Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Sep 13, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi. It’s Lisa here!! Today I am sharing with you how I tell a story with photos. I love to journal and tell stories, but sometimes it’s fun to find new ways to do this other than using the usual journal cards or adding typed wording to the page and just...
Sep 5, 2016 | Behind the Scenes, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Graphic Artist, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
I wonder if you wonder whether I paint each watercolor page by hand. Well, no, but I do start with watercolors. I scan them in, then I turn them into Photoshop brushes, and I also look for brushes online. For the September Planner and Dori, I included some...
Aug 24, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Tips and Tricks
Today I am sharing some tips with you on how I add extra colour to my scrapbooking pages. I am using my August Kit. I often like to add a bright colour border to my LO’s.I trim down a couple of 2cm off the sides off my white card stock and stick on to a coloured...
Jul 28, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Today I have this LO to share with you. It’s a new one created with the very new August Kit. I am focusing on the paper addon and also the 12×12 Simple Stories Sticker Sheet that also comes as an addon. I’m always a big fan of the Simple Stories...
Jul 27, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Everyday, Tips and Tricks
Hello! I made this banner for the Firefly gallery. The chipboard alphabet from Fancy Pants Designs won my heart and I knew I had to make some wall art with all the letters. For the Tips & Tricks feature on the blog, I decided to to share how I created it. I was...
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Jul 25, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Good morning Cocoa Daisies! In the past, I found that I didn’t really use monthly planning in any of my planners. I didn’t quite see that I could really get a use out of it because my weekly planning is so specific already. But once I discovered cocoa...
Jul 16, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello lovely Daisies!! I hope you´re having a wonderful summer!! Today I want to share with you a technique you can use to give your planner a different look: WATERCOLORS. This is all about playing with your brush to see what comes out, you don´t need to be an...
Jul 11, 2016 | Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Project Life, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
This month’s Stamping Sensation post is filled with a flutter of all things Firefly! Suzanna and Lisa have joined me today with some of their designs created with this month’s stamp sets. First up is Suzanna who created this awesome backdrop to her title...
Jul 6, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello awesome daisies!! Today I want to share with you a project I’ve been thinking about for a while but didn’t have either time or inspiration to make, but here it is! A planner bouffet (or organizer) to store all (or almost) your planner and...
Jun 28, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Product Focus, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi, it’s Lisa with you today, along with my lovely new July Kit!!! I really like working with large alphas, but sometimes you may like the size or the shape but the colours or patterns may not quite match your scrapbooking page. That’s what happened...
Jun 26, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
I hope you’ve already seen Christine’s video with her June planner, showing all the kit contents and insert options, her planning process and some tips and tricks. If not, grab a beverage and spend a half hour with Christine! [iframe...
Jun 20, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Mini Book Madness, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
This mini book may be familiar to you. I blogged a ‘step by step’ making this book earlier this year. You can see the original blog post here. It’s very easy and is a great way to use up scraps left over from your kits. I made the mini book in...
Jun 16, 2016 | Inspiration, Throwback Thursday, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi there! Ashli here with you for a fun little throwback…. combining elements from older kits with the current kit! Have a look! [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/ohrzVFwyBZM” align=”center” maxwidth=”600″] I just love...
Jun 10, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Hi all! Suz back here with a few of my fellow Daisy Designers to showcase several cards creating with the June kits. First up is Ashli — I love how she cut up the “happy, happy, happy day” DITL card to create this fun cascading sentiment down her...
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Jun 8, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Good morning, Cocoa Daisies! I have a fun monthly planning session to share with you. June is my favorite month and it’s probably because I’m biased with my birthday being in June! But regardless, the colors for this month’s planner kits are so...
Jun 7, 2016 | Sketch, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hey hey! Ashli here with your June sketch challenge! Here is the fabulous sketch… And I decided to turn this into a double pager…. Take a look! [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VNAPsNoUl4g” align=”center”...
Jun 1, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks
Good Morning, All, and happy Wednesday! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! Happy belated Memorial Day weekend to all of my US friends! 🙂 It was a great weekend here with the June reveal at Cocoa Daisy! The kit this month is just amazing! Such awesome colors and...
May 24, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Tips and Tricks
Do you have a Silhouette or other form of digital die cutting? Do you like to use digital cut files on your projects? I have some tips and tricks for you today to change things up a bit! Many of you have seen this layout, created using the Marakkesh May kit. I used my...
May 17, 2016 | Challenges, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
What is it that inspires you when you create? Is it your photos, a story, an image???? Today I have this month’s designers challenge for you. It’s a recipe challenge. I do love a recipe challenge. I like to make a little list and look around my stash to...
May 6, 2016 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello, It’s Lisa creating with stamps today. I’ve made this LO here using the new May kit. It’s made mostly from pieces from the DITL Kit. I love the stamp set that comes comes with the DITL Kit. I really enjoy using arrows on my projects, so...
