Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
May 21, 2019 | Everyday, Product Spotlight, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! Today I wanted to share a few ways you can use the stencil from the Lemon Grove Traveler’s Notebook kit. I created various samples with Ranger Texture Paste, Distress Oxide Ink and Distress Oxide Sprays. Now let’s dive in and look at my first design using...
May 20, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Hello my fellow Daises! Lisa here showing off the dashboards I made this month with the fabulous Picket Fences kit for May. This kit was by far one of my all time favorites and I couldn’t get enough of it. There were so many amazing elements to use and with some...
May 16, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Everyday, Inspiration, Out of Your Element, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. Today I want to share with you some of my journal pages in my standard size TN planner. I really love this size, especially for journaling. Because it’s not too big but there’s always enough space to decorate my writing...
Apr 24, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Everyday, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hi everyone! Robin and I are here to share some Pop Up Techniques you can try out in your Simple Dori. I’ve been watching lots of Youtube videos lately and the pop up cards have got me so fascinated. One of my scrapbooking goals this year is to make my TN more...
Apr 23, 2019 | Everyday, Tips and Tricks
Hello Daisies! Moon here to share one of my favorite items from the kits, and that is enamel dots! I don’t really like making my pages too bulky, so the enamel dots are perfect to add some dimensions. Here are some packs from the latest and previous kits. Some...
Apr 16, 2019 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy fans! Today I am sharing a design in my Picket Fence Simple Dori from the Traveler’s Notebook memory keeping kit. First I wanted to show you how I sewed my title to the left side of my design. I placed my vellum “spring” phrase and used a...
Apr 15, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hi everyone. Tanti is here. Today I‘m going to share some ideas how you can use the stamp set that came in the memory keeping pocket kit. I love using stamps in my TN either for planning or memory keeping because they are so versatile to use. On the picture below, you...
Mar 29, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello everyone! Jil here with more inspiration for Travelers Notebook pages from 12X12 layouts. In our first example, Moon takes a gorgeous 12×12 page by Celine for her inspiration. And here is her version in the Simple Dori: Moon is using the Fresh Cut kit here...
Mar 26, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hi everyone! I’m so obsessed with using pockets in my traveler’s notebook lately so today, I’m sharing with you 3 simple DIY pocket ideas you can use in your Simple Dori. 1. Create a pocket using cardstock. I have my eye on the WRMK pocket puncher but while I was...
Mar 16, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Planner Setup, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hi everyone. Tanti‘s here. Today I‘m going to talk about the watercolour set that came with the planner add on kit. I saw in the group that some of you have been enjoying that set. For you who are not familiar with watercolour, two days ago my friend Cheryl has...
Mar 15, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy, Everyday, Project Life, Simple Dori, Subscriber Downloads, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Today Ria De Lara and I are showing off our kit greens in honor of St. Patrick’s Day with a project life, Simple Dori, and 6×8 pocket page designs. First, let’s look at Ria’s design. Most of her memory keeping designs are monochromatic because the...
Mar 14, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial, Video
Hello Daisies, I was so excited to see the watercolor additions in this month’s planner add on kit (March Fresh Cut). I love watercolor paint and mixed media art, although sadly I do not get enough time to play with them and they do require practice! I put...
Mar 10, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial, Video
Did you get the pencil board, including in this month’s Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping kit? I have really enjoyed it and, while crafting with Christine at Chicago Planner Conference, discovered a number of uses for it. Pencil board to write on Ruler...
Feb 25, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Behind the Scenes, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hello Daisies, I am excited to give you a quick view of my set up for March! I absolutely love the Fresh Cut design for March, the mix of softness and bright colors are perfect for the change from winter into spring. I am using my Foxy Fix Spice Beach...
Feb 21, 2019 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Tips and Tricks
Hello daisies! After staying true to my minidori for a couple of years I changed things up a bit this year. I went for the Hobonichi weeks and i must admit that it’s a bit scary to commit to one single planner for a whole year. Today I wanted to share a couple of ways...
Feb 20, 2019 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Project Life, Tips and Tricks
Hello Daisies!! Moon here with Robin and Ria to share some ideas of using washi tapes. Today I’m going to focus on the exclusive “Colorful Days of the Week” washi tape from “Simon & Betty” Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping Kit....
Feb 7, 2019 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Have you seen the travelers notebook memory keeping kit??? (TNMK for short). This is my first month working with it and I am in love! For February I chose to focus on documenting love. Here are the beginning pages … First I started with the people I love, my...
Feb 1, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cards, Inspiration, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello everyone–and happy February! Jil here with valentine cards Robin and I made with the Simon and Betty kits. Robin uses the speech bubble stamp from the pocket page kit so creatively here! And a variety of stamps from the kits fit perfectly inside the speech...
Jan 18, 2019 | A Day in the Life, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daisies! Moon here to share some ideas of stamping with other team members. Let’s start with Jil’s notebook page featuring the heart stamps and alpha hearts from the Simon and Betty kit. I’m so in love with these little hearts in different...
Jan 16, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Everyday, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks
Hi everyone!! How are you faring after the holidays? Are you back in the memory keeping groove or do you need a creative push to start? January is always a good month to make fresh starts and new beginnings. It’s the perfect time to start a new project. A...
