Make and Design with Carina Gardner

The holidays can be jam packed with fun but also some chaos. Carina talks about some of the things that make her crazy. See if any of these things make you crazy during the holidays too! Episode 214 on the Make and Design Podcast: 5 Things That Make Me Crazy During the Holiday Season __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer...

What makes up a great fabric collection? Carina talks about creating a new fabric line and gives you a sneak peek at her 2022 collection Ciao Bella! Episode 213 on the Make and Design Podcast: How to Design a Stellar Fabric Collection Plus Sneak Peek at Ciao Bella __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl....

As a creative soul, you need to embrace the word “designer.” It can be a part of your identity as much as any other word. Episode 212 on the Make and Design Podcast: Embrace Being A Designer __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric d...

In today’s design world, it’s sometimes hard to realize that your individual style and work are part of the very thing we need! Bring your creativity into a space that wants to see YOU achieve your dreams. Episode 211 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why Your Unique Style is Needed __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer her...

Carina gives you some insight into her design process as she is working on her 2023 fabric collection for Riley Blake Designs. Episode 210 on the Make and Design Podcast: An Update on my Designing My 2023 Fabric Collection __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardn...

Carina talks to Jennifer Wilson, who is the owner of Simple Scrapper. Her membership and business have pivoted into what it is today. Learn more about Jennifer and Simple Scrapper at https://www.simplescrapper.com/. Episode 209 on the Make and Design Podcast: From Digital Scrapbooking to Paper with Jennifer Wilson __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becom...

Did you know your business is just like a garden? Learn how you can continue to grow your design business with these simple tips from Carina. Episode 208 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why Your Business is Like A Garden __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner...

While Carina may encourage younger people to go back to college to get their design degree, going back to college may not make sense for those that are in other stages of life. In this episode, Carina explains why a focused concentration in the areas of knowledge you need to actually become a designer is key.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming...

Today Carina explores the best strategy for finding a good online shop for your designs. Episode 207 on the Make and Design Podcast: Criteria For Selecting An Exceptional Online shop __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer,...

Today Carina talks to Emily Hogg owner of Quilt 101! Learn how Emily has built an amazing business from pivoting and creating demand for her company's pre-cut quilt kits! Learn more about Quilt 101 by visiting https://quilt101.com/ You can also see what she is doing on instagram at www.instagram.com/quilt101 . Episode 206 on the Make and Design Podcast: Creative Quilt Business Persistence wit...

Carina explains how to improve your design business by avoiding these 5 mistakes that we all make at some point. Episode 205 on the Make and Design Podcast: 5 Keys To A Terrible Design Business __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabri...

As a crafter, have you ever thought about designing your own files for your Cricut or Sihouette machine?  If yes, then this episode is for you as Carina digs into why you should design your own Cricut and Silhouette files. Episode 204 on the Make and Design Podcast: 2 Reasons Crafters Should Design for Their Cricut and Silhouette Machines __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody...

Carina stops by Pineneedles Quilt shop in Gardner Village in Utah to talk about fabric trends with Sandy Workman. Check out these 2022 Christmas fabrics and see what is new! Learn more about Pineneedles products at: https://www.pineneedlesonline.com/ Episode 203 on the Make and Design Podcast: Christmas Fabric Trends with Pine Needles Quilt Shop __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips...

Part of choosing to be a designer is finding freedom in this creative career. Join Carina as she talks about the five ways you can find freedom in your design work!   Episode 202 on the Make and Design Podcast: 5 Ways to Find Freedom in Your Design Work __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY...

Today Design Suite members Diane Rooney and Bonnie Garby talk with Carina about all the powerful changes made to the program since they joined. Since the program was built to help members build their design businesses, fundamental changes have been made over the months to support the members. Learn more in today's episode!   Find Diane  at https://www.dianerooney.co.uk/   Find Bonnie at https...

Carina often talks about "negative space." But do you know what that is and how to use it as you design? Dig into this episode with Carina on negative space.   Episode 200 on the Make and Design Podcast: What is Negative Space in Design? __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   ____...

Growing a design business can be a daunting task. Carina has some insights to help you move forward! Episode 199 on the Make and Design Podcast: 3 Insights About Growing Your Design Business __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric d...

Creative Directors Lindsay Bowerman and Carina Gardner chat about designers, team, and what it takes to make it in scrapbooking. You will love this exclusive with these two as they dish all things design. Episode 198 on the Make and Design Podcast: Scrapbooking Creative Directors Private Chat __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern...

Did you know that your thoughts can help you produce amazing creative actions? Turn up your creativity by injecting positivity into your daily life and watch it ignite your design work!   Episode 197 on the Make and Design Podcast: How Your Positive Thoughts Produce Creative Actions __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer h...

One way Carina teaches people to make profits is through digital design work. This is a must-listen episode for designers who want to maximize their profits. Learn more about Carina's upcoming Profitable Designer Workshop at www.carinagardnercourses.com/profit .   Episode 196 on the Make and Design Podcast: Profits and Digital Design __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody...

Carina spoke at the Utah Creative Collaborative on Mastery and the information was so well received that we decided to add it here. We highly recommend that you check out the youtube channel at www.youtube.com/carinagardner Episode 195 on the Make and Design Podcast:  Mastery Proceeds Money and Success __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surfac...

In this Design Suite Chat, Carina talks to Diane Rooney and Bonnie Garby. These two members have been with Carina since she started her program 15 months ago and have fascinating stories of health struggles while becoming designers. This inspirational episode will help you see that design is possible even in dark circumstances.   Find Diane  at https://www.dianerooney.co.uk/   Find Bonnie at https...

If you are trying to make money as a designer (which you should be!), you will want to check out this episode about profits! If you want to learn more, check out my upcoming Profitable Designer Workshop at www.carinagardnercourses.com/profit . Episode 193 on the Make and Design Podcast:  Learn To Become A Profitable Designer __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You...

Today Carina is talking to creative business owner Kiley Ferons. Kiley owns a digital quilting magazine and creates quilt patterns. She is also currently working on an app! Join Carina and Kiley as they talk about the digital wave taking over the quilting industry! Find Kiley at: Websites: https://kileysquiltroom.com/ https://modishquilter.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/modishquilter https:...

Carina talks about the difference in the different niches of design. Knowing the difference will allow you to choose the one that works the best for you!  __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design...