Meet Your Host
Jamela Payne
Cricut Design Space Jumpstart Host
I'm Jamela Payne, a Creator and Instructor passionate about helping crafters unleash their creativity using their craft machines.
Crafting has always been my ultimate source of joy and self-expression.
Through my blog posts, video tutorials, courses, worksheets, and ebooks, I teach crafters how to effectively use machines like Cricut, laser cutters, and sublimation tools.
My goal is to empower crafters to confidently create stunning designs and build successful handmade businesses.
Meet Your Instructors
Amy Romeu
How to Create Faux Leather Keychains Using Offset
Amy is a lifelong crafter and jewelry maker who loves to create and share her original designs, projects, and tutorials with the worldwide crafting community.
Amy has dabbled in many creative pursuits over the years, but her current favorites are Cricut crafting, laser cutting, and sublimation.
Her passion for teaching and sharing is evident on her blog, amyromeu.com, and her YouTube channel, Amy Romeu.
An Pham
Off The Mat Project - Making Big Projects
An is a former Process Designer for Bank of America and it's made it's way into her crafting process.
She's always looking for the best way/process/materials to complete craft projects.
And when it comes to crafting, she also likes to make things EXTRA.
So come along on this crafting journey, make beautiful, useless things that we don't need but cant live without.
Shondell Gilhuys
Multi-Layer Cake Topper Using The Offset Feature
Shondell is the Creator of The CraftPrint. She’s an expert paper crafter who enjoys many other crafts as well as helping other crafters.
You’re able to learn a lot from her through her YouTube channel, blog, Instagram, Facebook, and more.
Jav Sid
DIY 3-Fold Birthday Card
Meet Jav, the ultimate SVG Business Coach and crafty blogger extraordinaire at Cut N Make Crafts!
With an unstoppable passion for all things passive income, she's the crafting wizard you've been waiting for! Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey of creativity as she guides crafters through the mesmerizing world of SVG cut files in Affinity Designer.
Her mission? To empower crafters with full-time jobs, turning their SVG design skills into passive income! Let's craft, laugh, and bank some serious dough together with Jav!
Victoria Shari
Print and Cut Ticket Invitation
Victoria is the creative force behind Pretty, Party & Crafty, a DIY craft blog and online business.
She shares free printables, step-by-step tutorials, SVG designs, party inspiration, recipe ideas, and more. Not stopping there, she has created a complete collection of Party Printables Paper, and supplies tailored for party favors and paper crafting enthusiasts.
Victoria is truly a teacher, lover, and maker of all things Pretty, Party, and Crafty!
Michelle Beaton
How To Make Stickers
Michelle is the founder and content creator for WeekendCraft.Com.
Weekend Craft first started 10 years ago as a place to showcase home and craft projects that could be done over the course of a weekend.
Through the years it has evolved into a lifestyle brand showing millions of people that you can craft a home and a life that you love!
Naomi D. Garcia
How to Create Text and Image Knockouts
How to Create Text and Image Knockouts
presentation for the
Beyond Design Space Session
of the Cricut Design Space Jumpstart called,
How to Create a Customizable Designs for Cricut Design Space
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Courtney Brickner
How To Make Monogram Coasters
Courtney is a mom of three from San Diego who has been crafting all her life.
She started The Crafty Brick in 2019 so she could share her creativity with others. She loves to make all kinds of projects and to help others tap into her creative side as well.
She reaches thousands of people each week through her fun reels where she loves to entertain and teach through craft tutorials and dancing
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Nancy Joy
Design Space Interactive Workshop
Nancy is the owner, founder, and designer of Better Life Blog.
She is a wife, mom of 4 boys, a Christian, designer, entrepreneur, and lover of all things creative and crafty!
She loves making pretty things, and she absolutely loves helping to make crafting with Cricut and Silhouette EASY and accessible.
Nancy has helped tens of thousands of crafters overcome their fear of crafting.
Jamie Lee
How to Make Split Text Design
Jamie started The Denver Housewife in 2011 and started adding Cricut crafts in 2019.She loves to make all things cute, pretty, and fun with her Cricut machine. Anything from t-shirts for her kids to creating your own SVG files!
Visit The Denver Housewife
Kelsey Sergi
Using Offset/Inset To Create A Layered Design
Kelsey is an avid paper crafter and SVG designer living in Alabama with her husband, son, mom, two dogs, and five chickens!
She got her first Cricut in 2020 and jumped right into making and designing SVG files.
She is so happy to help you learn and master Cricut Design Space so you can craft your days away.!
Elena Anderson
How to Create a Shaped Spinner Card
Elena is a lifelong crafter having learned cross stitch, sewing, and hardanger as a young child from her crafty aunts.
She started her paper crafting journey in the 1990s with scrapbooking which transitioned into stamping in the early 2000s.
Her blog and YouTube channel originally focused on cardmaking using stamps, inks, markers, and more.
In late 2020 Elena decided to concentrate on electronic cutting machine crafts, especially (but not exclusively) cards and papercrafts.
Elena is also the creator of the Create with Cricut Joy summit.
Gina Cortez
How To Turn Your Drawings Into Cut Files
Gina runs a crafting blog that specializes in Cricut crafts, free SVG files, and DIY projects!
Her passion is creating new projects and drawing SVG designs by hand on her iPad Pro.
She found her calling when she received her first Cricut Machine and started sharing her project designs with her fellow crafters!
Hope Yoder
From Zero to Laser: An Introductory LightBurn Tutorial
Hope Yoder initiated her career in the embroidery and fabric industry, where she crafted products, courses, and designs for the home market.
She has inspired many through her magazine articles, workshops, and corporate projects.
In addition, Hope hosts laser entrepreneur workshops and offers online courses.
She also manages paid communities aimed at nurturing aspiring entrepreneurs.
Lisa Mineo
How To Make Your Own Designs With Images From Design Space
Lisa is a lover of all crafty things and has been creating art for as long as she can remember.
But when she entered the busy season of motherhood, having had 3 babies in 5 years, she stopped crafting altogether.
In 2020, she realized how much she missed having a hobby, and bought her first Cricut machine.
This reignited her love of crafting, and she also discovered a passion for creating short-form videos and craft tutorials. She loves teaching beginners how to use their Cricut machine and inspires others to find joy in creating!
Shawn Mosch
Print then Cut Troubleshooting Tips
Shawn Mosch has owned a Cricut since 2008. She quickly fell in love with all of the amazing things that she could create, especially Disney projects.
Over the years, that turned into her sharing her projects and tutorials with others online. If you have owned a Cricut since the early days of using cartridges, you might know the site her family created called MyCutSearch, which allows you to search for images found on Cricut cartridges.
Crafting was always a hobby for Shawn.
It was not until 2020, with the encouragement from friends and family that she decided to launch the website ShawnMosch.com.
Craft Chameleon
How to Create Text and Image Knockouts
Supplies you need, for the crafts you want, in an ever-changing industry.
Tracy Lewis
How To Use Fonts And Glyphs
Tracy has been crafting for more than 30 years and has always enjoyed being creative. She purchased her first Cricut in 2017 and was hooked on vinyl crafting.
Tracy’s desire to create her own files led her on her design journey, and she now has a website full of free SVG files and craft tutorials. She loves making others smile and supporting them on their crafting adventures.
Stephanie Paxman
How To Use Fonts And Glyphs
Stephanie lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and pets.
She's always found a way to craft - starting as a kid, through high school, college, and as a young mom.
Now she gets to teach other people to love their current hobbies or discover new ones! Her cats turned her into a cat lady, and she loves chocolate.
Francis Ames
How To Use Fonts And Glyphs
Francis Ames is a dedicated wife, entrepreneur, and passionate paper crafter from Delaware.
With over ten years of experience using Cricut machines, she has established herself as an expert in the field, offering Cricut classes to enthusiasts around the world.'
Francis started selling her paper creations online in 2008 and has since extended her career to teaching scrapbooking and card making in private groups, scrapbooking conventions, and her local craft stores.
Visit Crafty Entrepreneurs
Betsy Smith
How to Make a Basswood Sign
Betsy is a Cricut crafter, resin enthusiast, Yorkie mama, and chief mess maker.
She spends most of her day elbows deep in a project and loves to share her love for creating.
When she's not creating YouTube videos, she's playing with her dogs. You can find more of her projects at happilyeverafteretc.com
Emily Minor
Making Rhinestone Monogram Keychain
With a passion for crafting and a belief in its therapeutic benefits, Emily loves helping others create personalized photo gifts.
From fun pop-up cards and explosion boxes to supportive cards for difficult situations, Emily offers many projects for expressing emotions and connecting with loved ones.
She is an avid user of her Cricut machine and enjoys the challenge of cutting non-standard materials, and then coming up with unique and useful projects.
Emily is dedicated to sharing her creations and experiences to bring joy and meaningful connections to other crafters.
Dr. Bette Daoust
Easy Birdhouse Ornament
Bette is a professor who loves to design and make craft projects. She has over 30 years of experience as an instructor, teacher, and professor.
Bette has a passion for crafts and often creates her own designs and then transforms them into fun craft projects.
She is a Cricut user and expert with many card-making, iron-on, and transfer projects under her belt.
Bette is also a life-long learner and brings new and exciting craft ideas to the table.
Her passion is also helping others make the most of their crafting experiences with hands-on fun in every class she teaches.
Sarah Bailey From Creative Fabrica
How To Combine SVGs and Fonts To Make Your Own Design
Creative Fabrica is the largest digital platform for crafters, with millions of digital designs, fonts, crafting tools, and online classes.
With Creative Fabrica’s All Access Subscription, you can get full access to 12 million+ fonts and designs - Commercial License included!
Try it now for FREE and elevate your Cricut crafts.
Kristy Stone
Beyond Cricut Design Space
How to Make a Keychain in Silhouette Studio AND Cricut Design Space
Kristi has been crafting for over 30 years and uses her skills every year to make handmade gifts for her friends and family.
Aside from teaching weekly workshops in her Facebook groups, she also runs a membership called Handcrafted Gifts Made Simple where she teaches crafters to plan, make, and give handmade gifts on time, on budget, and with no stress.
Danielle "Breezee" Johnson
Beyond Cricut Design Space
How To Create A Basic Design In Silhouette Studio To Use In Cricut Design Space
Breezee creates custom apparel and many other items that you may need to be customized.
She also creates tutorials for those who want to learn and create their own custom items. Breezee strives to keep her tutorials fun and stress-free.
Bail Ansari
Beyond Cricut Design Space
Image Trace like a Pro: Create a Childs Artwork Keepsake
Bail Ansari is the creator behind Just One More Project. She's a laser educator and SVG file designer who focuses on laser-cut files for crafters and small businesses.
Bail is a self-taught tech nerd who loves to geek out in Adobe Illustrator. She is a girl mama, runs on coffee, and is all about simplifying the path to create.
Visit Just One More Project
Andrea Haglund
Beyond Cricut Design Space
Learn How To Design SVG for Any Cutting Machines in SIL Business Edition
Crafter, artist, maker, author, and teacher are all a part of
Andrea's business but also a core part of who
she is.
Her passion is helping bring to life your ideas and projects!
Andrea specializes in dye sublimation and wrote the book, A Crafty Guide to Sublimation, it's the resource she wishes she had when
she started.
She loves helping you learn, succeed, and create amazing art!
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