Back to School Challenge – Week 2 Roundup: #creatsyplanner
114 entries. One planner mockup. Seven days.
For Week 2, we swapped desks for agendas and asked you to dress up a planner cover and spread using the #creatsyplanner mockup. The results feel like peeking into 114 different brains: tidy grids, joyful chaos, bold color stories, and patterns that practically schedule their own fun.
This week’s gallery is organized by planning themes – so you can browse by vibe as well as motif.
How to browse: Click any image to jump straight to the author’s page and explore more of their work. We’re featuring every participant; if something’s missing, nudge us and we’ll add it.
Planning a Meal
From market-fresh fruit to cozy kitchen staples, this spread is delicious. We saw strawberries on vintage vines, zesty oranges and lemons in every mood (from bold pop to soft pastel), crisp apples and cherries, and whole produce aisles of veggies – pumpkins, carrots, broccoli, avocados, even a few smiley peas. Styles range from retro diner brights to gingham-and-notes rustic, with playful sticker looks and elegant repeat patterns. And it’s not just snacks: some of you penciled in cocktail hour with clinking glasses, while others brewed a quiet evening with patterned teapots. Tasty color stories and tidy layouts make these covers feel like recipe cards you can plan your week on.
Planning a Garden
Petals took center stage – bouquets in every style, from vintage linework on blush to bold folk florals on inky grounds. We saw vines curling into frames, leafy repeats and palm fronds, and even a few fruiting stems sneaking in among the blossoms. Busy pollinators – bees galore – buzzed through delicate borders, while watering cans splashed across hand-lettered covers like little pep talks. Layouts ranged from tidy wreaths and stamp-sheet botanicals to all-over ditsy prints and big, confident hero blooms. Color stories felt garden-real: sage and mint, buttercream and lilac, terracotta, teal, and sunlit gold. Paired with neat tabs, habit trackers, and weekly spreads, these planners read like seed packets for ideas – ready to plant, nurture, and watch grow.
Planning a Foraging Trip
Time to trade flower beds for forest paths! This cozy mini-category leans into autumn – russets, mossy greens, berry reds – starring clusters of toadstools, chanterelle look-alikes, and tiny woodland sprigs. Styles range from soft watercolor ditsies to bold hero mushrooms framed by leafy wreaths, plus a few sticker-sheet cuties for your calendar squares. It bridges garden romance and kitchen plans perfectly: gather, log, and savor.
Planning a Zoo Day
From sketchbook-cute to field-guide real, this section packs a whole habitat map: parrots perched in tropical blooms, owls in cameo frames, pond and river fish gliding past lilies, slow-and-wise turtles, ribboning snakes, bright sea snails, and even romantic doves. Butterflies flutter through quite a few covers, stitching sky and foliage together. Styles run the gamut – bold hero animals, tidy repeats, folk motifs, and sticker-style accents – while palettes swing from jungle brights to cool lagoon greens and moonlit neutrals. Paired with checklists and trackers inside, these planners feel ready for a day of spotting, sketching, and learning on the go.
Planning a Lesson
Time to hit the books – and the gym, and the lab. This section stacks the classics: crayons and pencils in cheerful repeats, tidy rows of notebooks, backpacks, rulers, and scissors marching across covers like a well-behaved class. We also clocked subject specials – sports drills in motion, computer-lab icons and retro UI screens, guitars and music notes, plus bold motivational typography that doubles as a pep talk. Inside, clean timetables, class schedules, and goal trackers keep everything lined up bell to bell. Bright palettes and playful layouts turn study time into design time – A+ organization with extra credit for fun.
Planning a Getaway
Class dismissed – passports out. This set packs every kind of escape: pastel beach huts and palm-lined shores, sunbursts on rippling water, “gone sailing” covers with flags and ship wheels, and jungle-canopy scenes dotted with toucans and curious monkeys. Elsewhere, backpacks are patched for adventure, hot-air balloons drift across the sky, and stamp-collage motifs turn pages into mini postcards. Palettes swing from breezy aquas and sandy corals to sunset lilacs and deep ocean blues. Inside, tidy itineraries, packing lists, and weekly grids make room for both hammock naps and full-on expeditions. Relaxation or adrenaline – you pick the route, the planner’s ready.
Planning a Space Mission
When the beach is booked, shoot for the stars. This mini set lifts off with rainbow-rocket boosters, suns and moons in playful repeats, and constellations of hand-drawn stars scattered across deep-night covers. We loved the gentle reminders tucked in too – planet Earth hugged with kindness and mood trackers for your orbit. Bright palettes on dark skies, tidy layouts inside: perfect for dreaming big, charting goals, and plotting your next galaxy.
Planning an Exhibition
Abstract lovers, this one’s for you. From crisp geometrics to painterly washes, our gallery swings between minimal linework and full-on color play. Expect kaleidoscopic grids, Art-Deco arcs, chunky shapes that stack like building blocks, rainbow bands, soft cloud gradients, and those mysterious zigzags that keep your eyes dancing. It’s pattern as personality – bold, balanced, and ready to make every plan feel a little more like modern art.
Planning a Stitch
Let’s tie it all together – literally. The final theme loops back to the heart of every handmade idea: sewing. Threads, ribbons, scissors, and delicate bows weave their way across the pages, reminding us that every plan, like every stitch, connects something beautiful.
Final Thoughts
Week two reminded us why this is part of the Back To School Challenge: planners are the bridge between fresh notebooks and fresh starts. Across 114 entries, we saw covers that feel like first-day rituals – sharpened pencils, color-coded timetables, lunchbox fruit, and margins begging for doodles. There were designs for homeroom goals and hallway daydreams, for science-fair ideas, reading logs, practice schedules, and pep-talk notes before the big game.
Some covers channel the calm of the library; others buzz like a crowded locker bay between periods. Together they turn a simple planner into a hall pass between creativity and organization – part sketchbook, part syllabus, all momentum. If week two is any indication, your semesters are about to be brighter, braver, and better planned.
Thanks for showing up with such smart, school-ready ideas!