Learn how to generate bulk mockups in canva sheets for your Etsy store
If you’re an Etsy seller who needs a lot of mockups fast, the latest Canva Sheets and Bulk Create features are built for you. Canva Sheets is like an Excel spreadsheet that lets you store designs. You can also use the Bulk Create option to generate multiple finished mockups automatically in a single run.
Let’s understand how to set up Canva’s bulk mockup workflow using our practical guide.
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Canva Sheets feature is smooth for small batches of 10–20 designs, but not worth it for large catalogs. Here are the key limitations of using the latest Canva Sheets feature.
For a small Etsy shop, this new Canva feature feels fast. You upload 5 to 20 designs, link them once, hit generate, and download your mockups.
The problem starts when you try to scale.
Canva doesn’t let you upload a whole folder of 200 or 500 designs straight into the Sheet in one click. Plus, you have to download and organize each file individually after mock-up generation. This slows down your entire bulk mockup process.
But a dedicated Bulk Mockup tool can help automate the workflow for full-scale production. It runs as a Photoshop plugin that batch-replaces smart objects from an input folder, auto-resizes where needed, and exports thousands of mockups at once with proper naming and folder structure.
If your Etsy shop is moving past small weekly batches, the Bulk Mockup tool is a great Canva Sheets alternative.
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Use Canva Sheets if you are testing offers, running small drops, or prefer an all-in-one design tool. When you manage big catalogs, PSD mockups, and frequent launches, a plugin like Bulk Mockup usually saves more time across each upload cycle.
Canva Sheets is a spreadsheet inside Canva where each row represents one design. Etsy sellers can drag artwork into cells, link the column to a mockup template, and have Canva automatically generate multiple product images in a single batch.
Open your mockup template, create a Canva Sheet with one artwork per row, then launch Bulk Create, connect the artwork column to each placeholder frame, and click Create designs. Canva will output a separate mockup set for every row.
Yes, Bulk Create is a Canva Pro feature. Free users can still design mockups manually, but the automation that connects Sheets data to templates and generates many designs at once is only available on paid Pro plans.
Right now, Canva Sheets does not support true bulk image import into cells. You can drag designs from the Uploads panel, but adding hundreds of images still means placing them one by one, which becomes slow for large catalogs.
Canva does not automatically resize every artwork perfectly for bulk mockups. If your file sizes or aspect ratios differ from the placeholder frames, you will see cropping or empty gaps and need to adjust or standardize artwork dimensions yourself.
For small Etsy batches of 5 to 20 designs, Canva Sheets is smooth and fast. Once you handle hundreds of designs, manual uploading, per-file checks, and downloads make the workflow heavy and better suited to a dedicated bulk tool.
A bulk mockup tool is built for high-volume production. Bulk Mockup, for example, runs inside Photoshop, batch-replaces smart objects from a folder, auto-fits artwork across templates, and exports organised mockups ready for Etsy listings in far fewer clicks.
