Category Archives: Traditional Designs
Sep 11, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello and how is everyone doing? We hope you are staying safe and well. On the blog today, we are exploring hexagons. Hexagons are one of the shapes that make regular appearances in memory keeping and planning. I’m always delighted when I see layouts with...
Sep 9, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cards, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, The tags in our kits are a staple, extremely versatile and can be used in any style of memory keeping or planning. Tags can be used as the main foundation for a layout, planner page or greeting card, a journaling spot, a small work of art, a bookmark,...
Aug 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Journal, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daises, Our design team has stepped up to the challenge of incorporating purple or blue or both in their designs. We are blown away by their ideas and use of these colors. Purple and blue are deep rich colors that pack a punch. They are on the cool side of the...
Aug 18, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs
Greetings! We often use frames to bring attention to a photo or journaling in our layouts and when we want to call attention to something pertinent in our planners. There are many ways to use framing to highlight the item of interest and we begin today with a...
Aug 12, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Journal, Kit Papers, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Are you drawn to flowers? Morgan Harper Nichols notes, “perhaps the reason you are drawn to flowers is not only for their outer beauty, but because they remind you beautiful things will bloom after the longest seasons of...
Jul 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Printables, Sticker Fun, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Today we are exploring the power of floral elements in memory keeping and the various ways you can use flowers to accent your story. Flowers have a universal appeal in many areas of our lives and this includes memory keeping. There is...
Jul 17, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings friends! Are you a plaid lover? If so, we have a special treat for you today from our design team. They are sharing unique and one of a kind layouts with plaid using our To the Sea and Backyard Blooms kits. Let’s begin with a this awesome traditional...
Jul 8, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cut Files, Inspiration, Traditional Designs
Hello friends, All of us are redefining what it means to travel in 2020 and we thought it would be fun to share a staycation layout idea with our To the Sea kits. In addition to travel themes, this collection can be used to create all sorts of every day documentation...
Jul 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Simple Dori, Sketch, TN Tuesday, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, It’s TN Tuesday, a day we explore traveler’s notebook layouts and sketches from Christine. Today the DT is sharing their interpretation of Christine’s sketches in both TN and 12×12 sizes. You are going to love these...
Jul 3, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Mixed Media, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs
Hello! Our design team has created two amazing layouts using mixed media from our Serengeti and To the Sea collections. They are sharing great tips and information that is sure to inspire you to get your craft on this weekend. Audrey is going to start us off with a...
Jun 26, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Happy Friday! Our design team members Sabrina, Brande, and Rachel have created layouts focusing on circles with the Serengeti kits. Circles are a great way to add interest to a design, bring the eye to a focal point, and use our exclusive...
Jun 2, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Freebies, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Pocket Cards, Printables, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, The DT’s challenge for today is to use tags, tabs and labels in their designs. These items are great for layering, creating focal points on your layout, simple journaling, and creating pull outs for hidden journaling, additional...
May 22, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs
Hello and Happy Friday, Our design team is sharing their creative ways to use patterns and prints in memory keeping. Kristine and Audrey took two completely different approaches to this challenge and we love the result. Let’s begin with Kristine’s memory...
May 13, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello! Welcome to a mixed media Wednesday here at Cocoa Daisy. The design team is sharing a 12×12 design and a TN layout with our Tulip Time kits, both of which incorporate mixed media techniques. Let’s begin with Jil’s traditional sized design. “My mixed media...
May 5, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Design Team Tips, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Stencils, Traditional Designs
Hello, Pocket memory keeping is extremely popular and there are a wide variety of albums and pocket protectors available to suit everyone interested in this medium today. And pocket cards can be used outside of pockets in fun and unique ways too. The pocket cards in...
Apr 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Mini Book Madness, Pocket Cards, Traditional Designs
Hello Scrappy Friends, The challenge for our design team today was to use layering in their creations. Layering gives your memory keeping designs depth and can be used to draw the eye to a photo or other important piece of your layout. This technique also provides a...
Apr 24, 2020 | Monochromatic, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daisies, We hope you have a fun weekend at home planned and if you’re in the mood for crafting, our design team has wonderfully creative ideas to get you started. Today’s challenge is “designer’s choice” and we are excited to share...
Apr 1, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Design Team Tips, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings Cocoa Daisy friends, Today on the blog Jil and Audrey are sharing tips and techniques for creating titles in your memory keeping. Designing titles for your layouts is a lot of fun and they are a great way to draw the viewer into your page. Titles can be...
Mar 31, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Pocket Pages, Product Spotlight, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello everyone! On this last day of March, we are looking forward to warmer weather and signs of spring here in the northern hemisphere. It’s a strange time in history and I think regardless of where we are living, each of us is craving a bit of normalcy. When I...
Mar 25, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Design Team Tips, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Spring Greetings! I think we can all use a little dose of happy and bright right now. And that is exactly what we have in mind for our blog post today. We challenged our Memory Keeping design team to “think spring” and we think you’ll agree they...
