Whether you’re creating planners to sell, freebies for your email list, or just need a cute calendar for your own chaos—printable calendar pages are always in demand. And the best part? You can build them right inside Canva, even if you’ve never made one before. Let’s break it down step-by-step.
🖥️ Step 1: Set Up the Right Size
Go to www.canva.com and click “Create a Design.” Choose Custom Size and enter 8.5 x 11 inches (standard US Letter size) for a printable PDF. You can also use A4 if you're targeting international customers.
🗓️ Step 2: Build the Calendar Grid
Click “Elements” and search for “Table.” Drag a table onto your page and adjust the number of columns (7 for days of the week) and rows (typically 5 or 6 depending on the month layout). Resize the table to fill your page layout and give each cell enough room for writing.
Add a row at the top for weekday headers like Monday, Tuesday, etc. You can style these with bold fonts or background colors for an extra pop.
✏️ Step 3: Add Month, Year & Design Elements
Use the Text tool to add the month name at the top (“August 2025,” for example). Customize your fonts to match your vibe—clean and simple, bold and funky, or spooky and alt. Add decorative touches like doodles, washi tape graphics, icons, or sparkles from the “Elements” tab to keep it fun but functional.
🖤 Shortcut: Use Diesel Designs Templates
Don’t want to build the layout from scratch? The Editable Canva Template Drive includes calendar page layouts and planner templates you can fully customize. Swap in your theme, fonts, and extras—and boom, ready to sell or share!
📥 Step 4: Download for Print
Click “Share” → “Download” → Choose PDF Print format. If you want to give customers editable versions, download as a Canva template link or create a fillable version using another tool (like PDF Escape or Adobe Acrobat).
Want to sell them? Package monthly pages together or offer blank templates customers can reuse every year. Drop them into your shop, Etsy, or bundle them in a promo freebie to grow your list!
