I’m here yall. I’ve been under the weather all week 😫 In the background I’m also getting in touch with how I can best serve you. There will be changes. I’m still navigating those. I’m narrowing down exactly what my Skool community will look like - even more so than I was already doing. And that’s a great feeling. Stay tuned! In the meantime… share what you’ve been working on?

The magazine is out yall! Please go have a read, comment on the issue 7 release post that Missi sent you, and share it in your communities if you can. Let me know if yall see any familiar faces!! (Hint, make sure you read all the way to the end of the magazine) I had the pleasure of working on this magazine with some amazing people. https://www.skool.com/read-skoolmagazine-here-5800/about?ref=d9db5bb3015d4205a4f76abfaa2d0e5d

🎨 Week 2 Challenge: Stop the Scroll This week we’re staying in graphic design — but we’re solving a real problem. Last week we played with color. This week we’re tackling hierarchy — and we’re doing it through one of the most powerful formats in social media: the carousel. Your challenge: Design the FIRST page of a carousel post for your product, brand, or offer. ***ADDING BC STITCHES TOLD ME TO. YOU'RE ONLY CREATING THE FIRST PAGE OF A CAROUSEL POST IN THIS CHALLENGE." The cover has one job: make someone want to swipe. Not explain everything. Not list every feature. Just stop the scroll and create enough curiosity that they have to see what’s next. Before you open Canva, pick ONE of these four approaches for your cover: 1. Pattern interrupt — grab attention so fast they can’t scroll past 2. Call out the right person — speak directly to your audience so they feel seen 3. Create curiosity — tease what’s coming without giving the answer 4. Set a clear expectation — tell them exactly what they’ll get if they swipe Pick one. Commit to it. Then build your design around it. One non-negotiable rule: Your hook — a headline, a bold question, or a powerful statement — has to dominate everything else on the page. Everything else exists to support it, not compete with it. Your cover should include: • The hook — your dominant headline, question, or statement (this is the whole challenge) • Context — one short line that tells the viewer what this is or who it’s for • CTA — something that earns the swipe, not just asks for it. Make it feel like a natural extension of your hook. Think less “swipe to read more” and more: “Swipe before you post another flyer” “Swipe if you’ve ever stared at a blank Canva screen” “Swipe — this one’s for you” The CTA should make them feel like swiping is the obvious next move. A few things to play with (try them & see which one you like best): • Size contrast — make your hook dramatically bigger than everything else • Negative space — give your hook room to breathe

**DO NOT POST YOUR IMAGE HERE** I do encourage you to ask questions on this post! Week 1 Challenge: Palette Problem This week we're doing graphic design — and we're putting you in a box. A very pretty box. Your challenge: Design a flyer for your product, brand, or passion project — using only 2 colors. That's it. Two. Pick wisely. 👀 The constraint: Two colors maximum — and one of them has to be unexpected. Not your usual safe choice. Push yourself. Think: deep plum + warm cream. Burnt orange + slate blue. Forest green + blush pink. Something that makes people stop scrolling. What you're making: A real Instagram Stories / TikTok flyer you could actually post — to promote a product launch, an event, a collection drop, a service, anything. This isn't just an exercise. Make it yours. A few things to play with: - Let typography do more heavy lifting when color is limited - Lean into contrast — light vs. dark can do a lot with just two shades - Think vertically! This format is tall — use that space intentionally 🎨 Using a product photo? Pull your two colors from the photo itself — pick two that contrast well against each other — and use those for all your design elements. Everything stays cohesive and the challenge still holds. ✨ 🛠️ Need help setting this up in Canva? Drop a message in the community — we've got you. 📐 Design size: 1080 x 1920 px (vertical) 📬 Submit your entry here: https://form.jotform.com/260936862197066 🎥 Submissions reviewed live on TikTok every Sunday @ 7pm EST 📅 New challenges drop every Sunday after the live 🙈 Submit with your name or go completely anonymous — no one should sit this out because they don't feel ready. There's no ready enough. Just make something. 💛

My name is Kathy I am glad to be here to learn more about Canva.