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Frames Lab is a Canva app for building frames exactly the way you want — grids, arcs, sunbursts, diagonal layouts, or a frame from your own shape — then dropping any photo or video inside. Frames auto-fit your design, so you never resize by hand. This guide covers every feature, step by step, with screenshots.

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The three tabs

Create

Build a new frame from five modes.

Explore

Pick a ready-made frame from themed collections.

Style

Re-add a recent frame with blur, border, or inner shadow.
Open the Apps panel in Canva, search Frames Lab, and launch it.

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Create tab — five modes

Frames Lab Create tab showing Shape, Burst, Grid, Arc, and Diagonal modes

The Create tab and its five modes

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Shape — turn a shape into a frame

1

Add a shape

From Elements → Shapes or Graphics, add a shape to your design.
2

Recheck design

Click Recheck design so the app detects it.
3

Add the frame

Click the detected frame to place it. Set a border first if you want one.
Whenever you change a shape in your design, click Recheck design again to update.

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Burst — random sunburst frames

Frames Lab Burst mode with random preview and style controls

Burst mode — random spark/sunburst frames

Burst generates random sunburst/spark frames. Tune them with the controls, and grab one you like — results are random, so each change makes new previews.
Burst style dropdown with Bubble, Splash, Radial, Droplet, Spark, Leaf

Burst style options

Burst controls: Style, Density, Size, Spread, Variation, Distribution, Preview items

The full set of Burst controls

Controls: Style (Spark, Bubble, Splash, Radial, Droplet, Leaf…), Density, Size, Spread, Variation (Clean/Natural/Wild), Distribution (Burst/Ring/Spiral/Scatter), and Preview items.

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Grid — collage frames

Frames Lab Grid mode with grid dimensions and column/row/gap controls

Grid mode — dimensions and layout

1

Set dimensions

Adjust the grid width and height.
2

Set the layout

Choose columns, rows, and gap. The preview updates live.
3

Add a wave and advanced options

Open Wave effect to curve the lines, or Advanced options for combined cells and corner radius.
4

Add to design

Click Add to design, then drop a photo into each cell.
Grid wave effect with speed and height, plus combine cells and corner radius

Grid wave effect and advanced options

Very complex grids (too many cells or a strong wave) get blocked — reduce the rows/columns or wave strength.

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Arc — curved frames

Frames Lab Arc mode with sweep angle control

Arc mode — set the sweep angle

Set the sweep angle (how much of the arc, in degrees) and the start angle, add a border if you want, and click Add to design.

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Diagonal — angled grid

Frames Lab Diagonal mode preview with diagonal strips

Diagonal mode — strips on an angle

Like Grid, but the strips run on an angle you control (spacing, gap, and angle), plus the same wave and advanced options.

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Explore tab — ready-made frames

Explore tab with themed frame collections like Trending and seasonal sets

Explore — themed frame collections

Open Explore and click any frame from the themed collections (Trending, seasonal sets, and more) to drop it straight into your design — no setup needed.

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Style tab — add effects

Style tab with Last frames and blur, border, inner shadow controls

Style — blur, border, and inner shadow on your last frames

Every frame you add is saved under Last frames in the Style tab. Set Blur, Border, and/or Inner shadow (each with a color and strength), then click a frame to re-add it with the effects applied.

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Drop in your photo

After any frame is in your design, drag a photo or video onto it — it crops to the frame’s shape automatically. Double-click to reposition inside.

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Free vs Pro

The free tier limits how many frames you can add; when you hit the limit, the app invites you to upgrade (the link opens qrdynamic.xyz in a new tab). Pro removes the limit. More Qrdy and Need help at the bottom link to other apps and support.

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Frequently asked questions

Add the shape from Elements → Shapes/Graphics, then click Recheck design.
It’s too complex — reduce rows/columns or the wave strength and try again.
Burst is fully random. When you see one you like, add it right away — changing a control regenerates the previews.

Open Frames Lab in Canva

Build grids, arcs, bursts, and custom frames in Canva.