Surf's Up! My Latest Canva Trick for Designing Hoodies & Baby Grows 🌊👶

Good Afternoon, lovely people!

This morning, I stumbled upon yet another Canva trick, and you know me—I just had to try it out! It's perfect for designing t-shirts, hoodies, and even baby grows (mom brain at work here, haha!).

So, let me walk you through how I created this awesome surf design step by step.

First things first, I opened Canva and started with a blank A4 landscape page. I usually go for this option because it gives me plenty of room to play around with the design and fit everything in neatly.

Once I had my blank canvas, I headed to the elements section on the left and typed in "tropical." Why tropical? Because I was following a YouTube tutorial by Webon Web Tutorials (which I’ll link below for you to check out). 🌴🌺

Next, I chose a tropical image that caught my eye and placed it on the page. Then, the real magic began! I scrolled down on the left to the "Apps" section and typed in "Fontframe." This app is seriously one of Canva's hidden gems—it lets you make images fill letters! I selected my tropical image and typed in the word "surf."

Here’s where the fun really started!

I changed the font to Anton (because it’s bold and stands out), adjusted the outline thickness to 0, and added it to my design. Then, I went back and repeated the process with the word "wave." After that, I decided to switch things up from the original tutorial and make my background white to give the design that extra pop!

To add some creativity, I went into elements and searched for a square. I placed it over the "U" in "surf" to create a cool effect and resized my "wave" text to fit perfectly over it. The result? The wave and the "U" looked like they were blending together in perfect harmony. 🌊

Once the design was complete, I saved it as a PNG. I then opened a new Canva page and went back to the apps section, but this time I typed in "Mockup." I found a hoodie and a baby grow, slapped the design on them, added some text like "New Stock," and—voila—an amazing surf-inspired design perfect for both mommy and baby! 🤩

Some interesting Canva facts: Did you know that Canva was originally designed as a tool for schools to create yearbooks? Now it’s used by everyone from bloggers to big brands! Also, Canva users create over 140 million designs per month—that's a lot of creativity flowing worldwide.

So, here’s the YouTube tutorial from Webon that inspired me, and if you want to see my version, check out my TikTok!

I hope you give this a try—it's so much fun! Until next time, happy designing! 💻✨