Make and Design with Carina Gardner
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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 556
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 36 Favorite Paper Crafts Projects with Kelly Wayment
On today’s Make + Design Podcast, Kelly Wayment returns to talk about some of her favorite paper crafts projects and to give general advice about how to create beautiful, intricate projects using a c…
Episode 35 Strive For More So That Falling Short Feels Like a Win
On today’s Make + Design Podcast, Carina talks about the power of setting really big goals. Carina’s not on camera today because she just got back from running a race! Carina compares the process of …
Episode 34 How Design Process Can Get You Through The Hard Times with Jeanie Dickinson
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Jeanie Dickinson returns as Carina’s guest star to talk to us about how process can get you through the hard times as a designer. Jeanie likes to thi…
Episode 33 Why I Created Ink Club
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina tells us why the timing is perfect for launching Ink Club, an idea that she’s been thinking about for years.
Carina recognizes that designers, by nature, …
Episode 32 3 Ways to Convey Feeling in Your Projects, Art and Design
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina walks us through three ways to evoke a feeling in our design work.
Tip 1: Color. This one is obvious for a reason. Carina talks about how the…
Episode 31 Why Social Media Can Leave You Feeling Empty
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina gives some thoughts about social media and how important it actually is for a designer. Carina finds that it doesn’t matter how big someone’s f…
Episode 30 How Long Does It Take To Design A Fabric Collection
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina answers a question that she gets a lot: “How long does it take to design a fabric collection?” Carina talks through the difference between fabric lines th…
Episode 29 Building a Quilt Book Proposal with Amanda Niederhauser
Amanda Niederhauser returns as our guest star on today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast. She and Carina take a look at Amanda’s quilting book, “Playful Precut Quilts,” and take a deep dive int…
Episode 28 Why Writing Things Down is Important Even For Designers
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina runs through the reasons why *writing* is so important to developing ideas. For her, most great ideas start with paper and pen–this is one of t…
Episode 27 Two Ways You Can Be Supported in What You Do
Carina begins today’s episode of Make + Design by telling us about Ink Club, which launched originally on October 1, 2021. Ink Club is for every creative so that you, as a creative, can find communit…
Episode 26 Collage Quilting with Emily Taylor
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina is joined by business owner and expert collage quilter Emily Taylor. Emily designed many fabric collections for Riley Blake Designs and started a company …
Episode 25 All Things Silhouette with Terri Johnson
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina is joined by Terri Johnson, an event planner who runs one of the biggest Silhouette events, “All Things Silhouette.” Terri tells us about how she got sta…
Episode 24 What is Holding You Back
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina analyzes the kinds of things that can hold us back. It is very natural for us to hold on to things that hold us back. First, are we able to identify what’s…
Episode 23 The One Word That Will Transform Your Daily Life
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina tells us about the one little word that will change your life. The word is ACTION. Carina tells us how taking action helps her gain clarity, ge…
Episode 22 A Little About Color
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks to us about color. Carina tells us what her university courses on color were like and about how hands-on a color class is with mixing and analyzing d…
Episode 21 From Painting to Calligraphy with Melissa Esplin
Carina is joined by artist and calligraphy expert Melissa Esplin on today’s episode of Make + Design. Melissa tells us about how she got into creative arts and how she tried to bridge the gap between…
Episode 20 What Those Negative Thoughts Are Doing To Your Creativity
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina takes a look at negative thoughts and negative self talk. In a world where we’re constantly trying to dial our creativity up, freeing ourselves from negat…
Episode 19 Free Motion Quilting with Dara Tomasson
On today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina is joined by Dara Tomasson, a resident of beautiful Vancouver Island and professional long-arm quilter. Dara is also an author and has a new …
Episode 18 Seven Creativity Starter Ideas
Ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut creatively? On today’s Make and Design, Carina shares seven tips to help you get out of rut and boost your creativity.
Tip #1: Go somewhere new. Find out how Car…
Episode 17 Four Books That Made Me More Intentional
On today’s episode of Make and Design, Carina continues her series of periodic book reviews by sharing four books that helped her to become more intentional.
The first book on her list is “Atomic …