journaling page | ChocolateMusings.com #bananasplit #icecream #bujo
Bullet Journal Weeklies Sweet Treats - Ice Cream Sundae Plan With Me | ChocolateMusings.com #bulletjournal #icecream #weeklies
Banana split journaling page in my bullet journal - follows the ice cream theme perfectly! | ChocolateMusings.com #bananasplit #journaling #writeitdown

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or take a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few sweet treat words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

Bonus Sweet Treat Words Not in the Challenge

Here are a few (ahem! a lot!) bonus sweet treat words that didn’t quite fit into the challenge (there are only 20 prompts!) But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these words in a challenge of your own. What other words make you think of when someone wants a sweet?

  • Pinwheels
  • Cobbler
  • Red Velvet Cake
  • Coffee Cake
  • Milk Shake
  • Peppermint Bark
  • Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Jello
  • Jelly Beans
  • Mud Pie
  • Peeps
  • Banana Pudding
  • Candy Necklace
  • Caramel
  • Sherbet
  • Fruit Tart
  • Éclair
  • Canoli
  • Croissant
  • Puff Pastry
  • Scones
  • Danish
  • Fudge
  • Ginger Snaps
  • Baklava
  • Lemon Bars
  • Gummy Bears
  • Tootsie Roll
  • Hot Fudge Sundae
  • Brownies
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Jelly Roll
  • Malt
  • Churro
  • Rice Krispy Treat
  • Layer Cake
  • Hazelnut
  • Ice Cream Cake
  • Bundt Cake
  • Shaved Ice
  • Smoothies
  • Salt Water Taffy
  • Boston Cream Pie
  • Apple Pie
  • Tiramisu
  • Flan
  • Gelato
  • Crème Brulee
  • Turnovers
  • Candy Bar
  • Praline
  • Mints
  • Cake Pops
  • Candy Apple
  • Caramel Apple

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge of creating using these sweet treats-themed words.

Remember: you can try to create all or some of them, or choose one prompt that inspires you and work on it all month. The idea is to expand your creativity and inspiration and get you to try new styles or techniques that you might not use regularly.

Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like, or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various sweet treat words painted or drawn embedded as a design or create an overlay for another design like squares or circles.

It’s not all about the letters. These prompts are perfect for doodles or full-page creations. These prompts are the perfect starting point if you’ve ever wanted to improve your drawing skills. Because it doesn’t matter how they turn out. What’s important is that you try something new. And you don’t have to sit and wonder what to draw because the prompts are provided for you!

For more tricks or inspiration about doodling different sweet treat-related words, check out these posts & resources!

  • June Plan With Me – Ice Cream Theme + Video
  • 10 Easy Halloween Headers in Your Bullet Journal + Video Tutorial

For more Tricks or Inspiration about Handlettering – Check Out These Posts & Resources.

  • 5 Lettering Tips For Beginners – What to Know Before You Pick Up Your Pen
  • Beginning Lettering Supplies
  • Handlettering Fun Styles
  • Essential Handlettering Supplies for Beginners
  • Handlettering Fun Styles

Handlettering Styles to Try

If you handletter or want to start handlettering, here are some new styles to incorporate into your challenge. Focus on one style all month, or use various lettering techniques!

  • Angled
  • Art Deco
  • Black Letter
  • Block
  • Bold
  • Broadway
  • Brush Lettering
  • Bubble
  • Calligraphy
  • Cursive
  • Decorative
  • Faux Calligraphy
  • Floral
  • Geometric
  • Graffiti
  • Grunge
  • Illuminated
  • Interlaced
  • Modern Calligraphy
  • Monoline
  • Negative/Reversed
  • Ornate
  • Outline
  • Overlapping
  • Patterned
  • Polka-Dots
  • Reflection
  • Retro
  • Ribbon
  • Rounded
  • Sans Serif
  • Serif
  • Shadowed
  • Short
  • Sparkly
  • Stripes
  • Tall
  • Textured
  • Watercolor
  • Western
  • Wide

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this sweet treat word challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, nothing says you can’t use these prompts as inspiration later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new techniques. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this sweet treat food word challenge to look at color, patterns, and values and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

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Filed Under: 20-Day Challenge, Blog, Challenges Tagged: 20-day challenge, challenge, creative challenge, lettering challenge, watercolor challenge

Creative Challenge: All About Fall Words Bingo

August 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

This month’s creative challenge is all about those wonderful fall words, and what’s a better way to celebrate these fall words than with a Fall Bingo Word Challenge?

All About Fall Words Bingo Challenge List

All About Fall Words Bingo - Creative Challenge Prompts

Hello Fall! I’ve missed you! I created a fun way to show my love for the fall season for this month’s creative challenge.

You might notice that there are more prompts than days in the month – no, I didn’t lose track. To create a proper bingo board for the Fall Challenge this month, I needed to have the same number of rows & columns. So, instead of taking away some prompts, I decided to add to the list! Of course, the big perk of a bingo board is that you can choose the prompt for the day. Extra bonus points for filling in the entire bingo sheet.

Here are this month’s All About Fall Bingo Challenge Words:

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Apple Pie
  3. Corn Maze
  4. Jack O’Lantern
  5. Orchard
  6. Changing Colors
  7. Hayride
  8. Baking
  9. Football
  10. Moon
  11. Jacket
  12. Candy corn
  13. Brisk
  14. Festival
  15. School
  16. Crow
  17. Corn
  18. Apple Picking
  1. Harvest
  2. Scarecrow
  3. Pumpkin Spice
  4. Autumn
  5. Foliage
  6. Crisp
  7. Sweater Weather
  8. Apple Cider
  9. Bonfire
  10. Leaves
  11. Bounty
  12. Frost
  13. Rustling
  14. Flannel
  15. Cozy
  16. Chili
  17. Crunching
  18. Bounty

How to Participate:

Not sure how to participate in a creative challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove the art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the creative challenge prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt.
  4. You can use your regular style or add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to Instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse – I’ll choose a few of my favorites and share them!
    • I’m also on Facebook so that you can post and tag my page. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings.
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on others’ creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Choose a few Fall words from the challenge, or do them all! It’s meant to challenge you and expand your creativity.
  8. Most importantly, have fun!

You can right click on the image below and print it out. (This one is in black and white so you don’t use all your printer ink!)

All About Fall Words Bingo - Creative Challenge Prompts - Black and White Printable Version

Fall Colors to Inspire Your Challenge

Fall lays claim to stunning color combinations. I know so many people who plan trips (both long and short!) specifically to see the fall foliage. Here are a few colors inspired by the fall foliage and seasonal color scheme to help inspire your creative process.

  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Gold
  • Orange
  • Pumpkin
  • Purple
  • Russet
  • Scarlet
  • Amber
  • Forest Green
Fall Color Inspiration - Tombow Dual Brush Pens | ChocolateMusings.com
Crayola Marker Bouquet - Fall Color Inspiration

What to Do & Ideas for Creating

Here are some ideas to get you started with this challenge creating using these fall-themed words.

Paint a Christmas card or a fall scene to hang in your home for the season. Use the challenge word as a background for your art or lettering. You can always use art as an overlay for your other creations. Try to create as many as you like or spend a few days experimenting with a particular word.

Create monograms with the various fall words painted or drawn embedded as a design or create an overlay for another design like squares or circles.

What I Love About Creative Challenges

What I love about creative challenges like this fall words challenge – even if you happen on this challenge after it’s posted and finished on Instagram, there’s nothing keeping you from using these prompts to create later on.

Using a combination of daily and style prompts is one of my favorite ways to experiment and try new styles. A few years ago, when I started to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

Use this fall words challenge to look at color, patterns, and values, and add a bit of flair to your projects.

Happy creating, and remember to have fun!

Find Other Creative Challenges

Supplies Perfect for this Creative Challenge

Dark Paper Pens/Markers
  • Acrylograph Acrylic Markers – Archer & Olive
  • Coliro Finetec Iridescent Pearlcolors Watercolor Paints
  • Dr PH Martin’s Bleed Proof White
  • Dr PH Martins Iridescent Calligraphy Ink
  • Karin Decobrush Metallic
  • Metallic Acrylograph Pens
  • Pentel Gold Gel Pen
  • Sakura White Gelly Roll Pens
  • Uniball Broad Tip Gel Pens – White, Gold & Silver
Supplies Great for a Challenge
  • 12″ Helix Circle Ruler One of my favorite circle maker tools!
    >> Link to Product Amazon
    >> Link to Product Blick.com
  • 12″ Metal Ruler with Cork Base
  • 12″ Rolling Ruler
  • 15-Minute Watercolor Masterpieces
    >> Link to Product Amazon
  • 6″ Metal Ruler with Cork Base
  • 6″ Rolling Ruler
  • Acrylograph Acrylic Markers – Archer & Olive
  • Arches Watercolor Block 140lb 9×12
  • Arches Watercolor Paper Pad 140lb 9×12″
  • Art Graf – Pack of 2 Pencils with Soft Lead
  • Chalkola Gouache Paint Set – 36 Count + Brushes & Palette
  • Crayola Super Tips Marker Set – 100 Count
  • Dr PH Martin’s Bleed Proof White
  • Draw Like an Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants
  • Faber-Castel Watercolor Pencil Tin (24-Pack)
  • Marie’s Travel Paint Set – 18 Colors
  • Marie’s Watercolor Paint Set – 48 Half Pans
  • MeiLiang Watercolor Paints – 36 Colors – Fun Beginner Paints
  • Paper mate White Pearl Eraser (Latex Free)
  • Papermate InkJoy Pens (all versions)
  • Paul Reuben Glitter Metallic Watercolor 48 Colors
  • Paul Reubens Watercolor Paint Metallic Glitter – 24 Color
  • Pencil/Pen Case
  • Pentel Gold Gel Pen
  • Pentel Sharp Mechanical Pencil .7mm Metallic
  • Pentel Touch Pen
  • Princeton Heritage Series 4050 Synthetic Sable Watercolor Brushes
  • Princeton Heritage Synthetic Sable Paint Brushes
  • Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens – Waterproof – 10 Sizes
  • Sakura White Gelly Roll Pens
  • Strathmore Softcover Watercolor Art Journal
  • Strathmore Watercolor Journal – Wire Bound 5.5×8
  • The Pigeon Letters Paint Brushes
  • Tombow Dual Brush Pens (ALL OF THEM!)
  • Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen – Hard/Soft Tip Set
  • Watercolor Water Pens
  • Zebra Mildliner Highlighters

Crayola Markers

  • Crayola Super Tips 100 Count | 50 Count | 20 Count
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers

Here are a few of my favorite watercolor papers.

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Filed Under: Blog, Challenges Tagged: bingo, challenge, creative challenge, fall

Creative Universe – February 2022 Creative Lettering/Painting/Drawing Challenge

January 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

Introducing February 2022’s lettering/art (painting, drawing, or doodling) challenge: The Creative Universe. I love to paint galaxies, the universe, the sun, moon if it has to do with space, I love it. Naturally, many of my bullet journal themes are space-related, and I probably paint more galaxies than anything else.

This daily lettering (or art!) prompt challenge is perfect for anyone who needs a creative boost. It’s also great for solving the ‘what should I draw or write’ question.

Let’s get creating! The universe is at your fingertips.

The Creative Universe Theme - 2022 February Creative Lettering / Painting / Drawing Challenge | ChocolateMusings.com

How to Participate in the February 2022 Lettering Challenge

Not sure how to participate in a lettering challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove a little bit of that art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the lettering prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day, letter, draw, paint or create something to do with the daily prompt. For instance, the 14th you could watercolor a night sky with a shooting star or you could letter the words “Shooting Star” and add some star-influences to the words.
  4. You can use your regular style OR you can add a bit of flair and try a new doodle or style!
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on other’s creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Most importantly, have fun!

I’m also on Facebook, so you can post and tag my Facebook page as well. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings

What I love about this Lettering Challenge

Even if you happen on this lettering challenge after February 2022, nothing stops you from trying out the prompts later. Using a combination of daily prompts plus style prompts happens to be one of my favorite ways to try new styles. A few years ago, when I was starting to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing when I never would before.

I love this art/lettering challenge type because it builds confidence – and gives so many ideas to try. I usually can’t wait for the next prompt because I want to try a new style.

5 Lettering Tips for Beginners - What to Know Before You Pick Up Your Pen + Tips to Get Started | ChocolateMusings.com
Beginning Lettering Supplies for Modern Lettering | ChocolateMusings.com #handlettering #moderncalligraphy #supplies

Explore more ideas & inspiration on the blog!

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Filed Under: Blog, Challenges, Get Inspired Tagged: challenge, daily challenge, inspirational words, instagram challenge, word of the year

Inspirational Words of the Year – January 2022 Creative Lettering Challenge

December 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’m excited to introduce a revamped creative lettering challenge in January 2022! Unabashedly inspired by my updated Words of the Year Ideas List, the daily prompts, this daily lettering prompt challenge is perfect for anyone who needs a creative boost. It’s also great for solving the ‘what should I draw or write’ question.

January 2022 Lettering Challenge Prompts - Inspirational Words of the Year | Instagram Lettering Challenge | ChocolateMusings.com #findyourcreativemuse

How to Participate in the January 2022 Lettering Challenge

Not sure how to participate in a lettering challenge? No worries. These are not hard or fast rules – the challenge is meant to inspire you and remove a little bit of that art block we sometimes feel when creating.

  1. If you’re on Instagram – find me & follow me @ChocolateMusingsCreates
  2. Download the lettering prompts list (right-click on the image to save it and print it for reference). Or do a screenshot on your phone to save the prompts.
  3. Every day, letter or create something to do with the daily prompt. For instance, on the 19th, letter the word Progress.
  4. You can use your regular style OR you can add a bit of flair and choose from the Style Prompt list. (Or use a style prompt of your own!)
  5. Snap a picture and post your creation to instagram – tag me @ChocolateMusingsCreates and use the hashtag #FindYourCreativeMuse
  6. Follow the hashtag and like and comment on other’s creations as well. I LOVE the community that these lettering challenges create.
  7. Most importantly, have fun!

I’m also on Facebook, so you can post and tag my Facebook page as well. Find me at facebook.com/ChocolateMusings

What I love about this Lettering Challenge

Even if you happen on this lettering challenge after January 2022, nothing stops you from trying out the prompts later. Using a combination of daily prompts plus style prompts happens to be one of my favorite ways to try new styles. A few years ago, when I was starting to handletter, prompts like this got me to try flourishing.

I love this lettering challenge type because it builds confidence – and gives so many ideas to try. I usually can’t wait for the next prompt because I want to try a new style.

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Hi! I'm Tricia, the creative behind ChocolateMusings.com, I know how it feels to lose your inner muse. After years of darkness (which I call the dark ages of my life), I found my inner muse hiding in the forgotten corners of my soul, I vowed never to lose sight of her again.

Bullet journaling helped reignite the passion for art and living life again while organizing my days. I also discovered modern calligraphy and watercolor. Since then, my use of the bullet journal system has evlolved and I call it 'creative planning'. Here on the blog, I show you how to use your planner to ignite your inner muse and explore creativity and art while staying beautifully organized and living a joyful life.

I invite you to grab some good chocolate and dive into my musings. Let’s ignite your inner muse.

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