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title: "Create custom artwork for a card design in Canva | Loopz Gift Cards"
description: "Design your own gift card artwork for free in Canva at the required 1081px by 708px size, then upload it as a new card design on the dashboard."
canonical: https://www.loopz.io/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva
---

[Canva](https://www.canva.com/) is a graphic design platform you can use to create a card design image. It's easy and free! We use it ourselves to create card design images.

For optimal results, we require an image of 1081 pixels by 708 pixels. This guide will show you how to create a card design image of the correct size in Canva.

**1) [Signup for Canva](https://www.canva.com/signup) or [Login](https://www.canva.com/login)**

**2) Create a new design of 1081px by 708px**

You can use [this template design](https://www.canva.com/design/DAFHb5dwEtY/GxTrJYA-aWMgOLJapg7cWg/view?mode=preview&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_content=DAFHb5dwEtY&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink) as a starting point for creating your design in Canva.

![Canva custom size dialog](/website/images/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva/create-card-design-with-canva-1.png)

![Entering 1081px by 708px dimensions in Canva](/website/images/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva/create-card-design-with-canva-2.png)

**3) Use Canva's editor to create your card design**

![Designing card artwork in the Canva editor](/website/images/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva/create-card-design-with-canva-3.png)

**4) Download the design**

Don't change the size of the design when downloading. We recommend leaving the file type to PNG as well.

![Downloading the design as a PNG from Canva](/website/images/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva/create-card-design-with-canva-4.png)

**5) Create a New Card Design in the Loopz Dashboard**

Upload the downloaded image from Canva in the New Card Design dialog in the [Loopz Dashboard](https://dashboard.loopz.io/). See our guide on [creating a new card design in the dashboard](/guides/create-a-card-design-on-the-dashboard).

![Uploading the Canva artwork in the New Card Design dialog](/website/images/guides/create-custom-artwork-for-a-card-design-in-canva/create-card-design-with-canva-5.png)