Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Aug 22, 2023 | Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, friends! The Quiet Meadow Simple Dori is a standard-size traveler’s notebook booklet that has been a long-time staple for memory-keepers. The layout is an ideal small-scale format for telling smaller stories, and journaling our mini albums. But what if we...
Jul 20, 2023 | Kit Papers, Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Tags, Tips and Tricks
Hello friends! Selfies have become an integral part of our lives and incorporating them into our scrapbook layouts adds a personal touch to our albums. I’m a huge advocate for scrapbooking YOU. Traci Reed: Tag! You’re It! Scrap Those Sunny Selfies!...
Jun 13, 2023 | Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, TNMK
Hello, friends! It’s Tip Tuesday and we are sharing a few favorite ways to add layers to your memory-keeping designs using the Wander Collection. Add layers around your photos or even on top of them! Ashley Horton: Tip Tuesday Layers There are so many fun...
May 16, 2023 | Chipboard Elements, Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Pocket Cards, Rub Ons, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, TNMK
Hello, friends! Grids create an effective structure for memory-keeping projects. Stick to the grid or go beyond the edges. Either way, it is a fun design choice! Traci Reed: Think OUTSIDE the Grid with this Fun Grid Design When people think of...
May 6, 2023 | Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Memory Planning, Product Spotlight, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! It’s Stamping Saturday and today we are getting inky with Number Stamps! A numeric stamp is so useful for memory planning! The Lillian’s Garden Modern Memory Keeping Kit came with this gorgeous number stamp. Let’s...
Apr 1, 2023 | Daisy Dori, Planner Setup, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Do you find yourself stumped on how to utilize the color-block pages in the Daisy Dori? We’re here to help! While the color block pages are great for planning, they are also perfect for memory keeping, journaling, lists, and habit tracking, too!...
Mar 18, 2023 | Chipboard Elements, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Tips and Tricks, TNMK, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! It is easy to be inspired by the book-living theme from the Bookish Collection, but it is just as easy to find inspiration from the basics, too! The colorway, patterns, and sentiments can help tell all kinds of stories. Traci Reed: Inspired by...
Mar 16, 2023 | Kit Papers, Off the Page, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, friends! The Bookish Collection has everything you need to design your own custom bookmarks. With these tips and techniques in this blog post, you can create bookmarks and planner page markers with every collection! Kim Oedekoven: DIY Bookmarks...
Mar 14, 2023 | Daisy Planner, Memory Planning, Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Planner Setup, Pocket Cards, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! Snarky sentiments found in the Bookish collection are a hint of sassy, but also very helpful when it comes to memory planning. Sentiment cards, sassy or not can help you in the planning process of your layouts. Natasha Pytlik: Sentiments Cards in Your...
Jan 11, 2023 | Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! We’ve received a few questions over on the Cocoa Daisy Fan Page regarding ways to utilize the grid pages in between the weekly spreads of the Ringbound inserts, so we’re sharing a few with you today! Natasha Pytlik: Ideas for the “In...
Jan 10, 2023 | Basic Elements, Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, TNMK
Hello, friends! It’s “TN Tuesday” and we are sharing our love of small-scale scrapbooking designs featuring the Nordic Skies Collection! Ashley Horton: Traveler’s Notebook Horizontal Design I love creating layouts for my Traveler’s...
Dec 27, 2022 | Kit Papers, Modern Memory Keeping Kit, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Tips and Tricks
Traci Reed: Creating Visual Interest with Pattern and Texture It’s no secret that I love pattern and color and texture when I scrapbook, the more layers the better, so I’m here with a few tips for combining multiple patterned papers from the Nordic Skies...
Nov 5, 2022 | Daisy Dori, Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! We are tackling a question that is often asked over on the Cocoa Daisy Fan Page: How do you use the color-block weekly pages? There are so many different ways you could use them and we have a few examples to share with you today! Kimberly...
Sep 13, 2022 | Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, friends! We have a fun tutorial to share with you featuring the Daisy Fields Collection. Keep reading to see how to decorate your own traveler’s notebook covers! Kimberly Odekoven: DIY Insert Covers One of my most favorite things to do each and...
Aug 30, 2022 | Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! We are talking about title tips and today, we are going big! We’re sharing two techniques for using the large alpha sticker for your titles. Traci Reed: Outline Your Title to Make it Stand Out I LOVE a good, BIG title. That’s why I always...
Mar 26, 2022 | Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! Even though each collection stands on its own, you can be sure that there is also a previous collection it can pair with, too. Whether it is the colors, designs, or even the theme itself, Cocoa Daisy is always thinking about ways to bring a fresh...
Mar 3, 2022 | Mixed Media, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello, friends! Have your memory-keeping spreads felt flat, dull, or lacking that “wow” factor? Why not try creating contrast? There are so many ways to create contrast on a page – light and dark, bright and muted, smooth and texture. By creating...
Mar 1, 2022 | Inspiration, Kit Papers, Planner Setup, Pocket Pages, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello, friends! Your routines and schedule change depending on the season of life you are experiencing. Looking back and seeing how your schedule changes can tell you a lot about life at a given time. Today, we are talking about routines and schedules, both from a...
Feb 17, 2022 | Kit Papers, Product Focus, Repeated Shapes, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! We are doing another edition of “Pick Three” where the Creative Team picks three elements as the focus of their design. Let’s see what they chose, and the spreads they created. Amy was inspired by the February Challenge Prompts for...
Feb 15, 2022 | Chipboard Elements, Design Team Tips, Journal, Project Life, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello, friends! In this Valentine’s season, we want to celebrate all kinds of love, including self-love! It is easy to document our families and forget to get in front of the camera. For that reason, we are celebrating “selfie love” today with two...
