Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Jan 11, 2019 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Project Life, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Today I wanted to share a few tips for adding texture to your pocket page or simple dori layouts. The first tip involves a layout I created about a special teapot that belonged to my grandma and was gifted to me by my aunts. I wanted to...
Jan 2, 2019 | Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hello, Lisa here with a fun page. Every year I like to finish off my 12×12 scrapbook with a Years Review page. I look over each month and select a memory and photo which represents that month. This then gives me a review of the whole year. I’ve done this...
Dec 28, 2018 | A Day in the Life, Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Scrap Happens!, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daisies! Can you believe 2018 only has few days left? I still feel so thankful to be part of the team and to share some projects with all the well designed craft items with you all! Today we are going to share how we use the leftovers from the kits. Firstly, Jil...
Dec 19, 2018 | Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hi everyone! Ria here. I bet you’re as excited as I am about the new Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping Kit! Each TNMK kit contains a Simple Dori that makes scrapbooking really easy and fast. Today, I’m sharing with you 3 ways you can add more photos into...
Dec 13, 2018 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hi Daisies, Today I want to share with you a quick and easy tutorial on making shaker box style dashboards. All you need is a page protector, WRMK fuse tool or washi tape, a ruler, hole punch, sequins or beads, and a cutting mat. My process is in the video attached...
Dec 12, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Mini Book Madness, Tips and Tricks
Hi, It’s Lisa & Jil here with you today. I have a 12×12 LO to share with you and Jill has a really cool mini book. I’ll start with my 12×12 page that I’ve made using the November kit. I’ve been waiting to scrapbook these photos of...
Dec 1, 2018 | Christmas, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Document December, Everyday, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hey Cocoa Daisy Peeps!!! It’s Kami, back again!! There were a few questions on an IG post I did a little while back so, I thought I would blog about it. I covered my standard daisy Dori with the exclusive CD 12×12 papers from the memory keeping kit!! They...
Nov 29, 2018 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Walking in a winter wonderland!! I love that song and the December kit!! They go great together, add a hot cuppa and I am a happy girl!!! Lets not waste any time! I can not get enough of this months planner kits, the second I open that golden goodness it brings a big...
Nov 21, 2018 | A Day in the Life, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Scrap Happens!, Tips and Tricks
Hello!! Daisies!! How is everyone doing recently? It has been a busy month for me. However, I’m glad that I still have some ME time to scrapbook. What I’m going to share with you today is making the layout with the simple square scraps from October kits....
Nov 17, 2018 | Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
No matter how I try to use up all the goodies in my Cocoa Daisy planner kits, I am always left with a few bits and pieces at the end of the month. I don’t want these to go to waste so I decided to use these extra bits for my Book Journaling. I started journaling in...
Nov 14, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Video
Today I’m sharing some creative tips with photos when documenting in my Traveler’s Notebook. I was thinking earlier how you are a little restricted to how much space you have for photos and journaling when you use a TN compared to a 12×12. So today...
Nov 1, 2018 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Make & Take, Planner Setup, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello daisies! The notepad holder that arrived with the planner kits this month really hit home with me! Aside from being adorable it’s perfect to store my minidori. I followed Arleigh’s quick tutorial on how to turn it into a TN. To be able to carry it with me in my...
Oct 30, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Lisa here today!! We have a new blog feature for you. We are looking back over the month at what we’ve created with our kits and picking out a favourite and then talking about what makes that our favourite project of the month. I find this a really good...
Oct 27, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Mini Book Madness, Planner Setup, Product Focus, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hi Daisy fans! Do you love the November Notebook Holder? https://archive.cocoadaisy.com/product/november-2018-notepad-holder-only/ As soon as I saw the preview for it, I knew I wanted to make a mini gratitude book. November is the perfect month to focus on...
Oct 18, 2018 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial, Video
Hi everyone. It‘s me again, Tanti. Today, I want to share some ideas on how to use these two stamp sets that came with the planner classified kit and the memory keeping pocket kit. If you are not familiar with clear stamps, I have a basic stamping tutorial video at...
Oct 12, 2018 | Inspiration, Off the Page, Tips and Tricks
Hello everyone, Katherine here with some fall inspiration! Today I am going to show you some Thanksgiving decor that I made for my aunt. Happiness is when I can combine my love of home decor and my CD scrapbook supplies. Come and take a look at how I used this months...
Oct 11, 2018 | #cocoadaisycommunity, A Day in the Life, Behind the Scenes, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Can you believe that there are only 42 days until Thanksgiving!?? We wont even talk about how many until Christmas!! Are you hosting a breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner for either of these holidays? If so, here are a few tips that might help it go a little smoother. Not...
Oct 10, 2018 | Tips and Tricks
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I sit down to scrapbook and literally nothing is inspiring me. I can look at all the gorgeous CD papers and embellishments and suddenly the idea of a layout is overwhelming to me! What do I do when I get to that point? I...
Oct 3, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hi, It’s Lisa here again today. I’m kind of following on from yesterday’s blog post. If you missed that, then it’s here for you. I created this 12×12 page here. The post is all about how the golden leaves inspired this page. But after I...
Oct 2, 2018 | Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks
Hello it’s Lisa with a new blog feature for you today. We are going to be taking something from the kit each month which may be a little challenge for you. For me personally, this is one of the reasons why I love receiving a monthly kit. I like being sent...
