Category Archives: 12×12 Layouts
Sep 11, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello and how is everyone doing? We hope you are staying safe and well. On the blog today, we are exploring hexagons. Hexagons are one of the shapes that make regular appearances in memory keeping and planning. I’m always delighted when I see layouts with...
Sep 9, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cards, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, The tags in our kits are a staple, extremely versatile and can be used in any style of memory keeping or planning. Tags can be used as the main foundation for a layout, planner page or greeting card, a journaling spot, a small work of art, a bookmark,...
Aug 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook, Washi Tape
Hello friends, Our theme today is “starry starry night,” which is all about the stars. The star shape provides limitless possibilities for your memory keeping and planner layouts. We’ve got some fun designs to inspire you to work with all the star...
Aug 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Journal, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daises, Our design team has stepped up to the challenge of incorporating purple or blue or both in their designs. We are blown away by their ideas and use of these colors. Purple and blue are deep rich colors that pack a punch. They are on the cool side of the...
Aug 18, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs
Greetings! We often use frames to bring attention to a photo or journaling in our layouts and when we want to call attention to something pertinent in our planners. There are many ways to use framing to highlight the item of interest and we begin today with a...
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 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...
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 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 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...
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 17, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Mixed Media, Stamping Sensation, Stencils, Travelers Notebook
Christine likes to add stencils, paints, and inks to the Memory Keeping kits so you can try something new. Our design team tested out a few new products this month and here are the results. Audrey Medd starts off today’s post with the cutest of foxes! “Our...
Jun 5, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Journal, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy Fans, We are sharing several fun designs created with our Serengeti kit papers. They are absolutely gorgeous and we wanted to highlight them in our memory keeping designs today. Let’s begin with this cool hexagon design. “Hi Daisy fans!...
Jun 2, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Freebies, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Pocket Cards, Printables, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, The DT’s challenge for today is to use tags, tabs and labels in their designs. These items are great for layering, creating focal points on your layout, simple journaling, and creating pull outs for hidden journaling, additional...
May 27, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Guest Designers
We are happy to introduce our May Memory Keeping guest designer, Michelle Gallant. She’s a master at adding beautiful cut files and totally dressing up a layout with patterned papers. She did not disappoint with the beautiful papers in the Tulip Time Memory...
May 22, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs
Hello and Happy Friday, Our design team is sharing their creative ways to use patterns and prints in memory keeping. Kristine and Audrey took two completely different approaches to this challenge and we love the result. Let’s begin with Kristine’s memory...
