Celebrating creative makers, designers and educators who inspire our community.
At Go Create Craft, we believe creativity grows best when it is shared. Our Featured Artist Programme shines a light on talented crafters, designers and creative educators whose work brings fresh ideas, practical inspiration and new ways to make. Whether your style is machine-based, mixed media, papercraft, illustration or experimental play, we love showcasing artists who create with purpose and personality.
What is the Featured Artist Programme?
Our Featured Artist Programme is a way of spotlighting inspiring creatives within the Go Create Craft community and beyond. Selected artists may be showcased across our website, blog, email content and social channels, helping our audience discover new styles, techniques and creative voices. They may also have created tutorials or samples for the Go Create Craft books. We have a lot of collaboration opportunities available throughout the year.
This is not about chasing perfection. It is about highlighting artists whose work feels thoughtful, original, encouraging and genuinely useful to fellow crafters.
We are especially interested in creatives who align with one or more of our core areas:
- digital crafting and electronic cutting machines
- papercraft, cardmaking and scrapbooking
- design-led creative workflows
- colour, mixed media and experimental techniques
- teaching, inspiring and building confidence in others
What Featured Artists Receive
Each featured artist receives a dedicated spotlight designed to celebrate their work and introduce them to our audience in a meaningful way.
Depending on the feature, this may include:
- a profile on the Go Create Craft website
- a blog feature or interview
- social media promotion
- selected project or product highlights
- backlinks to your own website or social platforms where appropriate
- inclusion in themed campaigns, launches or seasonal inspiration content
- quarterly brainstorming sessions where we cover upcoming projects and opportunities, feedback from readers and also invite you to be part of our design process on upcoming releases and products
We want every feature to feel genuine, beautifully presented and tailored to the artist being showcased.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from creatives with a clear point of view, a love of making and a willingness to inspire others. You do not need a huge following. We care far more about the quality of your work, your creative voice and how well your style connects with our audience.
You may be a great fit if you are one (or more) of the following:
- a papercrafter, scrapbooker or cardmaker
- a ScanNCut, Cricut, Siser or Silhouette user
- a digital designer creating for craft
- an illustrator or mixed media artist
- a workshop tutor, demonstrator or content creator
- a creative business owner with a strong handmade or design-led identity
Above all, we are looking for artists whose work feels inspiring, approachable and full of creative possibility.
A Good Fit for Go Create Craft
Go Create Craft is built around creativity, learning and confidence-building. We are especially drawn to artists whose work reflects one or more of the following qualities:
- clear creative identity
- strong visual style
- useful techniques or educational value
- originality and thoughtful design
- enthusiasm for sharing ideas
- a warm, encouraging approach to creativity
We love work that helps people think, “I want to try that.”, but even better “I can achieve that!”
How the Programme Works
Artists can either be invited by our team or apply directly for consideration. Once reviewed, selected artists will be contacted to discuss the best format for their feature.
This may include providing:
- a short biography
- artist photographs or headshots
- images of your work
- website and social media links
- a short interview or creative Q&A
- details of your specialist area, style or signature techniques
We review applications carefully to make sure each feature feels like a strong fit for both the artist and our audience.
Would You Like to Be Featured?
If your work aligns with the Go Create Craft approach and you’d love to share your creativity with a wider audience, we would love to hear from you.
Send us a short introduction along with examples of your work, links to your website or social platforms, and a little about the kind of creative work you do.
A Note from Us
We know applying for opportunities like this can feel a little daunting. Please don’t let that stop you. We are not looking for the loudest voice in the room. We are looking for genuine creativity, strong ideas and artists whose work has the power to inspire others… but don’t take our word for it. Here’s the thoughts of our current Featured Artists about being part of the programme.
What people are saying
“I love being part of the Go Create Craft design team because it feels like a relaxed, creative home where I’m trusted to lean into what I enjoy and do best. From before it was even Go Create Craft, I’ve appreciated how casual and flexible the team is, letting us explore our own style and ideas instead of sticking to a strict formula. The atmosphere is friendly and low-pressure, and the wonderful digi images we get to play with make every project fun and inspiring.”
Mary
Featured Artist 2026