Category Archives: Cocoa Daisy
Sep 30, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, News & Events
We had a Design Team call this month and the response was amazing! Mary Kay and I traveled to Michigan this past weekend, and Friday afternoon we pulled up all the entries on Christine’s computer and spent the afternoon going through all the beautiful...
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Sep 9, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Good morning, everyone! I cannot believe that we’re already into the second week of September. Fall is right around the corner and although I’m sad that summer is over, I’m really excited for the everything Fall to come! So today, I’ll be...
Aug 3, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Sketch
Happy Humpday everyone! Suz back with you today to share August’s Sketch Challenge and with you as well as a few creative interpretations of it by Alissa, Lisa, and myself. First up, the sketch: Here is Lisa’s fun and fabulous interpretation: She took a...
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Jul 25, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Good morning Cocoa Daisies! In the past, I found that I didn’t really use monthly planning in any of my planners. I didn’t quite see that I could really get a use out of it because my weekly planning is so specific already. But once I discovered cocoa...
Jul 11, 2016 | Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Project Life, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
This month’s Stamping Sensation post is filled with a flutter of all things Firefly! Suzanna and Lisa have joined me today with some of their designs created with this month’s stamp sets. First up is Suzanna who created this awesome backdrop to her title...
Jul 1, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Kit Reveal
Welcome to those fleeting few minutes of when the sky puts on a beautiful display of color mixing, then the evening settles in and the tiny lights of fireflies begin to flicker in the darkness. With papers and embellishments, Christine has put together the July...
Jun 22, 2016 | Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday
So let’s talk paper. When we started producing our planner inserts back in October of 2014, I wanted to use paper that was a nice weight, held the vibrant colors of our designs well, had little bleed through, was affordable for our customers and wouldn’t bulk up a...
Jun 21, 2016 | Challenges, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips
Hi ladies! Welcome to this month’s Designers Challenge! Suzanna here this month to challenge you to stitch it up! One of the things that has stood the test of time for me when it comes to scrapbooking and preserving my families memories is stitching, sewing on...
Jun 10, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Hi all! Suz back here with a few of my fellow Daisy Designers to showcase several cards creating with the June kits. First up is Ashli — I love how she cut up the “happy, happy, happy day” DITL card to create this fun cascading sentiment down her...
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Jun 8, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Good morning, Cocoa Daisies! I have a fun monthly planning session to share with you. June is my favorite month and it’s probably because I’m biased with my birthday being in June! But regardless, the colors for this month’s planner kits are so...
Jun 6, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Stamping Sensation
becaushe this week month’s exclusive stamp sets are that praiseworthy! Suz, Doris, and Suzanna here to share a sampling of ideas for putting your kit stamps to creative use! First up is Suzanna who created this fabulous circle layout and fussy-cut her stamped...
May 24, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Tips and Tricks
Do you have a Silhouette or other form of digital die cutting? Do you like to use digital cut files on your projects? I have some tips and tricks for you today to change things up a bit! Many of you have seen this layout, created using the Marakkesh May kit. I used my...
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May 14, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Hello Cocoa Daisies! It’s Annie again and today I want to share with you all how my monthly planning went for the month of May. For this month, I chose to use my vintage pink Finchley Filofax because the color matches the May planner kit perfectly. This...
May 9, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Kit Reveal, Project Life
…introduce this month’s May DITL creations! Hi all! Suz here! Hope each of you had a fabulous Mother’s Day/International-National Scrapbooking Day and that you got a chance to play along with some of the fun challenges here on the message boards....
Apr 23, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Hi Daisy Planners! It’s Annie again and today I’m sharing how I planned for the month of April using the planning kits. I find that when it comes to monthly planning, I enjoy writing on a slant versus writing straight. It adds to the overall look to my...
Apr 19, 2016 | Challenges, Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers
Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass is theme of this months kit and as such, I have chosen a play on “Looking Glass” for the theme of this months designers challenge. The Looking Glass itself provides a reflection of the actual world for Alice...
Apr 12, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Inspiration
Inspired by the negative? YES! Well, negative space after creating a die-cut, that is… Using the free (to subscribers) floral cut file, I cut out a bunch of shapes and set them aside for other projects. I then took my piece full of all the negative shapes and...
Apr 11, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner
…I (Suz) see all sorts of inspiration coming from this month’s kits and today I am sharing a few designs that Alissa, Denise, Katherine and I have created using the April DITL kits. First up is Alissa who created some gorgeous pages! I love that she...
Mar 23, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Dissecting Design, Tips and Tricks
Hi there Cocoa Daisy’s! Suzanna here today to share with you a little bit about my design process. Last month I showed you how I set up my kits for designing and this month, we will take that a step further and actually work on a layout. Here’s the...
Mar 14, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Scrap Space
Well hello! Happy Monday, Katherine Maynard here, Kiggies5 on Instagram. Today I am going to show you my scrapbook room. I love looking at other peoples spaces to see where they create. I am lucky enough to have a room in my basement with some windows that let in a...
