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Feature Friday: Playing with some Cocoa Daisy Stamps.

kissy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:54 +0000

Valentine’s Day is coming up and I wanted to make a couple Valentine Cards. I also look for any excuse to play with Valentine themed products! I laid out my “….count the ways add-on” and looked through my CD stamps for some inspiration. I ended up using the Mason Jar stamp from the October 2011 kit and this month’s birds on a wire stamp. I have been on an embossing kick this month and used black embossing powder on both. I added a little grey colored pencil to the mason jar lid and “filled” it with a heart. I stamped and embossed the little birds on a wire then used a Stampin’ Up punch to create the label. I kept the cards from looking too feminine by using the kraft cardstock as my base. If you are nervous about how to add a stamped image to your layouts play with them on some cards first, it’s a great way to experiment! I know that I want to use each of these ideas on a layout now

Have a wonderful weekend!

Christine

February’s Kit “by the numbers”

kissy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:56:00 +0000

We’re excited to bring you By the Numbers, our whimsical and playful February kit, packed so full of numbers, we don’t want to try to figure out exactly how many are in there. What we do know is that we’ve mixed papers from My Mind’s Eye, Sassafras Lass (get it before it’s gone!), and Crate Paper. Combine those with embellishments from American Crafts, Elle’s Studio, our exclusive Cocoa Daisy stamp, as well as some Tim Holtz, Seven Gypsies, topped off with a bit more Sassafras for good measure, and this kit adds up to one fun collection you can count on for instant inspiration.

And some of the add-ons:

Dewey Decimal

A nice neutral support kit featuring a whole package of just numbers from American Crafts, fun wooden buttons from Prima, die cut paper from Studio Calico, and some eclectic postcards and journaling spots make, finished off with a pop of teal Hambly rub ons.

Barcode

Pearls from KaiserCraft, a card wrapped with ribbon and twine from Crate Paper, and a bit more My Mind’s Eye make Barcode a cheerful addition to the main kit this month.

…Count the Ways

Our nod to Valentine’s Day, this add on has all you’ll need to make that special someone feel loved. A whole pack of heart pins from Maya Road, papers and embellishments from Basic Grey, Pebbles, and Crate, we can’t wait to see what you do with this add on!

and finally our new

Embellishment Pack!

What fun embellishments we have for you this month: a Jenni Bowlin Vintage Number Card set, some alterable numbers, 2 yards of garland and more than enough Happy Days borders from My Mind’s Eye. It’s what you’ve been asking for, a kit of just embellishments!

Saying goodbye to Ronda

kissy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:34:10 +0000

Saying goodbye is never easy but it’s near impossible to do when it’s someone who you hold so close to your heart.

In Greece Ronda and I became very close, how could I not love this vibrant, energetic, sarcastic and witty little italian! And I’m blessed to say that over the last couple years that friendship has only grown stronger. She has been mine and Cocoa Daisy’s biggest cheerleader, giving so much of herself, her talent and her vitality. She has contributed in so many ways to Cocoa Daisy – in more ways than I count! She has always been ready to do more and help whenever and wherever she could. And that is why I know this decision was so hard for her to make.

Ronda has decided to step down completely from the Cocoa Daisy Design Team in order to further pursue her own path.
It is hard for me to say goodbye and I know it will be very hard for the rest of the Design Team as well as our fellow Daisy’s to say goodbye. She has been such a vital part of Cocoa Daisy for so long. We will miss her amazing inspiration and her presence on the message boards.
I know that it’s not a complete goodbye, just a goodbye from the Cocoa Daisy Design Team. She promises to stick around on the message boards and we have something special planned with her for later this year. We wish Ronda all the best and can’t wait to see where her path leads her.

You are going to do amazing things sweetie and I love you.

Christine

Inspiration Tuesday

stephanieeloise — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:38 +0000

I have been really inspired lately—by food, movies, design…it’s hard to corral it into one place that makes sense. Since this is my first post, I’ll show you a little inspiration of one of my most favorite things: design. Design inspires me via colors, patterns and typography, and thanks to the internet, there is no shortage of great design to check out.

I’m totally in love with the letterpressed background and type in this business card! I love the teal + orange combo and all of the white space the design allows.

Logo design is one area that I’ve had the least practice in, but seeing this panel of prospective logos makes me happy! It’s funny how many designs you can make out of just a few words.

I love the rainbow effect of this print, not to mention the wisdom its words hold. I also love that the designer chose to use colors other than your run-of-the-mill ROYGBIV combo.

Everything about this invite makes me swoon. Yellow! Grey! Banners! Scripts! It’s simply gorgeous.

And last but not least, a few throwback product labels. The oranges, reds and teals compliment each other nicely, and I love the typography and distressed look.

Hope some of these have inspired you!

xoxo,
Stephanie

Tales from the Bunker January edition.

kissy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:48:51 +0000

I took a little break from our “Tales” in December because, well, December was just plain crazy! I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season and things are going well as this new year begins.

We have had our stamp subscription up and going for a couple months now and it has been a big hit! With all things new you find you have to do a little tweaking, so after tossing ideas around in my head I have come up with a little bit of a change in how the stamp subscriptions and our stamps in general will be put together. What we have done in the past is have 3 stamps – 1 of which is part of the main kit and then 2 others that are available either ala carte or you get all 3 in a stamp subscription. The only problem with this is that if you subscribe to both the main kit and the stamps you end up with one duplicate each month. So we are switching things up a bit and beginning in March we will have FOUR stamps each month! The main kit will have an exclusive stamp that will only be available in the main kit. Then we will have three stamps that will be included in the stamp subscription and also be available for individual sale. And speaking of stamps did you see our sneak peek of the February stamps!! I think this month’s is my favorite set so far:

Have you ever wondered how we come up with the ideas for our stamps?

The Design Team is always giving me great ideas for stamps and we will sometimes pull from their list. Sometimes I will have an idea for a kit and will send an email out to Ronda and Kim and see what comes to their minds.

Or it will go something like this:

Ronda, I like this mug, can you draw something up for January?

Ronda will make comment about the size of my head compared to the tea mug and send me a rough draft. We will back and forth a bit to tweak it and then she will send it off to Kim who smooths the lines out and gets it ready for the printer. Then we get them here, Mom packs them all in the little envelopes and then they make their way into your kits.

We have a new addition to our little stamp creating family and that is Stephanie. I mentioned previously that the Design Team is always posting great ideas for stamps, well Stephanie drew some up and posted them and we all loved them so much that she is now designing some of our stamps for us too! Not surprising since she is a Graphic Designer by day

I love that we have such a great pool of creative women on our design team to pull ideas from! So a big thank you to all of them for their ideas! Also a big thank you to Ronda, Kim and Stephanie who help get these stamps ready so you all can play with them.

Have a wonderful rest of January!! And watch out, February is going to be a great month!

Best wishes,

Christine

February sneak peeks!

kissy — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:27:37 +0000

We’ve loaded our February kit, “By the Numbers”, with so many different kinds of numbers, we’ll leave you to count them all. An exclusive Cocoa Daisy stamp of stacked numbers, silver metal numbers from Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies’ safety pins, Elle’s Studio cards, Sassafras Lass tags, and a bit of My Mind’s Eye paper all support our number theme this month, but don’t worry, numbers aren’t the only things you’ll get. We’ve added some cheerful embellishments and lots of newly released great paper from Crate Paper, My Mind’s Eye and Basic Grey to round it all out. Add to that our gorgeous add ons and new Embellishment Pack, and we know you’ll definitely be counting the days until your Cocoa Daisy box, packed with goodness, hits your doorstep this February!

Here is a sneak peek at our add-ons:

We even have a special Valentine themed add-on:

We don’t want to forget our stamp subscribers so here is a little sneak for you as well:

Beginning in March we are changing up our stamp subscriptions so that there will no longer be duplicates between the Stamp Subscription and our Main Kit.

We have extended the special 6-month promo we are currently offering until the 18th.
We wanted to start 2012 off with big bang, so we are offering a FREE ADD-ON AND STAMP to anyone signing up for a new 6-month subscription. Your subscription would start with the January kit and you can choose any available add-on and stamp from the January kit or any of our past kits! Simply include your selections in the comments section when you check out.

Make sure you head on over to Ali’s Blog for a great Cocoa Daisy giveaway! But hurry it ends tonight!!

Hope you all are having a great weekend!

It’s time for Tea & Cupcakes

kissy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:11:39 +0000

The perfect anecdote to winter’s grey skies, our January 2012 kit, Tea & Cupcakes will warm you with cheery colors like blues, greens and yellows, just like a good cup of tea warms you on a cold day. And the cozy textures of felt and velvet remind us a bit of the fluffy frosting on a tasty cupcake. Tags sporting happy sayings, optimistic clouds, and an exclusive stamp featuring the perfect mug for tea. Paper and embellishments from Simple Stories, Basic Grey, American Crafts and the ever-to-be-missed Sassafras, make this kit a friendly smile on a cold and cloudy day.

“Tea & Cupcakes”

The add ons:

“Whipped Cream & Sprinkles”

“Red Velvet”

“Honey & Lemon”

The stamps for this month are so fun and playful!

We have taken our stamps out of the add ons not only to reduce the cost of the add ons but also to allow our customers to purchase exactly what they want.

The tea mug stamp will be featured in the main kit.

The cupcake stamp comes as a set so you can make add sprinkles in whatever color you wish!

And our instant photo frame stamps is so versatile!!

We are expanding our store to better serve you and this month we have a number of paints and inks that coordinate beautifully with the main kit. Keep checking back in the store to see what new goodies we have added.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

kissy — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:52:17 +0000

Nate, Zach, Blu and I want to wish all of you a wonderfully blessed Christmas Day and a very Happy New Year.

January Sneaks!

kissy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:37:50 +0000

The perfect anecdote to winter’s grey skies, our January 2012 kit, Tea & Cupcakes will warm you with cheery colors like blues, greens, and yellows, just like a good cup of tea warms you on a cold day. And the cozy textures of felt and velvet remind us a bit of the fluffy frosting on a tasty cupcake. Tags sporting happy sayings, optimistic clouds, and an exclusive stamp featuring…well perhaps you can guess from the image. Paper and embellishments from Simple Stories, BasicGrey, American Crafts, and the ever-to-be-missed Sassafras, make this kit a friendly smile on a cold and cloudy day.

Here is a little peak at the main kit Tea & Cupcakes:

And the add ons:

Whipped Cream and Sprinkles

Red Velvet

Honey & Lemon

and something new this month an embellishment pack that coordinates beautifully with the main kit

Old Book Christmas Tree.

kissy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:32:56 +0000

Anyone who knows me knows I adore old book paper and when my Mom showed me the tree she had made from an old book I asked her if she would make one for me. She made me a nice full one from an old book and I decorated it with wooden snowflakes (from the December kit Amber Snowflake), red pearls from Kaiser Craft, burlap ribbon, punched snowflakes and some wooden buttons. It came together quickly and I love how rustic and soft it looks.

Isn’t it sweet!

I can see this as the base for a pretty little angel too! You can find instructions on how to create the tree here.

Have a wonderful week!

Christine