Category Archives: Simple Dori
Mar 12, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Off the Page, Product Focus, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Hooray for Friday, am I right?! We have a special post for you today, featuring a few of our favorite things: Tags and Labels! If you received the Treetop Canopy Classified: Memory Keeping Kit you may have noticed a few repeat MVPs (Most Versatile...
Mar 10, 2021 | Basic Elements, Design Team Tips, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Repeated Shapes, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, friends! Today, we are sharing some fun with the contrast of big and small elements on a page. When including an element like an enlarged photo, it helps to pair the big element with smaller details. The Treetop Canopy Collection plays well with this idea as...
Mar 9, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! The Treetop Canopy Collection is giving us all the tropical jungle feels! You might be looking at your kits and thinking “It’s 20 degrees where I am right now!” or “I have never been to a tropical place, much less a...
Mar 5, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Simple Dori, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! There is something so wonderful about memory-keeping spreads with embellishments that jump off the page or interact with page elements. Each month, our Memory Keeping Kits include items that are designed to give your projects the texture, layers, and...
Mar 3, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stencils, Tips and Tricks, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! A few weeks back we challenged our Memory Keeping Team to create layouts that were center-aligned. For today’s post, our challenge is the focus on the corners and borders of a spread. Taking your design all the way to the corners and borders...
Feb 19, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! As paper crafters, we tend to have a tried and true formulas for designing a layout. That said, it is always good to mix it up and challenge ourselves with different design styles and formats. Today, we asked our Memory Keeping Team Members to create a...
Feb 16, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Journal, Mini Book Madness, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, friends! The new year has brought with it a few changes and additions to our subscription offerings. The Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping Kit was updated to now include several cards, sized to fit perfectly inside the Simple Dori Traveler’s...
Feb 2, 2021 | Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, Friends! It is a new month, which means it is time to start fresh in your new Denim & Blush Simple Dori Travelers Notebook. We like to think of the Simple Dori as a small canvas with endless possibilities! It’s the perfect place to tell small stories,...
Jan 19, 2021 | Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Sketch, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends In our everyday life, we use instructions and recipes to help us build, navigate, and create the “stuff” of our lives. But when it comes to creativity, we often bristle at the thought of using a blueprint to help us get started. Many think that we need...
Jan 13, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! Patterns are all around us, especially on our memory keeping pages. When we think of patterns, we often think of pre-designed patterns, like the ones found on the papers, stickers, and washi from our monthly kits. But if we remember that a pattern is...
Jan 5, 2021 | Basic Elements, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! In today’s “Tn Tuesday” post, we are focusing on memory keeping spreads with circles as a repeating design element. Circles pop up everywhere in the New Chapter Collection, including the papers, stamps, die cuts, and stickers. Circle makes...
Jan 1, 2021 | Art Journal, Chipboard Elements, Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Cue the confetti and cheers to a new year! For many of us, 2020 was maybe not our “best year ever”, but a new year holds new hope! One thing that we love about memory keeping is the built-in practice of finding the good in the little things and documenting it. I know...
Dec 30, 2020 | Everyday, Guest Designers, Pocket Cards, Project Life, Simple Dori
Our Memory Keeping guest designer for the month of December was the very talented Stephanie Vandermissen! Stephanie did a fantastic job with our Cranberry Rose Pocket Memory Keeping kit and the Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping kit to document her...
Dec 29, 2020 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! If there is one thing we love around here, it is labels! They are a consistent element found our Memory Keeping Kits and are the perfect addition to just about any layout! While labels are traditionally used to record specifics within your memory...
Dec 15, 2020 | Chipboard Elements, Classified, Design Team Tips, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Sketch, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! Imagine you are sitting down to work on a memory keeping spread. You printed your photos and gathered all your supplies. But as you look at the blank page, you realize that you are missing something- your inspiration! I know I have felt this way before...
Dec 14, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Christmas, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook, Video, Washi Tape
Hi Daisies! Isn’t Cranberry Rose gorgeous?! I love the traditional reds and greens with some frosty blues and teals. The rose and cranberries are so festive without screaming Christmas for those who do not celebrate it although I love Christmas! It happens to be...
Dec 4, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Christmas, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Document December, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Simple Dori, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, Friends! December is here and, for some of us, that means the beginning of documenting the holiday season! In today’s blog, we have some fantastic designs from our Memory Keeping team using the Cranberry Rose Collection and Christmas Bonus Kit. There are...
Dec 1, 2020 | Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Document December, Journal, Simple Dori, Tags, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello Friends! Today on the blog, we are sharing several ideas for incorporating tags into your Simple Dori Traveler’s Notebook pages. Tags are such a versatile decorative element. They can be used to decorate the outside of your insert, as a foundation for layers of...
Nov 24, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Grid designs in memory keeping and planning are always popular because they make pulling a layout together simple and easy. The design is perfect for organizing photos and embellishments in a way that balances the layout. It’s the theme for...
Nov 20, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cut Files, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, In memory keeping and planning, we work with items that are “dry” including stickers, paper, and ephemera. We use photos that must be properly safeguarded and we may include handwritten journaling which requires a certain level of protection...
