Apr 7, 2021 | Basic Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! We have already sprung into April, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at March, right? I know for me, I’m usually still in the midst of documenting the previous month (or two!) as I enter the present month. And you know what?...
Apr 7, 2021 | Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Sticker Fun
Hello, Friends! We have already sprung into April, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at March, right? I know for me, I’m usually still in the midst of documenting the previous month (or two!) as I enter the present month. And you know what?...
Apr 6, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! The Poppy Fields Collections is filled with the beautiful artwork of Olga Cuttel and is a perfect mix of bold colors with soft details. To highlight Olga’s designs, we are focusing today’s post on the stunning Poppies and florals she created. First, we...
Apr 2, 2021 | Challenges, Cocoa Daisy, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Journal, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Sticker Fun
Hello, Friends! What could be better than a post featuring stickers? How about a post with three fantastic ideas for using stickers in your projects! With so many options for stickers in the Cocoa Daisy Collections, we know you will find the right stickers to meet...
Mar 30, 2021 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Stamping Sensation, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! In today’s post, we are talking about “Currently” spread – a form of documenting that captures the present moment with snapshots of your interests, tasks, and day-to-day life during a specific time. While it’s great to...
Mar 26, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs
Hello, friends! Sometimes, we need a little help to get started with a memory-keeping spread. Lucky for us, the Cocoa Daisy Memory Keeping Kits has a variety of little prompts to kick start your creativity. Today, our memory-keeping team shares how elements in the...
Mar 24, 2021 | Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Washi Tape
Hello, friends! We are flipping out over these fun “off-the-page” designs from our Memory Keeping Team. As you will see, creating flips allows you the opportunity to play with space on your layout to add more journaling, photos, or a little bit of whimsy....
Mar 23, 2021 | Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Project Life, Video
Hello, friends! The pocket cards have received a fresh new look in 2021. There are a few card themes and styles that now repeat each month, while still provding fun, fresh designs that emphasize the spirit of each collection. Let’s see what our Memory Keeping...
Mar 19, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Repeated Shapes, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! Memory planning is a wonderful way to document the little things. There are so many things that happen in our daily life that we want to remember but aren’t necessarily appropriate for a traditional scrapbook layout or project life spread....
Mar 17, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Product Focus, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! In the world of paper crafting, we all know that stickers, papers, washi, and die cuts come into our possession and (hopefully) go on to document beautiful memories and embellish our pages. But you want to know what lasts forever? STAMPS! That’s...
Mar 16, 2021 | Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! It’s Tuesday, which means another edition of “TN (Travelers Notebook” Tuesday! Around these parts, we like to refer to our traveler’s notebooks as “Dori’s” (after the original Midori Travelers Notebook). The...
Mar 12, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Off the Page, Product Focus, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Hooray for Friday, am I right?! We have a special post for you today, featuring a few of our favorite things: Tags and Labels! If you received the Treetop Canopy Classified: Memory Keeping Kit you may have noticed a few repeat MVPs (Most Versatile...
Mar 10, 2021 | Basic Elements, Design Team Tips, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Repeated Shapes, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, friends! Today, we are sharing some fun with the contrast of big and small elements on a page. When including an element like an enlarged photo, it helps to pair the big element with smaller details. The Treetop Canopy Collection plays well with this idea as...
Mar 9, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! The Treetop Canopy Collection is giving us all the tropical jungle feels! You might be looking at your kits and thinking “It’s 20 degrees where I am right now!” or “I have never been to a tropical place, much less a...
Mar 5, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Simple Dori, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! There is something so wonderful about memory-keeping spreads with embellishments that jump off the page or interact with page elements. Each month, our Memory Keeping Kits include items that are designed to give your projects the texture, layers, and...
Mar 3, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stencils, Tips and Tricks, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! A few weeks back we challenged our Memory Keeping Team to create layouts that were center-aligned. For today’s post, our challenge is the focus on the corners and borders of a spread. Taking your design all the way to the corners and borders...
Mar 2, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Letter, Pocket Pages, Repeated Shapes, Sketch, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! We have all done it. We thumb through magazines, scroll through Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, and marvel at the creativity shared. We cut out, save, pin and maybe even screenshot our favorites, fully intending to remember that inspiration when we...
Feb 26, 2021 | Art Journal, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Journal, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Project Life, Sticker Fun
Hello, Friends! If you have been around for a while, you may know that Cocoa Daisy has two new sticker kits that are the perfect addition to your memory keeping, planner, and journal spreads. We have the Daisy Add On Sticker kit that is an excellent supplement to any...
Feb 23, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Video
Hello, Friends! Today, we have two members of our Memory Keeping Team sharing their process as they put together a memory planner spread and a 12×12 layout. We have the final spreads here on the blog, but make sure to head to their YouTube Channels for a...
Feb 19, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! As paper crafters, we tend to have a tried and true formulas for designing a layout. That said, it is always good to mix it up and challenge ourselves with different design styles and formats. Today, we asked our Memory Keeping Team Members to create a...
