Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Apr 28, 2016 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Product Focus, Tips and Tricks
Hello, it’s Lisa with you here today. I really enjoy these ‘Product Focus’ posts. When I open my kit my eyes usually zoom in on something particular. This month is was the Shimelle Starshine Chipboard Stickers in the main kit. The colours, the fun...
Apr 22, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Feature Friday, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi, It’s Lisa with you today. I think as well as scrapbooking our lovely photos, it’s just as important to document conversations. I like to keep a notebook on me so I can jot things down. When we take a trip, I keep a full journal as I want to remember it...
Mar 30, 2016 | Tips and Tricks
Do you often ask yourself… “To pattern paper or to not pattern paper?” That is the question! When I first started scrapbooking patter papers scared the scrap out of me! I would look at the mix of colours, bold designs and irrelevant text and think NO...
Mar 23, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Dissecting Design, Tips and Tricks
Hi there Cocoa Daisy’s! Suzanna here today to share with you a little bit about my design process. Last month I showed you how I set up my kits for designing and this month, we will take that a step further and actually work on a layout. Here’s the...
Mar 11, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Off the Page, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello there! Ashli here with you to share a bit of art journaling! I love using the little bits and bobs from the kits as a starting point in my art journaling pages. This month, I chose to start out with some of the stamps and then I ended up putting some of the fun...
Mar 9, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi there! You know those little tiny strips of paper we all end up with after a bit of trimming? They usually end up in the trash, right? I know they do in my studio! Well, not today! Take a look… [iframe...
Mar 8, 2016 | Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
Do you have a colour that always draws you in? A colour that always catches your eye? This is mine…. I am always drawn to teals and mint greens. This is my colour. I wear it, I choose my home decor in these colours, I can not keep away from it. I found...
Feb 26, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Mini Book Madness, Scrap Happens!, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
I really am a no fuss scrapper. I have my materials in front of me and I get on with it. Today, with this mini book it was no exception. When my kit came I really loved the 12×12 transparent sheet that came with the paper addon. I knew I would make some kind of...
Feb 25, 2016 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Tips and Tricks
We were chatting on the message board recently about different projects you would like to see on the blog and one thing that came up was seeing more creations using older and new kits together. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done that, so I thought it...
Feb 12, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks
That much anticipate moment has arrived; your Cocoa Daisy kit has landed on your doorstep!! Wahoo!! Now what? What do you do? Are you the type of person who rushes downstairs, throws open the door with scissors in hand, armed and ready to break into it or are you more...
Feb 9, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Cards, Inspiration, Project Life, Tips and Tricks
Come and check out how versatile the DITL/PL kit is! I love how you can use them on your project life pages, cards or a full 12×12 scrapbook layout. Alissa made this one with a 3×3 pocket page. Don’t be afraid to cut down the cards! Suz used the...
Jan 30, 2016 | Everyday, Tips and Tricks
I’ve been anxiously waiting for February to arrive! I am so in love with this DaisyDori and all the amazing colors for this month. I like to take a little time before the month starts to setup some of my insert. The pages are already decorated so...
Jan 18, 2016 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Today I am bidding farewell to 2015 and closing up my 2015 scrapbook album. I keep lots of scrapbook albums. The kids have one each, one for each big vacation that we take, the Project Life album and each new year has it’s own album too. At the end of each of...
Dec 30, 2015 | Design Team Tips, Mini Book Madness, Tips and Tricks
If like me you have a fear of December Daily’s, then you will recognize the following symptons: hot sweats at the thought of keeping up and having to journal each day the worry of committing the time each and every day in December the fear of failure as you...
Dec 29, 2015 | Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Product Focus, Tips and Tricks
Hi, It’s Lisa here with your ‘Product Focus’ post for January. Each month for this post we get to pick something from the kit that some may struggle with to give ideas. When I opened up my kit yesterday I have to say I loved it. The colours were so...
Dec 15, 2015 | Challenges, Christmas, Design Team Tips, Tips and Tricks
I have a lovely mish mash of a blog post for you today. I have the designers challenge, but I also thought I’d share a few simple Christmas scrapping ideas. I have a little bit of a love/hate relationship with Christmas scrapbooking. I love all the Christmas...
Dec 7, 2015 | A Day in the Life, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Project Life, Tips and Tricks
I’m so pleased that a couple of years ago I decided to jump on in and start my Project Life album. I knew from day one that I wouldn’t be sticking to ‘week 1’ and so on. I would never be able to commit to that and I knew that once I got a few...
Nov 25, 2015 | Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hi there! I am sharing some tips and tricks on how to create a mixed media background today. I used a mix of the October and November kits. The first thing I did was to tear some pieces of the gorgeous paper that Stephanie designed for the October kit. I attached them...
Nov 20, 2015 | Tips and Tricks
Hi everyone! This month I got my CD Christmas planner kit and I immediately fell in love with these dividers! They are so whimsical and cute! I want to show you guys how to make super easy dividers using the tabs and washi tape that came in the kit. First I use my...
Oct 27, 2015 | Cocoa Daisy, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello everyone! Suz back with you today to share a bit of Tuesday inspiration with you. Fall colors are at their peak here in the Ozarks, and the leaves are started to make their way to the ground. Therefore, I decided to make this inspiration post about focusing on...
