Nov 27, 2020 | Document December, Hand Stitched, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, On the blog today the design team is sharing ideas for combining cranberry and plaid to create designs in their memory planners and scrapbooks. Plaid is such a fun pattern to use when documenting our stories and memories and the Cranberry...
Nov 24, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Grid designs in memory keeping and planning are always popular because they make pulling a layout together simple and easy. The design is perfect for organizing photos and embellishments in a way that balances the layout. It’s the theme for...
Nov 20, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cut Files, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, In memory keeping and planning, we work with items that are “dry” including stickers, paper, and ephemera. We use photos that must be properly safeguarded and we may include handwritten journaling which requires a certain level of protection...
Nov 18, 2020 | Inspiration, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life
Greetings! We talk about pocket pages a lot around here and that’s because we truly love the simplicity of documenting stories in this format. One of the reasons pocket scrapbooking is simple is that many of the pocket dimensions are standard which make it easy...
Nov 17, 2020 | Everyday, Simple Dori, TN Tuesday, TNMK Instruction Sheet, Travelers Notebook
Hi Everyone, Today the design team is sharing travelers notebook layouts created with sketches. Let’s jump right in with this design from Casie, “Hi all! I used Christine’s simple dori sketch from the Acorn Lane TNMK kit for this my layout and my...
Nov 13, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Classified, Journal, Washi Tape
Greetings! Today we are focusing on the Cocoa Daisy Classified Memory Keeping kits from our Acorn Lane collection. They contain exclusive items that can be used to Audrey is sharing a traditional layout created with items from these kits. “Did you know that...
Nov 11, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook, Vellum
Hello! Today our design team is sharing various ways they incorporate vellum in their layouts. We have three designs to share today beginning with Melina’s TN pages. She tells us, “I love vellum! One way I love using it is with stamps. Stamping on vellum gives a...
Nov 10, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! Brown is a truly lovely color that sits on the warm side of the color wheel along with red, orange, and yellow. It’s probably not the first color you notice in a rich and vibrant autumn landscape. And yet, brown has a quite a diverse range of hues...
Nov 6, 2020 | Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Product Spotlight, Washi Tape
Greetings! Washi tape is a wonderful embellishment to incorporate in your memory keeping and planner layouts and you can always find some in your Cocoa Daisy kits. In fact, there are four different washi tapes in the Acorn Lane kits. While washi tape can be used to...
Nov 4, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Traditional Designs
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, On the blog today the design team is sharing layouts using the Acorn Lane pocket kit. We have a traditional 12×12 design and a pocket page design for you. Our pocket kits come with traditional 3×4 and 4×6 pocket cards as well...
Nov 3, 2020 | Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Travelers Notebook
Hello everyone! Rub-ons are a fun way to add color and a bit of texture without bulk to your layouts and planners. The rub-ons that came in our Acorn Lane kits are gorgeous and can be added to many different textures including photographs, cardstock and patterned...
Oct 30, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Classified, Product Focus, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! Today we are focusing on layouts created from components in our Classified Memory Keeping kits. Our classified kits are a wonderful compliment to our memory keeping kits and our planner kits too. And for many of us, we enjoy the delightful surprise of...
Oct 27, 2020 | Everyday, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mini Book Madness
Hello friends, Have you considered creating mini books with your kits? It’s a great way to use up the left-over supplies you love. And you can incorporate shipping items including the box your kits arrive in, the tissue paper and bags used to house and protect...
Oct 23, 2020 | Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Travelers Notebook
Hello! Today we are sharing ideas with the Pocket Memory Keeping kits from Cocoa Daisy. Many of our design team members have pocket page projects each year. Pocket pages are any easy and fun way to document your stories, especially if you don’t have a lot of...
Oct 16, 2020 | Basic Elements, Kit Papers, Pocket Pages, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Here at Cocoa Daisy, many of us are obsessed with circles and there are good reasons for our fascination with this shape. Circles have a lot of symbolism associated with them including balance, wholeness, time, and the cosmic universe. The circle...
Oct 14, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! Today we are sharing some ideas for creating a layout that is inspired by a quote sticker of your choice from the Memory Keeping Sticker kit. Let’s begin with this memory planner design by Kristine. “I know that my page is super, super simple,...
Oct 13, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Memorydex, Pocket Pages, Stamping Sensation
Hello friends, On the blog today, four of our DT members are sharing how they are using the stamp sets from our Flannel and Frost collection. Grab a cup of your favorite brew and join us for a walkthrough of their designs. Let’s begin with this memory planner...
Oct 9, 2020 | Design Team Tips, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Happy Friday! White space, also known as negative space, is an important element of design. It helps separate your content, object groupings and it minimizes clutter. Another way that white space is used is to create emphasis. One example would be placing a photo on...
Oct 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Sequins, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs
Hello friends, It’s mid-week in the beginning of October and we are fully into the fall season. If your like me, you’ll have lots of fall photos and memories to document. And you may be swimming in autumn ephemera, papers, and stamps. We thought it would...
Oct 6, 2020 | Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Printables, Simple Dori, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, It’s another TN Tuesday here at Cocoa Daisy and today we are sharing ideas for using vellum in your traveler’s notebooks and Simple Dori planners. Vellum is a translucent paper that is often used on invitations, announcements and cards, but...
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