Hello friends! I have an exciting challenge for us to embark on together with 52 happy inspirational quotes as our lettering prompts!! This will be a weekly lettering challenge to help us practice and improve our lettering skills.
I love challenging myself and a new year is a great time to start something new. I have been hand lettering for about 2 years now, and I think I am ready to delve deeper into the lettering world. I’m going to focus more on lettering quotes and longer phrases and below are a compilation of 52 Happy Inspirational Quotes that I have chosen. If you are not a letterer feel free to use these as inspiration for any kind of art!
If you are playing along I would love to see your work- please tag me @smithakatti and use the hashtag #52quoteschallenge
52 Happy Inspirational Quotes:
- Trust the magic of new beginnings
- The secret of getting ahead is getting started
- A simple life is a beautiful life
- A little progress each day adds up to big results
- If you can dream it, you can do it
- Don’t overthink, just let it go
- Stay true to you and you will end up incredibly happy
- Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find out that things will always work out
- There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy
- Exist to be happy, not to impress
- Once you choose hope, anything’s possible
- Feed the positive, starve the negative
- Start each day with a positive thought
- Motivation will always beat mere talent
- Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time
- Great things never came from comfort zones
- I don’t want a perfect life, I want a happy life
- Live what you love
- It won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth it
- The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does
- Success will be within your reach only when you start reaching out for it
- Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear – Taylor Swift
- If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present
- It always seems impossible until it’s done
- Believe you can and you are halfway there
- She has fire in her soul and grace in her heart
- If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking
- Prove them wrong
- Whatever you decide to do make sure it makes you happy
- Stop doubting yourself, work hard, make it happen
- Do what makes you happy, be with those who make you smile and laugh as much as you breathe
- Don’t stop until you’re proud
- Good things take time
- Enjoy the little things in life for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things
- Those who wish to sing always find a song
- Wherever you are, be all there
- Happy are those who evolve from within
- If you get tired, learn to rest. Not to quit
- Look at all the beauty in your life and be happy
- Always do the thing that makes you feel most alive
- You are capable of amazing things
- If you want to find happiness find gratitude
- No one is you, and that’s your superpower
- Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear
- Nothing is worth it if you aren’t happy
- Of this be sure, you do not find the happy life, you make it
- Let life surprise you
- To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong
- Enjoy the little things
- Happy mind, happy life
- Sometimes you just need to go off the grid and get your soul right
- The best is yet to come
This project can be anything YOU want it to be. You can make a book of it as I often do (check out my previous challenges 30 days of happiness quotes and 30ThankfulQuotes ) or you can simply write down these happy inspirational quotes each week on a scrap piece of paper and tack it onto your wall. Anything works as long as you are writing the words and enjoying the process.
Below you will find a printable list of the 52 happy inspirational quotes that I plan to hand-letter
You can download this list of the 52 quotes printable pdf to mark your progress
Now if you have been thinking about trying your hand at lettering but haven’t still, a new year is a great time to start a new goal/hobby/skill. Lettering Quotes can be as easy or as fancy as you want it to be. There are so many techniques and methods you can try and these happy inspirational quotes make a great starting point
Find a list of all of my favorite art and lettering supplies here
But my one main advice for you is this- start where you are. Don’t overthink it, simply start. Pick up a brush pen, or even try pencil calligraphy. Use what you have and start there.
I talk more about what supplies/papers/ sketchbooks you will need to begin within this post of mine- Lettering papers that will easily improve your lettering
So I hope you will enjoy these happy inspirational quotes and if you find any typos in the list above please let me know. A happy new year and happy lettering!
Lettering Quotes Ideas:
ETA: Lettering Quotes in my tiny sketchbook below. I have used a few different techniques like brush lettering, watercolor lettering and lots of easy watercolor flowers!
Ready for more? Start this 366 Positive Quotes to Journal
Hi I’m Smitha! I live in Minnesota with my husband and two daughters. You’ll always find me painting florals in my sketchbook. And I love the sheer joy of making something with just my hands! But my bigger love is capturing it all on camera Read more.
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