April 2022 CANVA Planner Tutorial ~ Designing a Printable Planner on Canva

In this video I show you step-by-step how I design my own planner for April using Canva.com. For this month's setup, I created a cover page, calendar, goal planner, monthly task list and a weekly planner. I decided on a navy and orange theme with line art leaf illustrations.
Check out my introductory Canva class: www.creativefabrica.com/produ...
Visit my Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/jmthingsplanning
Connect with me!
jm_things
Video Editing Software I use:
Wondershare Filmora: bit.ly/JMThings-Filmora
Please let me know in the comments what kind of tutorials you would like to see in the future! I'm always looking for new ideas. :)
If you enjoyed this video, please leave a like and consider subscribing. It would be sooo much appreciated!
Thanks for watching!

[@reynacordero1801]

Thank you for sharing! I'm going to make a planner for my mom to keep up with her parents doctor appointments! You made it look possible with your clear directions!

[@lisakawolsky3497]

Beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Lotusblume.8]

Music is a little annoying but it is a great video!

[@jordanruth0809]

You are an answer to a prayer! First time watching and most definitely a new subscriber ❤️ Just to see I’m actually seeing your video for the very first time one year later on the same month you designed this!

[@helenemedinger1009]

Perfect thanks. This guy have freebies very realistic, and his planner as well

[@kathleenromero9808]

Thank you for sharing! Love your designs!

[@helenwaithera]

You make it look so easy!

[@sharlanefenton6213]

I love how you make use of what you already have, eg the hole punch :) Love your explanations

[@rochellemckay5008]

Yours are beautiful thank you from the bottom of my heart. May you grow bigger because you were blessed to be a blessing ❤

[@jerleanmiller842]

I’m a new subscriber. Who needs to buy planner inserts when you can create beautiful and detailed oriented pages like these. Thanks!

[@telle7527]

Honestly I'm gonna start making my own now and then cos you've already made one month then you can just duplicate that and change it up for the month you wish to do

[@telle7527]

Yeh! Then just need to duplicate whatever spread you've done for a different month

[@mabeludeze6189]

Just what i was looking for. Thank you JM

[@nolunolz8210]

Wow what a brilliant tutorial, you're so good! You make it look easy🙈

[@amanrahman-um1sv]

wauu amazing idea designer

[@angkasawan2007]

Thank you for the tutorial. Much appreciate it. About the puncher it was a good idea. Never thought about that before.

[@jss3018]

Outstanding. Love what you did with the graphics.

[@JMThings]

Thank you 😊

[@bpgalaxyworld]

Thanks for sharing this info!

[@DivineDivineGirl]

Very beautiful

[@JenniferGovanlive]

Thanks so much for making this informative video about making Planners and using Canvas!!! it was so helpful!! I wish you all the best in your business and your cat is adorable!!!

[@FenrirsxBane]

sooo helpful for my adhd. great videos!

[@fevzialtn6159]

This is so cool 😍

[@monikamyskova5277]

Perfect video.. Thank you ❤❤

[@farahdayanaiskandar5395]

that's very creative 😍

[@widad1019]

Very helpful , thank u

[@pearllebogangdikeledi]

Thank you for this 🎉🎉 saved me alot time❤

[@jo1872]

Beautiful…

[@coachcarenfern]

Well done 🎉❤

[@desireemenken]

Very nice, simple instructions! Love the video! Thank you for sharing!

[@gingersnaps4194]

This was a fantastic instruction! Subscribing.

[@Amira99Alshtihi]

So inspiring and useful, thank you for sharing dear

[@kimmcconnell2155]

WOW. new subscriber here and omg all i wanna say is I was looking for someone to do this, without charging an insane amount of money. Your planner description of how you do it step by step is AMAZING. Thank you so much for doing this, now I can get going on making mine :) This is for an A4 planner correct? Thank you so much for doing this and sharing. Going to stocker and watch all your videos now :) Thank you

[@JMThings]

Aww thank you! I'm so glad! 🌻😄 I print it out in A5 but it can definitely work for A4 as well :)

[@kimmcconnell2155]

@@JMThings thank you so much I’m doing it now as we speak and I’m loving it thank you for sharing 🥰🥰

[@laquandareynolds9808]

New subscriber!!❤❤❤

[@paigearnold5355]

I would love to be this quick at it. Beautiful work. The music is too loud and annoying but the work you do is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[@byronbeukes6678]

id like to do a day by day diary insert

[@user-bo7qu7ig1t]

Lovely video! just a teeny question.. what quality paper are you using?

[@momscoffeenyarn3762]

thank you so much your video was a world of help to me. I have a question for you thought. What quality of paper do you use?

[@mulherdigital1457]

Que lindo🎉🎉 você tem algum curso ensinando a fazer essas lindezas?

[@nnekaeuchariaogbonnah1473]

Hi JB, thanks for sharing your You have gained a new subsciber. Please canva be used to create t-shirts designs.

[@minjhane17kang62]

Thanks for this, may i know what paper to you use? Thankd

[@lisaalex5517]

I also wish to start my own stationary business

[@diwatapanganiban3563]

Hi. May I know where did you buy your journal cover? The brown leather book itself? Thanks.

[@exquisitelyelizabeth6531]

Loved this! New sub from Cape Town😊 Is it possible to share a video on how to work out selling price for journals? And may i also ask if you use special paper for your pages? Thanks so much for showing your beautiful work

[@JMThings]

Thanks! 😊 I might do a video on pricing in the future. The paper I used in this video is normal 160gsm cardstock you can find in any craft store 😄

[@MoonsCraft.Boutique]

Thanks for the tutorial, the details are very precise and easy to follow 💖💖💖💖 I checked your Etsy shop but it had only one product.... is there any other shop's..???

[@JMThings]

Thanks so much 😊 at the moment my Etsy shop is a bit empty because I'm working on some new projects. So hopefully there will be new digital products available soon 🌸 thanks so much for your support 🤗

[@Krysjenks]

What do you do with the other side of the paper after it’s cut?

[@Anna-ko8in]

Hey. I love your tutorial its very helpful. Its exactly what i been looking for. I have just one question. How thick is the paper you are using for printing ? Thanks.

[@JMThings]

Thank you so much 😊 I use 160gsm paper

[@leahj875]

Hi, I’m not sure if you will read this, but I’m just wondering how you get your designs to print with a border and have nothing cut off when everything is printed out. 😊

[@JMThings]

Hi Leah. Your printer should have a setting where you select "fit" or "shrink." If you choose one of those settings, it shouldn't cut off. Sometimes when it's set to "actual size", it cuts off. Hope this helps 🌻😊

[@leahj875]

@@JMThings Oh ok. That’s a lot more simple than I thought it would be! 🙈 Thank you! ☺️

[@nikkiedwards7475]

Can you do this on a tablet or is it better on computer?

[@user-hf1so1fl3m]

what should be the margin for this planner size you made in canva?

[@victoriamahoney8262]

I may have missed it..... but what planner is this for? A5 A6?.

[@laurawilliams7122]

🙂

[@joualao5119]

What type of paper do you use?

[@riyavlogs5390]

Heyyyyyyy, what paper do u use?? I don't have printer so i would go to the shop for printing soo what paper should i say for the best quality???

[@jhonasprado2689]

Upload Goodnotes? From Brazil.

[@user-dr3co2bd2k]

What paper used in here.? Mam

[@marypoppins8012]

Thank you for the video❤ do you use Adobe programs to create planners and all the other things? Or only Canva? Cause I don’t know where to start, do I need to buy those very expensive programs or I can only stick with canva and regular Microsoft programs while creating planners?

[@JMThings]

I always try to do things as cheap as possible while also staying professional. Canva has really provided that for me. I've never needed another program to create my planners. But I guess it depends on what you want. If you're happy with using Canva's elements as is, then use Canva. But if you want to design your elements from scratch, then you'll need something like Adobe. Hope this helps ❤️

[@marypoppins8012]

@@JMThings thank you for the answer ❤️

[@Theglobaltemmy]

Can I use my phone

[@fivey209]

Using this printer (inkjet), the colour would run if the user accidentally has like water on it right?

[@christie2me]

What is the weight of the paper used.

[@evelynmayara2577]

What paper is this?

[@Scrapbooking.CreativeMemories]

From my understanding, canva is not free to use in items that are meant to be sold. So, do you pay a monthly membership fee to use canva in your designs?

[@barbra429]

Does anyone know how to create double sided pages in Canva. If I do a weekly calendar, the pages have to be double-sided, back-to-back and in alignment. I can’t seem to find a tutorial on how to do this.

[@ankita4237]

U have to get a pdf Then click on print There u have more options Then click on Print on both sides

[@nasheemashahbazi6055]

Hi Barbra. 👋 Hope you well. Did you get the answer to your question 🤔 I think that I saw the option in this video " add a page" which means automatically you will be continuing to the next page. Hope this helps. I'm just trying to get all the information to start with this great opportunity. I think that Amazon is way to saturared. However I subscribed to Bookbolt and it automatically generates the amount of pages you need when starting a project. Good luck and I hope you have been enjoying your journey with planners and journals. Greetings from Tanzania.

[@barbra429]

@nasheemashahbazi6055 No, I gave up on it. I don't know how to make sure the pages will align properly.

[@sarahsaidgaming4601]

What the name of paper and print

[@JMThings]

I use 160gsm paper. It's your usual poster paper.

[@medicosahiba]

Can you make for me 🥹 it's so cute

[@CosmicCreationsGraphicDesign]

I think your Instagram URL is incorrect. :)

[@JMThings]

It is! Thank you so much. 🌸 It should be jm_things 🤦‍♀️

[@Jadestar83]

Are you South African? 🇿🇦 That accent is uncanny.🥰

[@JMThings]

LOL. Uncanny in a good way I hope? 😅 Yes, I'm from South Africa! 😄

[@barbra429]

I'm kind of confused with this video. I'm not following how you're creating the days of the week, lining them up evenly creating your side margins, your top margins, I'm just not following. Are you stating that in the video or am I missing something

[@JMThings]

Hi Barbra. Canva has automatic guides (lines) that show up when you try to line up elements. Canva also shows you the margin lines when you move an element close to the margin. I rely heavily on these guides. I hope this helps 🌻

[@barbra429]

@@JMThings Thanks

[@barbra429]

@@JMThings Maybe I'm not explaining this the right way. I want to create a 5 by 7 planner page. I want that 5 by 7 page to have half inch margins on the top and bottom and both sides. When I tried to slide those guides over to the half inch spot the numbers on the rulers will not match up exactly to what I want my numbers to be. For example The half inch margin will read .499 instead of .500 and I go back and forth and it won't connect in that exact spot, it wants to snap to a different measurement.

[@JMThings]

@@barbra429 Ah yes, I've experienced similar problems. Unfortunately this is an issue Canva has. The best way to work with it is to zoom in as much as you can. The more you zoom in, the more precision you get. But it might still happen unfortunately and there isn't necessarily a way to fix it.

[@barbra429]

@@JMThings Thanks. That's too bad.

[@maumarzabil8163]

Thank you so much! It so helpfull for me.. 🥹🙏❤️

[@Theglobaltemmy]

Can I use my phone