How To Create CUSTOM CANVA FRAMES Part 1 - Using Canva + Figma
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Want to create your own custom frames for Canva? I’m spilling the SECRETS on how you can create your very own Canva frames from just about any shape, graphic, or text with the step-by-step process! This is Part 1 of my Custom Canva Frames series which uses Canva and Figma.
00:00 What are Canva frames?
01:50 Finding graphics to use as frames
03:11 Using Figma to make the frame
08:22 Importing your new frame back into Canva
09:28 Another frame example
12:02 Using graphics with multiple parts
17:14 Creating logo frames
20:13 Text and word frames
22:45 Outlining your frames
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Another great video! Love the tips. I'm slowly getting better at all this. Thank you!
That's super great Kat, I am watching the video and it comes to my mind about adding outline to the frame then u explain about that.. I'm so grateful ❤
Genuinely the best and most easy to understand Canva vid I've seen! Great work, Kat.
So glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching!😃
Worked great Kat! Thank you very much!
You have such a great style of teaching, I could watch you all day. I've learned so much. So glad I stumbled upon you. Thank You
Wow thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear you found it helpful! Thank you for subscribing!❤️
Another great Canva training, Kat! I've seen the basic training on how to create frames before, but as you always do, you took it to another level and gave additional creative ways to learn how to move it up a notch. I also had not heard about Figma before, so looking forward to trying all of these techniques out.
So glad you enjoyed it! You can create frames in several programs. I’ve seen it done with PowerPoint, Word, Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator (which is what I use for my own fames because I’m also an Adobe user).
I have been watching different videos of others using figma for 2 days going step by step. Yours is the FIRST that Finally got it right! Now I see what was missed in the other videos I watched and why I could not get the frame to appear right in Canva. THANK YOU!!
You are so welcome! I’m glad it helped you! Thanks so much for watching.😃
I loved this and how clear you spoke and repeating the process. God bless you for getting started immediately and not dragging out the beginning segment.
Aww thank you for your kind words!❤ So glad you found it helpful! thanks for watching!
!!!! You have literally no idea how helpful this is to me! I've been chasing my tail trying to use a PDF image as a clipping mask in Canva. And the outline thing...genius. Thank you!
I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching!❤
Thanks so much. I wanted a flower shaped border frame and now I can make exactly what I need.
Yay! So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!❤️
Thank you so much for sharing! This video was very helpful and I can't wait to make some canva frames! I look forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful!😃
Very informative, thank you so much! ❤
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!😃
Thank you for this instructional video!
You’re so welcome! Thanks for watching!❤️
Your videos are so great 😊 Super useful! ❤
Aww thank you! It makes me happy to know you find them helpful!🙂
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very clear. So easy to understand! Thanks. ❤❤❤
It’s my pleasure! Thank you for watching!❤️
That’s just Wowwww… Thank you 🥰
Very helpful! Thank you!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
Great video with so much detail. Just found your channel and love the information.
So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!❤️
VERY helpful! Thank you!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!❤️
Thank you so much for this easy-to-follow tutorial.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!❤
Great tutorial. Thank you! :)
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
AMAZING TUTORIAL!!!!
Aww thank you so much! So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching.❤
Just stumbled on your channel and this is one of the BEST Canva Frames tutorials I've come across. It is detailed and fun! Thank you so much for sharing such an invaluable lesson. I'm a new sub!
Aww thank you! I’m glad I was able to be helpful! Thanks for watching!❤
Thanks to this. I was able to make my logo as canva frame. Thank you so much.
Yay! That’s awesome!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Really well done tutorial. I'm so glad I came across your video! Also, I think your biz logo is lovely.
Thank you so much! And thank you for watching!❤️
Thank you so much for this video. I especially liked that you did so many examples. I had watched a video of someone else before on how to do this, but she hurried through the process and only did it once. Your teaching style is so much better. So, of course, I had to subscribe to your channel 🙂
Thank you so much! It makes me happy to know that you found it helpful! Thank you for subscribing!😍
Thanks great step by step
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching!
New subscriber here, I just love the way you teach. Now I'm obsessed with making my own Canva frames. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Thank you so much for subscribing! And I totally get it about being obsessed with frames! It's SO much fun!😃
Great video, and such clear explanation, subscribed :)
So glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching!❤
Game changer! Ty!
@@triciaallen2903 my pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!❤️
Thank you for this! Was trying to achieve this but gave up halfway.. Glad to come across your video.. Will definitely subscribe and am turning on my notifications!!
Thank you for watching! So glad you found it helpful. Feel free to ask questions if you get stuck again.🙂
YOU. ARE. AMAZING!!! Thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You are too kind!🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!❤❤❤
That´s awesome! Thank you so much, Kat! ❤❤❤ Can´t wait to try it out😻 *meow*
You’re so welcome! Can’t wait to see what you create!😃
@@thecreativekatstudioThank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! I wondered how to put a stroke on it. So excited. I have made several frames, this way, but always wondered how to put the stroke on it. I like doing the separate frames, as in the dog paw example, where you united the five different layers, I leave them separate. Now, what would you export them as, to sell them? Do you leave them as a PDF, from Fig*, or do you export them as something else, from Can,* since you have to remove that checkerboard pattern? Also, I am not sure if you’ve run across this problem, but under the “Fill” section, in Fig,* sometimes the “image” fill doesn’t show up, so you have to use the drop down menu, to find it. I’m not sure if I had trouble with it because I wasn’t just using silhouettes, sometimes I used any colorful graphic element, so, maybe, that is why it didn’t show up, but I have had that happen a few times.
*I’m so sorry, I can’t name the full site, because this platform, you have your videos on, keeps removing my comments for naming other sites. They even blocked me from commenting for 24 hours, due to naming sites outside of this platform, and it had to do with design software and such. So be careful, people, they don’t even tell you what comment was removed, they just say it’s for spam, scam, or something else. In the rules of their comments, now, you can not name sites that take people off of this platform, or so they say. I had to figure it out for myself what it was, because they don’t tell you what comment they removed, or why they removed it, and won’t let you even explain anything. They aren’t reading them, they probably have some sort of AI flagging them. I don’t know, it’s weird, because I see other people naming the same sites and they’re comments are fine. It’s so strange. Thanks, again, for all you do, your videos are some of the best. You’re a great instructor. 😊
@@MissMolly3377 Most people won’t know what to do with it if you leave it as a PDF, so I bring the PDFs into Canva and remove the checkerboard myself so that the frame is fully ready for use by the customer. My frames always come as sets so there are usually several frames on the Canva design file. Then you’ll want to share it as a Canva template link if you plan to sell it. This way when someone purchases it, it won’t destroy your original.
@@thecreativekatstudio hm, unfortunately, I cannot download a font. The message "origin not alined to pixels. dimensions may expand by a pixel" appears. Could you please tell me, how to solve this problem?
@@staycurious0815 This error shows up on occasion when the shape or word you're trying to export isn't selected. But you can ignore it, you should still be able to export the PDF. If it's still giving you issues, make sure the shape or word is selected first, then click the export button.
You are amazing 💕🤩
Aww, thank you!❤ Glad you liked it!
wow.... you are so awesome tutor Kat..... you're the best.... thanks for sharing your skills with us... Woohoo.... you deserve all the Sub in the world.... glad to stumble upon your Channel.... God bless always...
Aww thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for subscribing!❤
Lover your teaching style, so clear and easy to follow. Wondering if you can group elements together before it opens in figma. Thought?
Since you are downloading as SVG they would still be treated as separate layers, even if they were grouped. So you would need to use the "union" option in Figma if you want a frame with multiple parts to be combined as one.
@@thecreativekatstudio thank you, I’m just learning this awesome site.
Thanks for a short but comprehensive tutorial. How do I add the custom frame to CANVA without having to detach image every time I need the element? Thanks Kat
I encountered the same issue as well, you can drag the layer,while you find the black and white layer delete it,and it‘s done.
Hi, can we use this methods for silhouette photos we uploaded ourselves and not from canva elemnets?
Yes! You could do this with any graphic or image, it doesn’t have to be a Canva element.
No wonder, Google recommends your video on the first search itself. Thank you so much. BTW, What if a user does not want to move the outline while dragging and dropping images into the layer.
Wow, I didn't know Google was recommending my video!😍
So you can chose if you want to include the outline or not. By default when you import the PDF from Figma into Canva, Canva will automatically place that outline as the top layer. So in order to add an image or video into the frame you would first need to move that outline to the back layer (using the position feature), next insert the image into the frame, and then finally move the outline back to the top layer. Does that make sense?
@@thecreativekatstudio Yes, I saw that in video. It may cause little confusion to users. I think the position of layers will do the job IMO. I mean, if the image filled layer is on top most and the outline layer below it, Canva can accept the dropped image directly without moving the outline layer. Sorry for my English.
Which video, of yours, shows how you can rotate/turn a photo to put in a frame, like if I wanted to put it in sideways. I forget how you did that, and I can’t remember which one of your videos you showed that. Or, do you just turn the picture before you put it in. I know I have tried to do it before, but I couldn’t do it for some reason. Thanks for this video. I have made frames before using this method, and for the projects I have in mind, I will be making my own. 😊
You can rotate the image before, or after it’s in the frame. To do it after, just double click the frame and it will allow you to edit the photo, including rotating it.
also I want to use graphics instead of photos but some graphics don't automatically adhere to the shape is there a way to still use those graphics that dont shape to the shape?
You mean you want to insert graphics in the frame? The only way to so that would be to save the graphic as an image, and then you can place it in the frame shape.
Hey Kat....I somehow do not get the detach image option. Any suggestions?
It’s only available to paid canva users…I’m working on a solution.
Hi can you teach us How to do a mug rotation wrap on canva? I have canva pro
I’ll work on that. Thanks for the suggestion.
How to minimize?? 15:30 because my clipart is so big when i put it to figma
You can zoom out in Figma by clicking on the top right corner (where it says 100%). Then change the view percentage to what you want.
When I click on the three dots to detach image back in Canva, there is no detach image choice. What do I do?
After you’ve added the image fill in Figma, be sure to download it as a PDF. Then then you bring it into Canva you’ll be able to detach the fill.
I would love to be able to do this, but for some reason when I go to fill in the checker board pattern, it’s light grey. When I uploaded the svg file to Canva, it still light grey and I can’t detect the top layer or see it as a back ground. I am using my iPad, not sure if that makes a difference. Do you have any trouble shooting tips? Despite the problems I’m having I love your tutorial and had to subscribe.
Since this video was release 7 months ago, Figma had some updates to their platform. Now if you want to add the fill, you'll click on the fill with image option like before, but the next step is you need to upload an image and then it will work correctly when you bring it over to Canva. I plan to rerecord this video reflecting the change.
@@thecreativekatstudio Thank you so much for responding. I was able to upload the image in Figma, but when I uploaded it into Canva it was an image and I could not use it as a frame. Is this part different as well or am I doing something wrong? Thank you so much for your help, I am so grateful.
@@lanamcquown3063 make sure when you download from Figma you are choosing PDF. Figma has a tendency to default to png so you need to change it when you download. Then it will import right in Canva.
@@thecreativekatstudio thank you so much for you patience and time going over these updated steps. It worked perfect. THANK YOU!!!
@@lanamcquown3063 yay! So glad it worked for you!😃
When I create stroke on text in Figma, export as PDF, import to CANVA, the text image remains in the font selected, but the stroke part changes to a different font. Any ideas on what's causing that to happen?
There are couple things I’ve noticed with Figma if you are only typing out one word...
1). When you bring it back into Canva, there will be an extra font layer. This layer will be imported as a random font name simply because sometimes exact fonts vary from application to application. You can change it to whatever font you want in Canva, but you honestly don’t need this layer since what you’re going for is the frame itself.
2). When creating a stroke on a SINGLE word in Figma, it doesn't seem to import into Canva. I’m not quite sure why this happens but I’m looking into it. However, when you add more than one word (like I showed in the video with coffee time) and you join them with the “Union Selection” feature so it’s all one frame, then when you bring them into Canva it DOES work correctly, including the outline.
A workaround if you want to only use a single word is to type out that word in Canva first, download as transparent SVG and bring it into Figma. Figma will treat each letter as a separate thing, so make sure to use the union selection feature to combine all the letters so they are one frame. Then you can give it the image fill AND a stroke that will import correctly into Canva. (If you plan on doing it this way, when you select the stroke there are 3 options for where the line falls (inside, outside, and center). Set this option to outside. That way it won't interfere with your frame and it will give you a nice clean line.)
I hope all of that made sense.😃
Thank You! Makes Sense@@thecreativekatstudio
@@annettegonzalez2025 Yay!
Hi my name is Bilal can you make a video how we use custom frame for tshirts design.
I'm trying to do this with a clipping mask that I downloaded. I can't get it to work.
Which of the steps isn't working?
I went back to review previous posts and found the instructions for adding the convertio step. I was able to get it to work by doing that. Thanks for checking on me.
@@tamiparker2155 Yay! Glad you got it to work.😃
How to save the Canva frames?
So since you really can't save frames, I just make a design file and put a bunch of the frames I've made in there. you can also copy them to Canva's whiteboard so you have them when you need them.
at 7 Minutes im on that part & theres NO FILL
option on the Right!
Make sure you have ungrouped everything are on the vector layer. Then you should see the option to add the image fill.
I can't make a outline stroke effect in CANVA....i don't know why
If you're talking about creating an outline for your Canva frame, that part needs to be done in Figma first. Then when you export the PDF from Figma and bring it into Canva, both the frame and the outline will be there.
Still trying to get it to work with no luck. please help
I don't know what I am doing wrong but once I delete the number layer in Figma I go to the fill and everything disappears.
Double check to make sure you have all the layers expanded and bring all the vector layers to the top. Sometimes there are hidden layers depending on how complicated your SVG file is.
So i found the image and got a message it failed saying there is only one image or graphic on your design premium images can't be exported on there own. Add another and try again
That's because Canva implemented a new system for Pro elements. They can't be downloaded as a single image. Free elements work just fine.
A workaround is to add a small white square shape to the design (maybe in the corner), and then download it. Once you upload it to Photopea, you can delete the small square.
@@thecreativekatstudio so I have to upload to photopea then download then upload into figma?
@@lynphilion1501 oh no, I'm sorry. You can just upload to Figma. My apologies! I have two videos that show how to create frames, one uses Figma, the other uses Photopea. So sorry for the confusion.🤦🏻♀
Mine keeps turning into a regular square when I put it in figma and I can't figure out why for the life of me D:
Make sure when you download your image from Canva you're downloading them as transparent SVG files. Any other format won't give you the layers that you need.
why does my outline transfer to canva as a Ariel type style outline when I am using other fonts. I have followed your video and can't get it to work. Please help
Which part are you talking about specifically? Creating words in Figma to use as frames?
@@thecreativekatstudioYes, putting a outline around text frame. No problem making text frame, it is the outline that is not working correctly
22:53 of video. I add the stroke. add picture to the fill. Export as pdf, and when I bring it into canva the outline is totally different then what the outline should be.
@@waynecordingley4157 Oooh ok. Yes, I think I did had this happened to me once before when I was working with text. Off the top of my had I don't recall exactly what caused it, but let me see if I can recreate the issue and I'll get back to you.
@@thecreativekatstudio thank you
No matter what I do, my frame will not fill, only the background is being filled instead of the image in Figma. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong, I know it’s, my error, because I have viewed more than one video :(
Here are a few tips... 1) In Canva keep your graphic a single solid color. That will help.
2) When downloading from Canva the format needs to be SVG.
3) In Figma, make sure you are only working with the vector layer as I described in the video.
If you are still having issues, send me a message and maybe we can hop on a video call to see where you might be missing a step.
@@thecreativekatstudio I think I know what the problem might be. I am not using an image from elements. I have a black teardrop shaped object, I took a picture of it with my camera and uploaded the image to Canva. I want to turn that image to a canva frame, but only the background will change colors. The goal is to create a Canva frame for my teardrop shaped earrings, so the shape needs to be an exact match, and the Canva elements teardrop is not an exact shape match. I hope that makes sense.
@@barbra429 Ok that requires a different method.
1) In Canva convert your teardrop into a Duotone image and set the colors to black.
2) Download your image as a transparent PNG file.
3) Go to the website Convertio.co and upload the PNG. There you can convert it to an SVG.
4) Upload the SVG into Figma and then follow the rest of the steps in my video to bring the vector file to the top. Then you'll be able to give it the image fill and make it a frame.
Oh my goodness! I literally worked on this Thursday night, all day Friday and viewed so many videos! This worked. Thank you a million times for taking the time out to help me. Do you have a Thanks button option?@@thecreativekatstudio
How would You do the phone case that is at the beginning
Note to all. After uploading new frame to Canva, refresh the page. It won't appear right away.
Too complicated
I'm sorry it doesn't work for you. Using Figma isn't for everyone. You can also create frames using Photoshop, Illustrator, Photopea, and other apps.🙂
Thanks dear I'll try