Category Archives: Mixed Media
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 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 14, 2020 | Everyday, Mixed Media, Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Travelers Notebook
Hello and happy Friday! Today we are exploring ways you can use stamps to create texture when documenting your stories and plans. Stamps can be used with many types of mixed media including embossing powder, gelli plates, water colors, special inks such is distress...
Aug 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Travelers Notebook
Happy Friday Cocoa Daisy Friends! Do you use mixed media in your memory keeping layouts? We have some great examples from our design team to share with you today. Let’s begin with a layout created by Korrie-ann. “I am really enjoying mixed media at the...
Jul 22, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Washi Tape
Hello friends, Washi tape is a versatile product in our Cocoa Daisy kits and can be used in both planners and memory keeping to add color and texture. The tape can be cut or layered in many unique ways including to create a banner, border, or background and this means...
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 25, 2020 | Art Journal, Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday, Freebies, Journal, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Printables, Stamping Sensation, Video
Hello Daisies ! I hope all of you are OK. Remember when I told you in January that I found planner peace in standard dori ? Guess what, I changed LOL. With the lockdown, my kits had troubles to come to me (I am still waiting for some by the way). So I had to change a...
Jun 19, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Mixed Media, Stencils, Travelers Notebook
Horizons are synonymous with possibilities. Look at the following quotes. Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. Dag Hammarskjold Between two worlds life hovers like...
Jun 17, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Mixed Media, Stamping Sensation, Stencils, Travelers Notebook
Christine likes to add stencils, paints, and inks to the Memory Keeping kits so you can try something new. Our design team tested out a few new products this month and here are the results. Audrey Medd starts off today’s post with the cutest of foxes! “Our...
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...
Apr 17, 2020 | Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Tags, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Our challenge for the design team today was to create a layout using the tags and other components of our kits. Jill starts us off with a beautiful and creative way to use tags in your layouts. “This is the first spread I’ve made in my Heidi...
Feb 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Cut Files, Design Team Tips, Everyday, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Subscriber Downloads, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello, Daisies. Let’s jump right in and explore all the amazing Love Notes designs from our DT. The team is using cut files and printable elements in their designs today. Korrieann is starting us off with a traditional 12×12 layout. “I absolutely loved...
Feb 19, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Mixed Media, Product Focus, Simple Dori, Tags, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! Do you like the warm peachy side of pink or the cool magenta side? Well today on the blog we are showing you the various shades of pink in the Love Notes Memory Keeping kits. Let’s look at a peachy pink design by DT member Ria to get us started. “Don’t you...
Feb 4, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Mixed Media, Traditional Designs
Welcome to February! Today we are sharing mixed media designs from DT members, Traci, Rachel, and Jil. Their designs are aaaamazing so let’s jump right in with Traci’s February monthly view layout. Traci used the stamps from the Love Notes Memory Keeping Kits to...
Jan 31, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Traditional Designs
Happy Friday friends, Are you always behind the camera or do you get in the photos too? Today we want to encourage you to document your beautiful self. Design team members Audrey and Sabrina are sharing layouts that put them front and center in the story. Let’s begin...
Jan 29, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Product Focus, Traditional Designs
Happy Wednesday! On the blog today we are highlighting the Noted memory keeping classified kit. Our design team members, Ellie and Iris, have created several traditional layouts to share with you. Let’s begin with a lovely 12×12 mixed media design by Iris. “The...
Jan 22, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Mixed Media, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings, On the blog today we are showing our love of the color mustard with these beautiful designs from DT members, Korrie-ann and Iris. They have respectively created a traveler’s notebook and 12×12 design with mustard elements from the Noted kits. Let’s see...
Jan 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Pick-a-Size, Traditional Designs
Hello! On the blog today we are sharing traditional sized memory keeping designs. You are going to love our design team’s ideas for creating 9×12 and 12×12 layouts with the Noted kits! There is some serious circle love by Traci and a beautiful collage by...
Dec 4, 2019 | 12x12 Layouts, Everyday, Mixed Media, Monochromatic, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, We are introducing new design team member Audrey Medd today. She is sharing a little about herself as well as a an adorable 12×12 mixed media design about her pup and his love of the snow. Enjoy! “Hi Friends, I am Audrey and I am...
Nov 5, 2019 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Cocoa Daisy, Everyday, Inspiration, Mixed Media, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hi everyone!! As a memory keeper, do you ever feel that your style has become stale or too familiar at times? If yes, why not try something new? Robin and I are here to share with you some new techniques you can try in your TN. First up is Robin with her beautiful...
