Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Want to learn more about quilt pattern design? In this episode, Melanie Colette joins Carina Gardner to explore quilt design and share her latest patterns. Learn more about Melanie Colette by visiting her website at http://www.hellomellydesigns.com/ . __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY  ...

Raising kids is the one of the most rewarding aspects of adulthood and married life. Join Carina Gardner as she shares 90 real life examples that will help you work with your children to accomplish their dreams. __________ 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...

How do you share creativity with your kids? In this episode, Bonnie and Audrey join Carina Gardner to share their tips and tricks for modeling creativity for children. You can listen to the Outnumbered Podcast by visiting their website: https://outnumberedthepodcast.castos.com/ . __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here...

Ink Club is all about crafting, being creative, and being inspired by anything you do creatively. It’s a really fun way to get that inspiration in your life for a really inexpensive price. Find out more in this episode! __________ 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:...

When we put the focus on our products, it’s easy to miss this simple but powerful concept! Join Carina Gardner to learn more about the missing component in your business, and find out how you can bring it into your daily life. __________ 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 G...

What are your goals for the new year? In this episode, Carina Gardner talks about goal setting and shares three ways to hit your goals for 2022. With the right plan in place, you can head in to the new year with confidence, knowing that you will reach the goals that you have set for yourself.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Patter...

What is your one word for the new year? Today, Carina Gardner shares her one word and how it will guide her in life and in business through the upcoming year. __________ 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 des...

In this episode, Carina Gardner welcomes Gracey Larson to the podcast! Gracey is a fellow Riley Blake designer, who has over 400 designs in her Etsy shop. Her Quilt Blocks Different designs each have a story to tell. Check her shop at https://www.etsy.com/market/gracey_larson     __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here...

Do you ever wonder why you chose a career in the design field? In this episode, Carina Gardner explores the concept of purpose. You are exactly where you are supposed to be, and the next step of your journey is deciding where you are supposed to be next.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2R...

Happy Holidays! Carina Gardner is looking forward to spending the Christmas season with her loved ones. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on the holidays and her best wishes for you and your family. __________ 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 Gardne...

Need to design quickly? In this episode, Carina Gardner will share three tips to cut down your design time. When you produce more products, you will be able to pull in a bigger paycheck using the same materials that you started with. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About C...

Who are you designing for? In this episode, Carina Gardner talks about the importance of catering to your ideal customer. Learn more during the design process by focusing on the One instead of the masses.   __________ 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 Gardn...

In today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina talks about remaining present during the busy holiday season. Listen to the differences between people who live in the past, the present, and the future. Which kind of person are you? Carina, as a planner and brainstormer who tends to live in the future, gives some tips on how she approaches “being present” for the people around her.   ____...

Creative block can be a real problem. Sitting down to design should be a relaxing and enjoyable experience, but often we may be unable to do anything with that blank screen or paper. Here are three reasons why you might be experiencing creative block and what you can do to help solve this issue.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pat...

What do you consume? Of course, Carina isn’t just talking about what you eat but what you listen to, watch, and do. Our consumption leads us to what we think about and ultimately leads to our actions. Very often, we aren’t thinking about how we are consuming. Instead we just do it. Analyze with Carina your current consumption habits and how can you flip those habits to become a producer.   _______...

Carina meets up again with fellow Riley Blake designer Bev McCullough about her embroidery business. Bev shows some of her work (see more at www.youtube.com/carinagarder ) and talks about the art of embroidery.   Learn more about Bev and her new book at instagram at @flamingotoes.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer h...

While most of the time Carina is talking about design on this podcast, she also likes to MAKE the things she designs. Here are 3 fun crafts that will be fun for you over the holiday season! I hope you have a chance to make these recommendations!   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   ____...

Aha moments are important moments in time where if you implement the idea, you can completely change the trajectory of your life. Carina tells you a simple story of when a simple aha moment changed something that made her life a little easier.    These small (or big) aha’s have the ability to make your life easier or better. Take them and figure out how to move your design career forward!   ______...

Carina talks with Elizabeth Chappell who is the owner of a membership program for quilters. Get the inside scoop as Carina and Elizabeth dig deep about creative businesses and memberships. Elizabeth talks about how she got into quilting and how spawned her quilting membership.   You can learn more about Elizabeth Chappell and her membership at https://quilterscandy.com/   __________ Download Carin...

It’s Carina’s birthday, and Carina is celebrating by giving you permission to celebrate the way you need to in this season. It is the opening of the holiday season and many of us put a lot of pressure on ourselves and forget to spend time celebrating with loved ones.    __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://e...

Carina welcomes fellow Riley Blake designer Gracey Larson onto the show to talk about her new fabric line “Beneath the Western Skies.” Carina and Gracey talk about the creation of the line and the patterns in it. To see actual fabric samples, please visit this episode on youtube at www.youtube.com/carinagardner .   You can find Gracey Larson on instagram at @burlapandblossompatterns and at her sit...

Carina talks about how gratitude changed her attitude about life. Filling your heart with an abundance mentality can do wonders for your design work and daily life. Learn more about how gratitude can create unforeseen changes that will help you in your work and personal endeavors.    __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer...

It’s Thanksgiving and Carina takes a short break from talking about design in favor of Thanksgiving Tradition. Join her for this lighthearted episode about gratitude and an American traditional holiday.   __________ 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...

Design isn’t just about knowing the software. So much of design is about how efficient you are as a designer. In this episode, Carina helps you think about creating tactical ways to create a better workflow for your design business. A better workflow leads to more dollars in the bank so you will not want to miss these tips!   __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You...

Burnout is a real thing in today’s design world. Especially as markets FEEL more competitive, designers find it difficult to be creative under pressure. If you have been feeling burned out, it can be due to a number of different factors. Identifying those factors and using Carina’s five tips will help you deal with burnout in this not-to-be-missed episode.   __________ Download Carina’s free guide...