Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
Mar 13, 2021 | Basic Elements, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Planner Setup, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Video
Hi daisy friends! I’m happy to dig into my March Treetop Canopy planner today and walk you through how I set up my weekly spreads. I’ve picked week 11 to set up, which includes St. Patrick’s Day so I started off by choosing a (mostly) green spread...
Mar 12, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Off the Page, Product Focus, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! Hooray for Friday, am I right?! We have a special post for you today, featuring a few of our favorite things: Tags and Labels! If you received the Treetop Canopy Classified: Memory Keeping Kit you may have noticed a few repeat MVPs (Most Versatile...
Mar 10, 2021 | Basic Elements, Design Team Tips, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Repeated Shapes, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, friends! Today, we are sharing some fun with the contrast of big and small elements on a page. When including an element like an enlarged photo, it helps to pair the big element with smaller details. The Treetop Canopy Collection plays well with this idea as...
Mar 9, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, friends! The Treetop Canopy Collection is giving us all the tropical jungle feels! You might be looking at your kits and thinking “It’s 20 degrees where I am right now!” or “I have never been to a tropical place, much less a...
Mar 5, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Simple Dori, Tags, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! There is something so wonderful about memory-keeping spreads with embellishments that jump off the page or interact with page elements. Each month, our Memory Keeping Kits include items that are designed to give your projects the texture, layers, and...
Mar 3, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stencils, Tips and Tricks, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! A few weeks back we challenged our Memory Keeping Team to create layouts that were center-aligned. For today’s post, our challenge is the focus on the corners and borders of a spread. Taking your design all the way to the corners and borders...
Mar 2, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Die Cut Files, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Letter, Pocket Pages, Repeated Shapes, Sketch, Sticker Fun, Tags, Tips and Tricks, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! We have all done it. We thumb through magazines, scroll through Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, and marvel at the creativity shared. We cut out, save, pin and maybe even screenshot our favorites, fully intending to remember that inspiration when we...
Feb 23, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Video
Hello, Friends! Today, we have two members of our Memory Keeping Team sharing their process as they put together a memory planner spread and a 12×12 layout. We have the final spreads here on the blog, but make sure to head to their YouTube Channels for a...
Feb 20, 2021 | Basic Elements, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Inspiration, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks
Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. Today we are going to focus on the sticky notepad that we usually get in the planner main kit. Sticky notepad is one of my favorite stationery items, because it’s so versatile. You can use sticky notes not only to plan and...
Feb 19, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Chipboard Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Friends! As paper crafters, we tend to have a tried and true formulas for designing a layout. That said, it is always good to mix it up and challenge ourselves with different design styles and formats. Today, we asked our Memory Keeping Team Members to create a...
Feb 17, 2021 | Art Journal, Basic Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Cut Files, Daisy Designers, Die Cut Files, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! The updated Modern Memory Keeping Kit inspires our Memory Keeping Team to jump into all kinds of paper crafting endeavors. Today, we’ll share a few of these projects featuring the Denim and Blush Modern Memory Keeping Kit. Let’s see what they created!...
Feb 16, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Journal, Mini Book Madness, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, friends! The new year has brought with it a few changes and additions to our subscription offerings. The Traveler’s Notebook Memory Keeping Kit was updated to now include several cards, sized to fit perfectly inside the Simple Dori Traveler’s...
Feb 13, 2021 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Basic Elements, Behind the Scenes, Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Freebies, Inspiration, Planner Setup, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello Daisies ! Today, a little insight into how I make one of my favorite page each month : my tracker page ! I really need to have a pretty tracker page. If not, I completly forget to fill the page in. This month, I fell in love with the tracker printable...
Feb 12, 2021 | Chipboard Elements, Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Cut Files, Die Cut Files, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Repeated Shapes, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! We have hearts on the mind as we head into Valentine’s weekend (that is a thing, right?). But as you will see today, memory keeping with hearts is not limited to just documenting romantic love. Today, our design team shows us that hearts can be used...
Feb 10, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Art Journal, Challenges, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! If you follow us on Instagram or are a member of the Facebook group, then you might have seen a new FREE Monthly Journal Challenge, created by our Design Team Coordinator, Jennifer. This month, the journal challenge is all about our favorites. We love...
Feb 9, 2021 | Hand Stitched, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! We are completely smitten with all the gorgeous blush and blue tones found in the Denim and Blush Collection and our design team is, too. We have two stunning designs focusing on the main two hues in the February kits. Ashley incorporates the blush and...
Feb 5, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Challenges, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs
Hello, Friends! Every now and then, it is nice to pare down your supplies and see what you can create. Today, we have set out a challenge to design a layout featuring the Denim and Blush Classified: Memory Keeping Kit. This kit comes with everything you need to create...
Feb 4, 2021 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Basic Elements, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Everyday, Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Product Spotlight, Tips and Tricks
Hello Daisies! Lisa here showing you a few ideas of using pocket cards in your planner. I don’t memory keep anymore but the Modern Memory keeping kit is one of my favorite kits to use with my planner. Especially the pocket cards. You can buy the cards all on...
Feb 3, 2021 | Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Off the Page, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Repeated Shapes, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks
When in doubt, add florals! Can anyone else relate to this sentiment? Florals always add instant beauty and visual interest to any design. Their versatility goes beyond documenting your garden or a special event. A well-placed floral element (or a few!) can be the...
Feb 2, 2021 | Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Product Focus, Product Spotlight, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, TN Tuesday, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial
Hello, Friends! It is a new month, which means it is time to start fresh in your new Denim & Blush Simple Dori Travelers Notebook. We like to think of the Simple Dori as a small canvas with endless possibilities! It’s the perfect place to tell small stories,...
