Aug 12, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Are you drawn to flowers? Morgan Harper Nichols notes, “perhaps the reason you are drawn to flowers is not only for their outer beauty, but because they remind you beautiful things will bloom after the longest seasons of...
Aug 11, 2020 | Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends! It’s TN Tuesday today, which means today’s blog post is devoted to our Simple Dori Traveler’s Notebook and ideas to document your stories within it’s lovely pages. The DT was challenged to create a layout for this post that...
Aug 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Travelers Notebook
Happy Friday Cocoa Daisy Friends! Do you use mixed media in your memory keeping layouts? We have some great examples from our design team to share with you today. Let’s begin with a layout created by Korrie-ann. “I am really enjoying mixed media at the...
Aug 5, 2020 | Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Sticker Fun
Greetings! Pocket pages are a fun way to document everyday life and our Backyard Blooms memory keeping kits will make this an easy and beautiful process for you. One of the most enduring memory keeping practices for documenting these stories is project life. At its...
Aug 4, 2020 | Hand Stitched, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Product Spotlight, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Travelers Notebook
Hello and welcome to August! On the blog today, Rachel and I are sharing some of the little things from the Backyard Blooms Classified kit that you are sure to love! These little kits include super cute items from a variety of scrapbook companies. They are curated to...
Jul 31, 2020 | Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mini Book Madness, Printables, Project Art, Tags
Hello Cocoa Daisy Friends, Mini albums are a wonderful way to take a longer story and turn it into a special and unique treasure. They can be completely custom made or you can use a small pocket album. Pinterest has lots of photos you can browse for ideas and there...
Jul 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Printables, Sticker Fun, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Today we are exploring the power of floral elements in memory keeping and the various ways you can use flowers to accent your story. Flowers have a universal appeal in many areas of our lives and this includes memory keeping. There is...
Jul 24, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Project Art, Stamping Sensation
Happy Friday all! Stamps are a wonderful accessory for your memory keeping and planner layouts. With a few different ink colors and perhaps some embossing powders, you can create limitless design elements with stamps. We challenged our design team to create something...
Jul 22, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Washi Tape
Hello friends, Washi tape is a versatile product in our Cocoa Daisy kits and can be used in both planners and memory keeping to add color and texture. The tape can be cut or layered in many unique ways including to create a banner, border, or background and this means...
Jul 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends and welcome to TN Tuesday! Today we are focusing on stickers and rub-ons from our recent kits which make wonderful embellishments, especially when you need to cut back on the bulk in your Simple Dori Traveler’s Notebook. Rub ons last a...
Jul 17, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings friends! Are you a plaid lover? If so, we have a special treat for you today from our design team. They are sharing unique and one of a kind layouts with plaid using our To the Sea and Backyard Blooms kits. Let’s begin with a this awesome traditional...
Jul 15, 2020 | Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Our To the Sea collection can be used to document many types of stories that are not related to the beach, ocean, vacation, or summer. In fact, our kits complement one another across time too and bringing various items from past and present...
Jul 14, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Sticker Fun
Greetings Cocoa Daisy Fans, Summer is in full swing here in the Northern Hempisphere and we thought it would be a great time to share some of our ideas for documenting warm weather stories with our To the Sea collection. DT member Odessa will be starting us off with a...
Jul 10, 2020 | Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Printables, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Our design team’s challenge today was to have some sea fun with our To the Sea kits and we absolutely adore their ideas! Odessa has created a lovely TN design and Kristine is sharing a fabulous Memory Planner layout that is actually a scene. Ah...
Jul 8, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cut Files, Inspiration, Traditional Designs
Hello friends, All of us are redefining what it means to travel in 2020 and we thought it would be fun to share a staycation layout idea with our To the Sea kits. In addition to travel themes, this collection can be used to create all sorts of every day documentation...
Jul 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Simple Dori, Sketch, TN Tuesday, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, It’s TN Tuesday, a day we explore traveler’s notebook layouts and sketches from Christine. Today the DT is sharing their interpretation of Christine’s sketches in both TN and 12×12 sizes. You are going to love these...
Jul 3, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Mixed Media, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs
Hello! Our design team has created two amazing layouts using mixed media from our Serengeti and To the Sea collections. They are sharing great tips and information that is sure to inspire you to get your craft on this weekend. Audrey is going to start us off with a...
Jul 1, 2020 | Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! We are exploring rainbow order in design today. Rainbow order is a great way to use the full spectrum of color in a collection by placing colors in a logical relationship structure on your layout. You can search the internet for a color wheel and follow the...
Jun 26, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Happy Friday! Our design team members Sabrina, Brande, and Rachel have created layouts focusing on circles with the Serengeti kits. Circles are a great way to add interest to a design, bring the eye to a focal point, and use our exclusive...
Jun 24, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Our design team is sharing three flip up and fold out designs today. Our first design is a memory planner flip-out by design team member Rachel. She notes, “I have to say, I LOVE making flips in my memory planner! They are a great way to add...
