454 episodes

Carina Gardner unravels the everyday joys and dilemmas of design, making, and business. This inside scoop into fabric design, paper design, die cut design, and crafting will help bring more creativity and joy in your life. Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella Paper Co. and MiniLou. She has designed everything from dishware to bracelets under her brand. She currently designs fabric and die cutting files while teaching other designers how to create meaningful design work while making a residual income online.

Make and Design with Carina Gardner Carina Gardner

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Carina Gardner unravels the everyday joys and dilemmas of design, making, and business. This inside scoop into fabric design, paper design, die cut design, and crafting will help bring more creativity and joy in your life. Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella Paper Co. and MiniLou. She has designed everything from dishware to bracelets under her brand. She currently designs fabric and die cutting files while teaching other designers how to create meaningful design work while making a residual income online.

    Classic Episode Do You Have A Hobby or A Business?

    Classic Episode Do You Have A Hobby or A Business?

    Carina talks about the one thing that differentiates the hobbyist from the business owner. If you can make this one thing happen, you have an actual business! 


    Classic Episode 261 Do You Have A Hobby or A Business?


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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 13 min
    Episode 431 Sublimation and DTF with Angie Holden and Cori George

    Episode 431 Sublimation and DTF with Angie Holden and Cori George

    Today we are talking about sublimation and DTF with experts Angie Holden and Cori George. Get a free ticket to their sublimation camp by going to https://crafting-camps.teachable.com/a/aff_xxxcd0qz/external?affcode=1558199_5r0fuq_o


    Episode 431  Sublimation and DTF with Angie Holden and Cori George
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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 19 min
    Episode 430 Design Suite with Emily

    Episode 430 Design Suite with Emily

    Emily has recently 3x'ed her own financial design goals in her design business. Learn how she did it in today's episode.


    Learn more about Emily at www.harpernco.com


    Want to come to a Design Bootcamp? Use Emily's link https://www.designsuitecourses.com/a/2147517829/L2fF2ido


    Episode 430 Design Suite with Emily Fish


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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 26 min
    Classic Episode 5 Online Markets I Love to Design For

    Classic Episode 5 Online Markets I Love to Design For

    Carina has a few favorite online markets that she has designed for over the last 15 years that she loves! Learn more in today’s episode!


    Classic Episode 267 5 Online Markets I Love to Design For


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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 10 min
    Episode 429 How Decision Fatigue is Affecting Your Design Work

    Episode 429 How Decision Fatigue is Affecting Your Design Work

    Have you ever wondered why you are so tired after you have only spent an hour designing? For many of you, decision fatigue is a major factor. Learn why in today's episode.


    Episode 429 How Decision Fatigue is Affecting Your Design Work


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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
    __________


    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 9 min
    Episode 428 The Creative Funk

    Episode 428 The Creative Funk

    Have you ever been in a Creative Funk? It is not fun and can be down right depressing. Carina talks about creative funks and how you are not alone in today's episode.



    Episode 428 The Creative Funk



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    Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get your copy today! 



    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designprofitprosper
    __________


    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.



    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    If you have been following along and have never joined a Design Bootcamp, I’m going to encourage you to sign up! It’s 5 hours of workshops and we have live versions going on often so that you can come and ask questions. Go to www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcamp.

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
3 Ratings

3 Ratings

sludwar ,

Short but valuable!

I always look forward to what Carina has to share! We are all pressed for time these days but I love that in a half hour or less I can gain valuable information about design and building my business.

KayeH9 ,

Fun and Informative

So much fun and information in each session, can't wait to hear more.

Fireside Quilter ,

Great Listen!

Great podcast!
Carina is a natural podcaster and kept me entertained with her energy. I feel that I can benefit greatly from her knowledge too. So many of us creators can learn something new and get inspired too! Thank you Carina!

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