Category Archives: Mixed Media
Feb 23, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Traditional Designs, Video
Hello, Friends! Today, we have two members of our Memory Keeping Team sharing their process as they put together a memory planner spread and a 12×12 layout. We have the final spreads here on the blog, but make sure to head to their YouTube Channels for a...
Feb 9, 2021 | Hand Stitched, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Off the Page, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Tips and Tricks
Hello, friends! We are completely smitten with all the gorgeous blush and blue tones found in the Denim and Blush Collection and our design team is, too. We have two stunning designs focusing on the main two hues in the February kits. Ashley incorporates the blush and...
Jan 20, 2021 | Inspiration, Mixed Media, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! Raise your hand if you hear “mixed media” and immediately think “oh no, I can’t do that. That’s not for me”. I know I have felt that way in the past, and still find myself shying away from the messy crafting elements (except stamps, I LOVE stamps). But...
Jan 13, 2021 | 12x12 Layouts, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Mixed Media, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Travelers Notebook, Tutorial, Video
Hello, Friends! Patterns are all around us, especially on our memory keeping pages. When we think of patterns, we often think of pre-designed patterns, like the ones found on the papers, stickers, and washi from our monthly kits. But if we remember that a pattern is...
Dec 11, 2020 | Christmas, Cocoa Daisy, Design Team Tips, Document December, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Stamping Sensation, Tips and Tricks
Hello, Friends! In today’s post, we are focusing our attention on the adorable, and versatile, stamp sets from the Cranberry Rose Collection.If you subscribe to the Memory Keeping: Pocket Kit or the Travelers Notebook Memory Keeping Kit, you receive one of these...
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 7, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Art Journal, Classified, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Daisy Designers, Design Team Tips, Dissecting Design, Everyday, Inspiration, Journal, Mixed Media, Planner Setup, Rub Ons, Stamping Sensation, Sticker Fun, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial, Washi Tape
Hello daisies ! I hope you are all OK. November is Gratitude month, and I’m sure you all have some things to be grateful for. Personally, I love doing this exercice for some time now, every day of the year 🙂 . Each morning, with my “wake-up-coffea”,...
Sep 30, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Mixed Media, Project Art, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, We’re focusing on mixed media in our designs today. Mixed media can be a complex layer of mediums or something as simple as a bit of texture paste applied to a pocket card with a stencil or a few drops of water color on your background. Our design...
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...
