Marketing Cards / Postcards (Marketing Materials)

To create a new document in Canva with custom sizing, follow these steps:

1.  On the canva home page beneath "Create Design" select the "Custom Size" buttom

2. Input your desired measurements

3. Ensure you select "mm or cm"

When creating a new project the "bleed area or margins" may not be visible.

Canva has a fixed "Bleed Area" of 3mm

Turning on "Bleed & Margins"

1. Open your project and select the File Menu

2.  From the File Menu select View Settings

3.  In the view settings menu select "Show Print Bleed & Margins"

Our templates have been designed specifically to work with Canva

4 Easy Steps to Use Our Templates

1.  Download Template

2.  Open in Canva

3.  Design Away

4. Delete Template from Final Design

Step 1 - Download Template

1.  Navigate to your desired product page

2.  Select the templates TAB

3.  Select the desired template and download

Step 2 - Open in Canva

Once you have downloaded your template, you can upload it to Canva

1.  Select Upload

2.  Choose the template you have downloaded

3.  Select the imported file from Recent Designs

Step 3 - Design Away

Time to jump in and bring your design to life

Step 4 - Delete Template from Final Design

Once you have completed your design, please remember to navigate to the layer panel and delete the template  if it is still there. This precaution guarantees that your design will be printed without the template embedded:

1. Click on the page background

2.  Select the Postion Button

3.  Select the Layers Tab

4.  Select the Layers Tab

5.  Click the 3 dot button

6.  From the dropdown select "Delete"

Canva provides a convenient layering system for design elements, enabling you to easily position different parts of your design in relation to one another. 

To access the layers panel, follow these steps:

		1.  Click on the page, background, or any inserted design element 2.  Select the Position button on the toolbar above the workspace. This action will open the arrange and Layers Menu on the left side of the screen.. 3.  Navigate to the Layers tab in the menu. From here, you can adjust and arrange the layers according to your preferences by dragging each layer up and down in the list

Additionally, you can modify the layer position of any element in your design, by right-clicking on it and choosing the layer option from the pop-up menu. This enables you to seamlessly bring your element forward or backward in the arrangement.

When you have completed your project and ready to send it off for print, follow the easy steps below

1.  Select the "Share" Button on the top right hand corner

2.  Select "Download"

3. Select File Type "PDF Print", Select  "Crop Marks & Bleed" and "Flatten PDF

4.  Ensure you have selected Colour Profile "CMYK"