May 21, 2014 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Scrap Space, Tips and Tricks
Hey Daisies!! I am excited to be on the Cocoa Daisy blog with my first post and a share of my humble scrap space! I like to think I have every person’s scrap space. I share a spot in our basement common area and so I try to keep it fairly clean and most items...
May 19, 2014 | Dissecting Design
Hello Daisies! Patricia here to share with you my Here I am Layout using the now sold old main May kit “Here I Am.” You can still purchase the Day In The Life and pattern paper kit, “Venue.” Snag them while you can. It was fun to scrap about...
May 13, 2014 | Everyday
Hi Daisies! This is Ashley today, with some GOLD inspiration for you! There have been so many incredible gold embellishments in our wonderful Cocoa Daisy kits over the past month or two… gold star rub-ons, gold sequins, gold foil paper, gold vellum cards. Gold...
May 9, 2014 | Everyday, Off the Page
Hello Daisies! Today I want to share a quick project I put together using elements from the Day In The Life kit and Whereabouts add-on. I knew as soon as I opened my kits this month that I wanted to use some of the DITL cards to make a mini album. The only...
May 5, 2014 | Everyday
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Daisies! Mandie here with a post about Project Life and how we used the May Day in the Life here! I’ll start off with Alissa. I absolutely ADORE her take this month. That weekly card is just fantastic! Suz used hers for Easter this month:...
May 1, 2014 | Everyday
the winner for this month is TerryB! I loved how she did her title with the smaller letters layered over the big ones! Terry, shoot Lisa (aka thefunkyfairy) a message to claim your prize!
Apr 25, 2014 | Daisy Designers, Product Focus, Product Spotlight
Hi Everyone, Piradee here with my first post (so excited) and to share with you this month’s product focus. It’s all things GOLD. I’ve been going crazy for anything gold lately and love love love that the kits have a great selection of gold products;...
Apr 23, 2014 | Everyday
Hello everyone! Today I wanted to share how I use Photoshop Elements to journal on my Day In The Life cards. I get asked a lot how I journal on my cards so I wanted to show just how easy it is! The steps I will be showing you are in PSE, if you don’t have a...
Apr 19, 2014 | Everyday
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! I am here with you today to share a few tips and tricks on creating mini albums with lots of texture. I love creating mini albums – they are just so much fun, and great for amping up the mojo! Here...
Apr 15, 2014 | Challenges, Daisy Designers
Hi, Daisies! Mandie here with your Designer’s Challenge for April! The challenge this month is pretty simple. Create your title in an unexpected way… whether is it a witty title or a a unique title. I “hid” my title in the design of my...
Apr 11, 2014 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Off the Page, Tutorial
Hello Daisies! I hope you have gotten or will be getting the April “Hint of Sunshine” kits soon. I got all of them and used pieces from all kits on this altered chipboard. Here’s how it came together and my dilemma. I have done clipboards before, but I already have...
Apr 10, 2014 | Everyday
So, the first thing I do when my kit arrives is actually what I do BEFORE my kit arrives. I clean off my desk. This is a major milestone and accomplishments all by itself, and for the rest of the day my family compliments me on how neat and tidy my desk is. I...
Apr 7, 2014 | Dissecting Design, Everyday
Hello Daisies! Jody here to share with you a bit of the process of how this layered layout came to be using the wonderful “Hint of Sunshine” kit this month. Don’t you just love the colors and details of the embellishments in this kit?! I sure did and...
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Apr 4, 2014 | Feature Friday
Today I want to feature one of my favorite elements from the April kits which is the cute little fox which can be found in the Get Foxy stamp set and on one of the Day In the Life Cards. I have to say, when I received my kit I was very tempted to hoard the stamps and...
Mar 26, 2014 | Product Focus
When I received my April Hint of Sunshine kit I literally gasped when I saw the gold glitter with stars that was included! I knew I had to focus on it in a fun way and am sharing today how I created star shaped pockets of glitter on one of my layouts. Here are...
Mar 20, 2014 | Sketch
Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s sketch challenge! Pop on over to the discussion thread to see everyone who participated! I chose a winner at random, and that winner is Marti! Marit, please email Lisa (aka Thefunkyfairy) to claim your...
Mar 12, 2014 | Everyday
I don’t know about everyone else, but, I tend to forget to add more about me in my scrapbooks. I tend to focus on my girls, my husband, even our pets. Even in my Project Life album the focus falls on my family and not myself. Recently I have been attempting...
Mar 10, 2014 | Dissecting Design, Everyday
Hi guys! Today I’m going to show you how to do a few things with those great SVG/PNG files that come with your Cocoa Daisy subscription for cutting on your electronic cutters (like your Silhouette Cameo). How to put background cut files on a smaller page size....
Mar 5, 2014 | A Day in the Life, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration, Stamping Sensation, Teaming up with
Hello, Daisies! This is Patricia to share with you lots of stamping ideas from what the team has made with the March “Grey Street” kits. First, we have Suz Mannecke and what she has to say about her projects: “You Are Brilliant!” This card uses...
Mar 4, 2014 | Challenges, Daisy Designers, Sketch
Hi, Daisies! Mandie here with your sketch challenge for March! Here is our sketch: it is based on this fab layout from MandyKay’s gallery in February: Here is my take on the sketch. I tend to stay pretty true to the sketch. I used larger photos & circles...
