Category Archives: Inspiration
Oct 28, 2020 | Guest Designers, Inspiration
We found Ann Tamimi on Instagram because she was sharing a layout with one of our kits earlier this year. To say we fell for her bright bold style and white backgrounds would be an understatement. We knew her approach to memory keeping would be perfect with the bright...
Oct 27, 2020 | Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mini Book Madness
Hello friends, Have you considered creating mini books with your kits? It’s a great way to use up the left-over supplies you love. And you can incorporate shipping items including the box your kits arrive in, the tissue paper and bags used to house and protect...
Oct 24, 2020 | Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks
BOO! Hi, Daisies! Today I’m going to share what I created with the Halloween 2020 Bonus Kit. The page on the left (above) was easy to create. First, I chose some orange paper from my stash. Then I added a pocket card from the Halloween kit and washi tape that...
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Oct 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cut Files, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration, Printables, Sketch, Traditional Designs, Video
Greetings on this Wednesday in mid-October! Today’s blog post is all about gnomes, getting you ready for the Acorn Lane gnomefest happening in Gnome-vember at Cocoa Daisy! Three of our Memory Keeping team members have gathered fun ideas for adding gnomes to your...
Oct 19, 2020 | Classified, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Sequins, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hi everyone. Tanti here. Hope you are all doing well. Today I‘m going to write about one of my favorite crafting items, sequins. I love working with sequins and I was very happy that Cocoa Daisy included it in a few of their kits this month. So without further ado,...
Oct 10, 2020 | Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Hand Stitched, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Printables, Sequins, Travelers Notebook, Video
Hi lovely people! It’s Rachel here, and I’m sharing with you some of my favourite spots in my planner and journal set up for October. I love the rich, deep colours of autumn, and this month’s kit, Flannel and Frost, captures these perfectly. I absolutely...
Oct 8, 2020 | Basic Elements, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration
Hello Daisies! Lisa here showing of some super simple dashboards I made with this months gorgeous Flannel and Frost kit. First up is this Hello October dashboard using this amazing paper that came in the pocket memory kit as a background. I love the subtle...
Oct 1, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Basic Elements, Challenges, Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Freebies, Inspiration, Printables
Hello Daisies ! Today is October’s first day, so it’s a perfect day to show you my planner set up for this month 🙂 ! Since June, I use a A5 bullet Journal, and I keep my standard dori inserts as supports for my flash cards. Stay tunned on my Instagram if...
Sep 21, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Cut Files, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Freebies, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Printables, Video, Washi Tape
Hi planner friends. Julie here today to share what my planner looks like right after I’ve set it all up and it’s ready to go for the next month. I’m a bit ahead of schedule this month, which is a good thing, since I’m planning on setting up a...
Sep 14, 2020 | Art Journal, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial, Video
Hey everyone! Rachel here, and I am sharing a slightly different planner post today. For the last few months, I have used the Daisy Dori for my faith journal, and I thought it would be fun to share with you how I prep a few of my journal pages using the Solstice Kit....
Sep 8, 2020 | Inspiration, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Here at Cocoa Daisy we want to inspire you with a mix of old and new ideas for using your kits. Adding pockets to our traveler’s notebooks isn’t a new idea but how we decorate them can be fresh and creative. Today the design...
Sep 5, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Christmas, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Journal, Planner Setup, Video
Hi lovely people! It’s Rachel here, and I’m all set for September with my planner line up using the Solstice collection. I’m using a vertical Plum Paper, a Hobonichi A6 Techo and my usual personal rings. All have their own purpose, and I talk a...
Sep 1, 2020 | Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life
Hello friends, Welcome to September! Today we are sharing our love of pocket pages and featuring the Solstice pocket memory keeping kit. Pocket pages are a straightforward way to preserve your photos and memories. You can add simple to complex journaling and include...
Aug 29, 2020 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Washi Tape
Hi Daisies! As I am setting up my September planner with all the gorgeousness of the Solstice kits, I thought I would share a few of my favorites with you! The colors are amazing! A mix of cool and warm colors with deep purples, indigos and blues as well as warm...
Aug 25, 2020 | Inspiration, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy fans, Layouts that are created using a diagonal theme are extremely appealing visually and allow you to place elements and photos in unique ways to draw your viewer in. A diagonal placement is also a great way to use bold colored stripes in your...
Aug 22, 2020 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday, Inspiration, Planner Setup
Hello, Daisies! Today, I’m sharing with you how I use my Cocoa Daisy Sticker Subscription. If you love stickers like I do, you’ll find there are quite a few kits to choose from! There are 6 different sticker subscriptions available at Cocoa Daisy: Memory Keeping...
Aug 19, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Journal, Mini Book Madness, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags
Hello friends, Today the design team is sharing creative ways to use the quotes from our Cocoa Daisy Sticker kits in their storytelling designs. Let’s begin with this awesome mind map from Kristine. “I recently took a look through Audrey Medd’s Instagram...
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 15, 2020 | Cards, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Cut Files, Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Printables, Video
Hello, my planner friends. It’s Julie Deal Mooney with you today on the blog taking a trip down memory lane. I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a long strange trip so far, but at least I can say that’s it’s been pretty in my planner, thanks...
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...
