Our Daisy Divas

Ronda Palazzari

Design Team Coordinator

Hi everyone! My name is Ronda, like the Beach Boy's song, Help me Rhonda, only "no h.". Seriously have been saying that all my life. I currently live in the burbs of Denver, Colorado with my husband Andy and two teens Lexi & Anthony. My house is ruled by two adorable Chihuahuas, Nina & Pedro. I love being a stay-at-home mom and all things crafty... scrapping, cooking, knitting, sewing, reading, and photography. I love to travel with my family and hope to explore more of this great big world of ours. You can usually find me in my craft room creating with my music blaring in the background or in the kitchen baking for my kiddos.

I have been into art since I was a kid and have always loved it. In high school I was editor of my High school paper and layouts were my specialty. So when my daughter came along, scrapbooking seemed so natural. I got to play with paper, write stories, and capture memories. I love how I get to incorporate all my art loves into scrapbooking. Some of my proudest scrapbook moments are starting the One Little Word Scrapbook challenge blog, being a named a Memory Makers Master, becoming part of the Fancy Pants, Purple Onion, and Cocoa Daisy Design Teams. I have also been blessed in being published in various magazines, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Artful Blogger as well as some idea books.

I like to call my style Uptown Antique Brie: a little class, a little vintage, and a lot of good cheese. I love the new, flashy stuff but have an appreciation for vintage items. I love to push the edge of products and use them in unconventional ways. Most of my layouts (if not all) are cheesy, scrapping the emotions and everyday moments. I love using bold colors and combining colors that surprise people.

Anja Wade

My name is Anja Wade and I live in Warren, MA. I've been scrapbooking for seven years. I have a background in chemistry and teach at the high school and college level. I love the creative outlet provided by scrapbooking - it gives me the chance to use my artistic side and helps me to feel balanced. I feel so lucky to have discovered this hobby - it has truly become a passion for me.

When I'm not scrapbooking, I enjoy cooking, reading, running, going to the gym, and spending time with family and friends. I love good food, good drinks and good times with loved ones - and I love to scrap about it!

I especially love doing layouts about my childhood. With no children of my own yet, I scrap about myself and my four brothers growing up in the seventies and eighties. I love using old photos, even if they are less than perfect. I recently co-wrote an article for Scrapbook and Cards Today on this topic. I'm extremely excited to be a part of the Cocoa Daisy team!

Anna Bjorklund

My name is Anna Björklund and I live in Sweden. I discovered scrapbooking when my first child was born in 2003, and it was like entering a whole new world that I immediately fell in love with. Scrapbooking wasn't very well known in Sweden at that time, but it has really grown enormously since then. I am totally hooked, sort of obsessed... I scrapbook about everything - my family, our house, our life... both the good and the bad.

Sometimes it's all about playing and messing around with supplies. Sometimes the story is the most important thing and sometimes I have a beautiful photo that I want to display and preserve. I love that scrapbooking can be done in so many different ways. I love to experiment and to try new material and new techniques. I love challenges and the inspiration I get from everywhere.

Mou Saha

I am a stay-at-home mom to my two kids and married to Ashis for 7 years. I am from India and been living in the US for as long as I have been married. After my first was born, I shelved my career in Clinical Psychology and Counseling and eventually filled the emptiness with scrapbooking. I love to experiment with paint and doodling. I am amazed by all the women I have met through this hobby.

I think officially, my biggest scrapbook-related achievements so far are being named to Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame and making the Top Ten in their Scrapbooker of the Year 2006, while unofficially, getting a nod of approval out of my husband has been the most challenging. My biggest support are my kiddos who don't mind me chasing them around with a camera...well, most of the time!

Christine Drumheller

I live on the west side of Michigan about 30 minutes from Grand Rapids and 30 minutes from the beach. I love it here, the winters can be long, but I love the seasons. I have a wonderful and supportive husband named Greg and 2 energetic boys, Nate (almost 5,) and Zach (almost 2). They are my constant inspiration. I left the work force after the birth of our first son and have continued to be a stay at home mom.

I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years and have had a number of layouts published in Memory Makers Idea books. I have been a Creating Keepsakes HOF honorable mention for the last two years, and I had my scrap studio featured in the April 2006 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.

My schooling and background are in fine arts and graphic design, this tends to come through in my scrapbooking style: bold and graphic with a touch of whimsy. I love to have all the elements on a layout support it's theme in some way, and to draw people in and have them take a minute to discover all the little details. My journaling is always honest and from my heart.

Being artistic is a driving force in my life - I have to do something creative everyday, whether it's gardening, decorating, sewing or scrapbooking! I am very excited to be a part of the Cocoa Daisy Design Team and hope that I can inspire you!

Kim Watson

"I have been scrapbooking for 3 and a half years and it has been a wonderful creative journey for me. Being a fashion designer for so long, has developed in me a love for colour & texture, which I get to explore daily through my scrapping. Together with life,scrapbooking & blogging...I am doing what I always wanted to....taking everyday experiences to grow & learn and then visually catalog them in a way, that will touch & inspire.

My style in an eclectic one, that morphs from week to week, depending on my mood & what product I am using; this makes for my albums being filled with colourful variety of styles. I try to focus on the little everyday things I experience because it is these things that make up the bigger part of life, rather than waiting for those huge life changing events that are few & far between.

I am SO excited to be involved here Cocoa Daisy. It is going to be a blast getting you know you all. I look forward to being hugely inspired & trust I can inspire in return!" 

Sue Mylde

Hi there Daisies! My name is Sue Mylde and I'm so honoured to be part of the Cocoa Daisy Divas. Our family moves around a lot and so 'where I'm from' doesn't have a straight answer for me.

I was born in Singapore but since I was 17, I've lived in different parts of the world: Italy, England, Canada, and now Norway. Each of these places have made me who I am today, whether in my pasta cooking, or how I say 'eh' A LOT and my ability to speak Norwegian with a true 'coastal' dialect. I'm very content with being a citizen of this world. I've been married to my high-school sweetheart for more than a decade and we have a four year old with a talent for drama and a weakness for princess dresses.

I've always had a need for many creative outlets. Besides my love for scrapbooking and all things bling, I love writing, photography, knitting, crocheting, acting, sewing, and cooking. I enjoy the privilege of staying home and the ability to grow my creativity every day.

I just love how scrapbooking helps the stories of those moments captured through photographs shine through, making our ordinary lives, just a little bit special, at least to ourselves. I'm all about the stories but I don't think I could ever live without bling, buttons, flowers or ribbons on my creations.

My style evolves constantly. I love trying different things, but I often go for elegance, simplicity, a bit of daring and a lot of fun.

I enjoy the social aspects of scrapbooking, and making friends online and in person, teaching and attending classes and crops, and scrappy evenings with 'the girls'. My hobby has allowed me to make new and lasting friendships and I feel so blessed to have discovered this wonderful aspect of life.

On occasion, I may also be found entertaining friends at my own dinner parties, travelling to someplace or another, or, if I'm really lucky, scuba diving with turtles and starfishes under the sea.

I look forward to getting to know all of you! And thank you again Tricia for this wonderful opportunity to be a part of the most talented buch of Cocoa Daisy Design Team Divas!

Debee Campos

Lisa Saunders

Hello : ) I’m Lisa and I live in the UK with my hubby and 2 small children that are growing up too fast for my liking. That’s what really got me into scrapping. I want to remember all the silly little things that are said and done. As a teen I started my own version of mini books, which then evolved into scrapbooking when my second child was 2 back in 2004. I feel so lucky that my family totally ‘get’ this amazing hobby. The kids love scrapbooking and hubby loves the photography side. All three often come up with ideas and suggestions for LO’s. I love seeing the kids sat together looking through our albums remembering the fun times we’ve had. This makes me so happy.

For me personally it’s mainly about the story telling. I want to remember cute words the kids have said or things that have made us all laugh or like the time I had to give my son ‘Time Out’ at the top of a hill !! I don’t know if I have a style. I call it messy. I love paints, inks, mists, colours and layering. I like my LO’s to be fun. I don’t tend to plan, I just go for it and see what I end up with at the end, usually very messy fingers and more stained clothing. I really should wear an apron. I like using non scrappy items and discovering different ways to use my stash.

I’m so excited to be part of this very talented team and feel very honored to be part of Cocoa Daisy. Thank you xx

Denise Morrison

I am 43 years old and live in Missoula, Montana. I have a large, crazy family consisting of my husband and our two boys (12 and 13 years old), 3 stepkids and 5 grandchildren. I have two jobs and dream of getting more than 6 hours of sleep at night. My life is busy, messy and complicated but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Well, maybe for a nap.

I started scrapbooking in 2001 with a good friend. It didn't seem like the right fit for me then but I kept going and figured out I could make my own rules and not worry about things being "acid free". That's when I really got hooked. Scrapbooking combines all my loves, photography, writing, paint, sewing-you name it. Creating pages and other projects is what keeps me sane.

My other favorite things are teaching art to middle schoolers, kissing my husband, coffee, having just chilling out talks with my sons w/o arguing, junk stores, yummy food, good friends and doing nothing.

Danielle Layton

Danielle Layton is a physician's assistant and military wife. She has been scrapbooking since 2002, mostly her European travels and her dog until the birth of her son. She loves photography and wants to leave behind lots of good photos for her son as she does not have many from her own childhood.

She likes to be busy and therefore, scrapbooks and blogs often
(www.vtpuggirl.blogspot.com). You can find her adamantly researching Chipotle's secret recipe for guacamole by her preferred method: taste-testing.

Danielle designs for American Crafts and Scribble Scrabble in addition to Cocoa Daisy. She has had her work published in Memory Makers, Papercrafts, Simple Scrapbooks and Scrapbook Trends Magazine, as well as some web-based E-zines.

Her guilty indulgence is Grey's Anatomy, when she isn't doing continuing medical education credits towards her medical license. She is thrilled to be a part of the Cocoa Daisy design team.