If you’re running a creative business—selling shirts, tumblers, stickers, signs, or even digital files—you need Canva templates in your life. Why? Because they save you HOURS of time. Instead of starting from scratch every time you need to post, promote, or launch something, you’ll have a stash of pre-sized, on-brand graphics ready to go. 👏
Let’s start with the basics. Head to www.canva.com and hit Create a Design in the top right. From there, explore these must-have template types:
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Instagram Post (1080x1080 px) – For sales, promos, restocks, freebies, announcements
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Instagram Story / Reel (1080x1920 px) – For sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes, launches
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Shopify Banner (1920x1005 px) – For your homepage header, section dividers, and promos
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T-Shirt / Product Mockup – Add your PNG files to lifestyle images or flat lays
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Thank You Cards & Labels – For physical product inserts or digital download bonuses
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Bundle Preview Layout – Showcase what’s inside your design or product bundle
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Pinterest Pin (1000x1500 px) – For sharing blog posts, freebies, or product drops
Every time you create one of these designs, save it as a template by clicking the three dots on the top toolbar and selecting “Template.” You can now duplicate it anytime, swap the content, and keep your branding consistent.
Want a shortcut to all of these without doing the setup yourself? Diesel Designs offers a full Editable Canva Template Drive, packed with pre-sized, pre-styled templates you can use over and over. It includes story graphics, product promos, mockup layouts, thank you cards, and even bold website banners—all ready to plug and play. 🖤
Here’s the pro move: Create a folder in Canva called “Templates” and drop all your go-tos in there. Every time you make something that worked well, save a copy as a template so you can reuse it later. This keeps your branding consistent, speeds up content creation, and prevents burnout from always starting from scratch.
With the right Canva templates saved and ready to go, you’ll spend less time designing and more time making magic (or packing orders, or filming reels, or catching up on caffeine—we won’t judge ☕).
