Journal prompt cards: 100 questions to draw, write and file by theme

Journal prompt cards cut to true 3 by 5 and 4 by 6 inch index sizes, holding 100 original questions that you pull one by one, sort by theme and store in a box or a jar. The set has 50 undated pages with crop marks, blank cards for your own prompts, larger 4 x 6 journal cards, lined and dotted reverse sides, box dividers and labels for a prompt jar.

It is an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4. No printed cards are mailed.

How journal prompt cards make writing feel easy

A big journal tends to wait for a spare evening that never comes. Here you simply pick up a card, read a single question and jot down your first thoughts on the card itself. The 100 questions fall into five themes of twenty each, self discovery, gratitude, goals, memories and creativity, so you can choose by mood or stay with one theme for a whole week.

Every card carries little boxes to mark it Answered, Favorite or Come back to. A tracker with 100 numbered circles shows how far you have come, and tabbed dividers give each card a home. If a question needs more room, move to a 4 x 6 journal card or a lined reverse side, and use the blank cards to write questions of your own.

Who will enjoy these prompt cards

• Would-be journalers who freeze when faced with an empty page
• Busy people with five or ten spare minutes to write rather than a free evening
• Index card fans who love a neat box with labeled dividers
• Journal keepers who already have a prompt booklet and want a deck to shuffle, draw from and sort

Design, card sizes and printing

• Elegant, minimal style: white backgrounds and soft blush pink touches that use little ink
• Generous margins, so a home printer will not cut anything off
• True trim sizes: 3 x 5 in (7.6 by 12.7 cm), three on a page, and 4 x 6 in (10.2 by 15.2 cm), two on a page, with crop marks, set on US Letter or A4 paper
• Undated, so you can begin on any day of the year
• The reverse sides land right behind the fronts when you print on both sides and turn the page along its long edge
• All 100 questions are original, written in warm and simple US English
• For sturdy cards, use card stock of 200 to 250 gsm (65 to 90 lb), keep the scale at 100 percent and trim on the crop marks with a paper cutter

Inside the journal prompt cards: 50 pages

1. 1Cover listing the contents
2. 2Guide to the card system: five steps (print, sort, draw, write, file), the five themes, what each card is for, a setup checklist, good spots to keep the deck and where a finished card goes
3. 3Using a prompt deck: six ways to pick a question, a ten minute writing routine in five steps, ideas for when a question feels too big, a box for your writing habit and a tracker of 100 numbered circles
4. 4Printing, trimming and setup in four steps, the two card sizes, a supplies checklist and a table to find each page
5. 5 to 11Self discovery questions 01 to 20 on 3 x 5 in cards, three to a sheet with crop marks, and one blank self discovery card
6. 12 to 18Gratitude questions 21 to 40 and one blank gratitude card
7. 19 to 25Goals questions 41 to 60 and one blank goals card
8. 26 to 32Memories questions 61 to 80 and one blank memories card
9. 33 to 39Creativity questions 81 to 100 and one blank creativity card. Each card shows its theme and number, the question, five lines for first thoughts and boxes for Answered, Favorite and Come back to
10. 40Blank 3 x 5 in cards with theme circles, lines for your own question and lines for first thoughts
11. 41 to 42Lined and dotted reverse sides for 3 x 5 in cards
12. 43Journal cards at 4 x 6 in, two to a sheet, with the date, question number, theme circles, the question, eight answer lines and one word for how you feel now
13. 44Blank 4 x 6 in prompt cards
14. 45 to 46Lined and dotted reverse sides for 4 x 6 in cards
15. 47 to 49Six tabbed 3 x 5 in box dividers for Self discovery, Gratitude, Goals, Memories, Creativity and Answered, each with lines to list favorite questions
16. 50Labels for a prompt jar, ready to cut: a 5 x 3 in jar label, six round theme labels and two strips reading Draw a prompt and Come back to

Files in your download

• Journal Prompt Cards 3x5 & 4x6, US Letter PDF (50 pages)
• Journal Prompt Cards 3x5 & 4x6, A4 PDF (50 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• You receive a PDF to print and trim at home. Printed cards are not sent.
• This is a digital file only, and nothing physical is shipped.
• Printed colors may look slightly different from your screen.
• Personal use only. Please do not share, resell or pass along the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help right away.
• The questions are meant for reflection and creativity. They are not therapy and do not replace support from a qualified professional.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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