Category Archives: 12×12 Layouts
Nov 20, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Design Team Tips, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Product Focus, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! In our previous post, we talked about the Gather Collection is not your average fall collection. Today, we are picking up where we left off and focusing our paper crafting attention on the wonderful watercolor and ombre designs found throughout this...
Nov 4, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Daisy Planner, Freebies, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Repeated Shapes, Stamping Sensation, Stencils
Hello, friends! We know fall is typically the season of crunchy leaves and pumpkins, but who can resist floral touches inside a fall-themed collection? Enter, the Gather Collection! While this collection definitely has some traditional fall feels, we love the twist...
Oct 26, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Daisy Planner, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook, Vellum
Hello, friends! We are in the Halloween spirit today and excited to share the super fun Halloween Bonus Kit with you! This kit was an extra kit for October. We dress up our homes, ourselves, and sometimes even our furry friends for this special holiday, so why not our...
Oct 19, 2021 | #cocoadaisycommunity, 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Guest Designers
Shannon Dombkowski Mushrooms: I love a large photo in a Traveler’s Notebook. It’s a style that I use often – especially when I have a photo that I want to spotlight. There are a whole host of configurations that I use on the opposite page but a...
Sep 28, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Simple Dori
Hello, friends! It is all about the details in today’s post. We are focusing on all the ways to create using delicate details found in the Umber & Gold Collection. The color palette, patterns, die cuts, stickers, and stamps all have such pretty little...
Sep 11, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Journal, Off the Page, Planner Setup, Pocket Pages, Repeated Shapes, Rub Ons, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! We hope you are enjoying the Doodles & Dashes Collection as much as we are. We have a few projects to share with you today, featuring all the hand-drawn, enchanting designs of this collection. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and get ready to...
Sep 9, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Have you seen all the funky florals in the Doodles & Dashes Collection? Not only were they featured on the pattern papers, pocket cards, rub-on’s and stickers, but there was also an exclusive floral stamp set, too! It’s hard to go wrong with...
Aug 31, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cards
Hello, friends! Do you want to make a beautiful 12×12 layout or a card with the Doodles & Dashes Collection? Keep reading this “Teach Me Tuesday” post to learn more! Jil shows us how to pull specific colors from the collection to compliment our...
Aug 24, 2021 | #cocoadaisycommunity, 12x12 Layouts, Basic Elements, Guest Designers
If you’ve been in the scrapbooking world long, you might recognize our Memory Keeping Guest Designer, Paige Tayor Evans! Here’s brief introduction from Paige: My name is Paige Evans and I have been scrapbooking since I was 16 years old when I got my very...
Aug 19, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Project Life, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Quotes have the ability to spark creativity and provide the words that perfectly tell your story. The Peach Ridge Collection is filled with quotes, phrases, and silly sentiments that are bound to help you document your days. A personal favorite was the...
Jul 31, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Repeated Shapes, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! As we prepare for a new month and get comfortable with a new collection, we hope you are able to set aside some creative time to set up your planners and journal and map of projects you know you want to create using the Peach Ridge Collection. This...
Jul 29, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Simple Dori, Tags
Hello, friends! We have some great interactive designs to share with you today. Using interactive elements in your layouts can serve many purposes. While they are delightful to manipulate, they can also provide places for hidden journaling and photos or highlight...
Jul 15, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Off the Page, Simple Dori, Subscriber Downloads, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! There is something to be said for the satisfaction we feel when a paper crafting project has texture. One of the benefits is the way texture and layers draw you into the design and encourage you to stay for a while. Texture can be accomplished in many...
Jul 1, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Basic Elements, Chipboard Elements, Design Team Tips, Off the Page, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! The memory-keeping kits have a few “MVPs” that we receive most months, and one of those is the sheet chipboard elements. The sheets are usually filled with a mix of cute sentiments, shapes, and decorative pieces that can jazz up your layout...
Jun 17, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook, Vellum, Washi Tape
Hello, Friends! Wanderlust. If you have never experienced to urge to wander, travel, and roam the world (or outside your home), you might have felt this way over that last year. Even if you weren’t a big traveler before, a worldwide stay home order in 2020 made...
Jun 3, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Classified, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Rub Ons, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Traditional Designs
Hello, friends! With travel limited for many for the last year, the “staycation” has definitely risen in popularity. Staying home and staying safe throughout 2020 and into 2021 doesn’t mean giving up on making memories. In today’s post, we are...
May 28, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Art Journal, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Kit Papers, Repeated Shapes, Traditional Designs
Hello, Friends! If you have been a memory keeper for a while, it is likely that you have accumulated a few paper punches. Paper punches are a great tool for adding texture and interest to a page. They are also useful for including portions of collection papers,...
May 21, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Art Journal, Basic Elements, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! Here at Cocoa Daisy, we are all about finding thinking outside your box of happy and encouraging ways to stretch your monthly kits a little further. What better way to do that than with a little mix and match! Whether it’s combing elements from...
May 19, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Journal, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! Are you someone who struggles with adding journaling to your memory-keeping layouts? Or maybe you love to journal but want so more inspiration on how to jazz up the white space around your journaling. Today, our Memory Keeping Team is sharing ways they...
Apr 30, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Basic Elements, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, friends! For today’s post, we asked our Memory Keeping Team to design a layout with a diagonal orientation. We frequently see center, right and left aligned spreads, but today, we are mixing it up! We think you are going to love what our team came up with....
