Week 3 Challenge: The Bridge — Keep 'Em Swiping This is week 2 of our 3-week carousel series. This week = page 2 only. 😊 Two things this week! 📋 Homework from last week: If you received feedback on your carousel cover, make those updates by Tuesday — we're reviewing them together at the weekly challenge meetup. Don't skip this part. Revisions are where the real growth happens. 💪 This week's challenge: Page 2 of your carousel post. Two sides of a moment. What your audience feels before your product — and the shift that happens after. That gap is your design. Before you open Canva: 👉 What does my audience feel before they find me? 👉 What do they feel after? Keep it simple: - Two zones — left/right or top/bottom - Short copy — one line per side - Your product visual on one side - Same vibe as your Week 2 cover - One page. One moment. Make them swipe to page 3.

**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. 💛

Going live at 9pm eastern tonight (Saturday) yall. hope to see you there!

👀 We’re midweek and I need to know… How’s your carousel cover coming along? Drop a comment below! 👇 • 🔥 Already submitted — I’m ready! • 🎨 Still designing but I’ve got a vision • 😅 I haven’t started yet… no judgment • 🤯 I’m stuck — send help! If you’re stuck, drop your question right here in the comments. That’s what this community is for. 🙌 And if you need help bringing it to life in Canva — just ask. We’ve got you. 🛠️ ⏰ Submissions close Sunday by 7pm EST — right before the live review on TikTok. 📬 Submit here: https://form.jotform.com/260936862197066

🎨 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