2022 Monthly Craft Challenge

Get a head start on your monthly challenge prompts. Here you will find Each theme, and supplies list to use in your projects. Access the printable “Monthly Craft Challenge 2022″ form here.

I challenge you to create some of your favorite things, using some of your most desired media and techniques. Here is a list of prompts for each month to help guide you through your creative journey this year. You must use at least three (3) items from each list per month to complete your projects. You can combine those 3 items with anything else to add in your creations.

Share them on your favorite social media platforms all month long using the hashtag provided for each month. You can make multiple projects from the same prompts each month.

January – Winter theme- Ink

Use hashtag #janfav2022

ink Spray
Distress inks
Paint
Alcohol ink
Printer refill ink
Ink pen (ball point, magic marker, sharpie, highlighter, etc.)

February – Love theme – Fabric

Use hashtag #febfav2022

Cheesecloth
Silk
Jean
Leather (real or faux)
Lace
Doily

March- Spring theme -Decoupage

Use hashtag #marchfav2022

Napkins
Glue
Old book
Sheet music
Pattern Scrapbook paper
Paint
Gems (embellishments)

April- Easter Theme – Embossing

Use hashtag #aprilfav2022

Embossing powder
Glitter
Glue gun/ glue
Glossy Accents
Wet media (Embossing pen, ink, paint, etc.)
Embossing folder/ machine
Paper
Emboss item/ flat item to rub across paper (See technique, “Embossing without a heat gun or embossing folder”) on Multimedia Crafts Digital blog on April 1, 2022)

May- Mother’s Day Theme-Flower

Use hashtag #mayfav2022

Fresh flowers (for bouquet or vase)
Dried/ pressed flowers
Potpourri
Die cut flower
Fabric flower
Hand drawn flower
Stamped flower
Fussy cut flower
Gems (Stickers, wooden, buttons, liquid pearls, glossy accents, nuvo drops, stickles, etc.)

June -Father’s Day Theme- Paper Dying Technique

Use hashtag #junefav2022

Coffee dying
Tea Dying
Ink dying (Distress inks, alcohol inks, oxide inks, printer refill inks, etc.)
Paint (watercolor, etc.)
Organic dying (Rocks, onions, leaves, flowers, etc.)
Paper (copy paper, cardstock, index cards, etc.)
Coffee filter
Tea Bag
Watercolor paper

July- Vacation Theme- Colors

Use hashtag #julyfav2022

Yellow
White
Orange
Red
Blue
Beige
Brown

August- Beach Theme- Organics

Use hashtag #augustfav2022

Sand
Stick
Shells
Rope (something similar like jute, twine, etc.)
Wood
Moss
Rocks

September- Back to School Theme- Things That Relate

Use hashtag #septfav2022

You can use the following for these prompts (photo, hand drawn, painted, wooden, stamped, printed out, fussy cut out, painted, embossed, die cut, etc.)

Apple
Ruler
Chalkboard
Pencil
Pen
School bus

October- Fall Themed- Anything Goes

Use hashtag #octfav2022

Owl
Leaves
Acorns
Sticks
Moss
Cheesecloth
Coffee filter
Tea bag
Inks/ sprays

November- Thanksgiving Themed- Mixed Media

Use hashtag #novfav2022

Inks (distress inks, ink pen, printer refill ink, sharpie, ink pad, alcohol inks, etc.)
Paint
Modeling paste
Stenciling
Stamping
Jewelry findings
Words/ text/ phrases (handwritten, printed out, drawn, stamped, etc.)
Die cut wood
Organics (sticks, mossy stuff, leaves, rocks, outdoor findings, etc.).

December- Holiday Theme- Things That Shine

Use hashtag #decfav2022