Category Archives: Tutorial
Sep 14, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
Hello lovely Daisies!!! How are you today? Ready for fall? Today I want to share with you an idea I came up with. I was looking at my planner pages, those from other months that I didn´t use because some days I don´t write on them and I thought: what about making a...
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...
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Sep 9, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Good morning, everyone! I cannot believe that we’re already into the second week of September. Fall is right around the corner and although I’m sad that summer is over, I’m really excited for the everything Fall to come! So today, I’ll be...
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...
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...
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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 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...
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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”...
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...
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May 14, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Hello Cocoa Daisies! It’s Annie again and today I want to share with you all how my monthly planning went for the month of May. For this month, I chose to use my vintage pink Finchley Filofax because the color matches the May planner kit perfectly. This...
Apr 23, 2016 | Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Tutorial
Hi Daisy Planners! It’s Annie again and today I’m sharing how I planned for the month of April using the planning kits. I find that when it comes to monthly planning, I enjoy writing on a slant versus writing straight. It adds to the overall look to my...
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 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...
