Meet Your Host
Jamela Payne
Using Free Fonts & Images to Create T-Shirt Designs
Jamela Payne is committed to sharing her expertise and passion for crafting and design.
With over a decade of experience crafting and designing her own files, she has honed her skills and is excited to help others navigate the world of crafting with ease.
Leveraging her own journey of learning through trial and error, she offers a tried and true blueprint for success.
Jamela loves to help and watch people grow in the crafting community.
And through online events, courses, and blog posts, she provides comprehensive guidance on using Cricut machines, and designing files for crafts.
Here's Where You Can Find Jamela
Meet Your Designers
Alice Smith-Goeke
Designing A Quilt Block In Inkscape
Alice the Fabric Ninja loves making sewing easy and fun. Her sewing and craft patterns are super detailed; even beginners can make them.
Her video tutorials will make you laugh, as you sew along with her and create practical projects
Amanda DiNovo
Beyond the Software: Turning your Hand Drawn Designs into SVG Cut Files
Amanda DiNovo is the crafty mind behind Manda Panda Projects, where she inspires women to make cute things for their homes on a budget!
She loves bringing people together through her VIP subscription group, Decoupage Napkins subscription, crafty challenges, and unforgettable retreats that spark joy and creativity.
Her goal is to take the overwhelm out of crafting with fun, unique, and easy to follow craft project tutorials that can be made by beginner and seasoned crafters alike.
Amy Romeu
Beyond the Software: Turning your Hand Drawn Designs into SVG Cut Files
Amy loves to create and share her original faux leather crafting designs, projects and tutorials with the worldwide Cricut crafting community.
She loves to help crafters overcome the initial overwhelm and frustration that faux leather crafting can bring and help them start crafting beautiful creations to keep, gift, or sell.
She shares her tutorials and craft templates on her blog, amyromeu.com, on her YouTube channel, Amy Romeu, and in her Faux Leather Crafters Club membership.
Amy Ulen
No Drawing Skills? No Problem! Create SVGs with Basic Shapes.
Amy Ulen is a National Board Certified Teacher and currently works at the district level embedding Computer Science in grades K-12. She started her first scrapbook in junior high and became an avid memory keeper.
After a deep bout with depression in 2014, Amy transitioned to card making and is now on a mission to spread love and kindness in the world one card at a time.
In 2020, Amy launched The Creativity Playground to help adults focus on their mental well-being by engaging in creative play.
She shows you that spending time in creative pursuits is as important to your mental health as eating right, getting enough sleep, and exercising are to your physical health. Amy looks forward to being your creativity cheerleader during the summit and beyond!"
Angel Broadnax
Knockout Method 101: How to make SVG files using the knockout method!
Angel B. started her craft business in 2019 with the launch of her handmade body products.
Over the years, it has blossomed into so much more, now including designing, sublimation, DTF, hotfix rhinestones, etc.
She has a true passion for the craft community and being able to share her knowledge.
Bette Daoust
Turn Simple Shapes into Stunning Tags in Illustrator – Easy & Fun!
Dr. Bette Daoust is a seasoned educator, former University Professor, Corporate Training Professional, and High School Teacher with a lifelong passion for creativity.
Partnering with her daughter Tika, a talented artist and professional multi-crafter, the duo brings decades of experience in crafting, design, and education to their vibrant community.
Together, Bette and Tika have developed hundreds of training programs and authored more than a dozen books, combining their love of making with a deep commitment to teaching others.
Their shared mission is to inspire makers of all levels to create beautiful, meaningful projects with confidence and joy."
Corinne Blackstone
Design Your own custom SVGs for FREE!
Corinne Blackstone is an avid crafter who grew up crafting with her mom.
She got a Cricut after her wedding in 2017 but boy does she wish she had it for the wedding.
She began teaching Cricut tutorials in 2018 and loves sharing her passion with the world!
Elena Anderson
Card Making Basics in Cricut Design Space
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.
But Elena decided in late 2020 to concentrate on electronic cutting machine crafts, especially cards and papercrafts. In addition to teaching crafters how to make fun projects, she designs her own SVGs which she sells through her Etsy store.
Elena lives in Denver, CO with her best friend and husband of 25 years, Alex and their sweet elderly dog, Django.
Erin Reed
Mixed Media Art Journal Pages with Vinyl
Erin Reed brings a fun, romantic, and sometimes funky feel to her projects. She is a military wife, a stay-at-home mom of 2 boys and 2 girls, and a Canadian transplant who lives in Texas.
Her first love is family. Her second love is crafting fast fun and quick crafts.
Catch her over on her YouTube channel, Erin Reed Makes for all kinds of crafty adventures, card swaps, The Maker's Retreat, and tons of fun!!!
Jen Swift
Artful Lettering in Procreate: Hand Drawn Text You Can Cut w/ a Cricut
Jen Swift is the Procreate and Cricut-obsessed designer behind WellCraftedStudio.com, and the author of the Procreate Playbook for Cricut Crafters, Creative Bloom, and Engraving Metals with Your Cricut Maker.
She is also the co-host of the Cricut Crafting Adventure Summit and Lives. And in the last year has launched the Procreate Playbook Live Course Experience, and the Playground Live Membership Community!
Jen LOVES to show how easy it is to design for Cricut with Procreate, and can't wait to introduce you to this incredibly fun, but powerful design tool!
Kelly Rossouw
Using Silhouette Studio with Cricut Design Space For Print Then Cut
Kelly loves to share her knowledge about many different Cricut crafts and help break down complicated projects into a few basic steps so you can easily learn any type of project.
Her motto is to help you live an easier, creative life, and she does this by sharing hundreds of free YouTube videos on her channel, blog, and fun posts on social media.
Kristi Ann
Greeting Card with Pop Up Balloons
Kristi loves using her graphic design expertise to create unique designs that can be used with Cricut cutting machines.
She shares these designs and tutorials on her blog, https://svgnation.com, which continues to quickly grow.
On her blog, you'll find unique box templates, gift card holders, tons of designs to use with vinyl and more! All of which she shares for free.
Kristie Stone
Print & Cut from Start to Finish
Kristi is a long-time crafter and book-making enthusiast with a passion for all things books—whether it's creating junk journals, re-binding old books, or crafting with book materials.
She specializes in making beautiful junk journals that others will treasure.
Each week, Kristi shares her expertise by livestreaming special junk journal projects on YouTube and Twitch, where she teaches crafters how to create their own unique journals.
LaShaunte Beathea
Prompt to Peel: Designing Custom stickers with AI & Cricut
LaShaunte is the creative force behind Beahive Craft Studio, where she helps new crafters gain confidence and learn how to use their Cricut machines with ease.
With years of hands-on experience using Cricut, DTF, and t-shirt transfers, she’s built a supportive community centered around accessible tutorials and real-world crafting tips.
She is passionate about making the crafting journey fun and approachable, especially for beginners.
At this year’s conference, she’s excited to share design techniques that will help experienced crafters take their skills to the next level.
Megan Meketa
Shake It Up! Design & Make Your Own Shaker Cards
Megan Meketa, of Lovebird Heartworks, is a wife, mama of two, born and raised in Southern California. Megan discovered Cricut in 2016 and began her creative journey crafting custom pieces for friends and family.
What started as passion projects has transformed into a business of content creation, collaborations, and also becoming a Cricut crafting book author.
Megan loves teaching and sharing innovative craft project ideas and tips for crafters of all levels across social media channels @Lovebird_Heartworks.
Miss. Carrie
From Scoreboard to Cricut Canvas - Designing a Fun Fold Card
Miss. Carrie is a seasoned Cricut crafter, creative educator, and self-proclaimed coffee addict who’s been sharing her love of creating since 2012.
She primarily works with paper crafts—like cards, scrapbook pages, and 3D projects—but also enjoys designing custom home décor and handmade gifts.
Through tutorials, workbooks, and step-by-step blog posts, Miss. Carrie helps Cricut users feel confident as they learn to design their own projects.
Her goal is to simplify the process and show that with a little creativity (and a lot of coffee), anyone can make something amazing.
Nancy Joy
Learn Inkscape While Designing a Cake Topper!
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 absolutely loves helping to make crafting with Cricut and Silhouette EASY and accessible.
She has helped tens of thousands of women through her VIP Crafters Club community, classes, and one-on-one interactions, and I have witnessed the transformative power of guiding individuals through the process of embracing their creativity. She is excited to get to know you and craft with you!
Naomi D. Garcia
Design in Leonardo, Cut With Cricut
Naomi is the wife, mom, and teacher behind EJ's Fun Crafting. She started her online business in 2020, but she grew up crafting alongside her mom and sisters.
Naomi loves bringing the excitement and fulfillment of crafting into her homeschool classroom to help her students learn in fun and engaging ways.
Stephanie Paxman
Create Score Lines In Illustrator
Stephanie lives in Washington state with her family and pets, and a lot of craft supplies.
She started sharing craft projects online in 2011, and has loved transitioning into teaching the process so even more people can grow their skills and hobbies.
Visit the websites and social media links above to learn more about our expert designers and to connect with them on social media!
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