Category Archives: Simple Dori
Sep 16, 2020 | Dissecting Design, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Pocket Cards, Pocket Pages, Project Life, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Today our design team is sharing their layering tips and tricks with lots of great examples! Layering is an important element in design because it adds texture, depth and focus to your paper crafting. For example, adding layers of paper and texture...
Sep 15, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello! Bold titles can be used to set the tone for your story as well as cover the majority of space for your design. In fact your title can be the foundation of your layout. For example, cutting out a short word such as hello, go, or love in a large letters and using...
Sep 11, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello and how is everyone doing? We hope you are staying safe and well. On the blog today, we are exploring hexagons. Hexagons are one of the shapes that make regular appearances in memory keeping and planning. I’m always delighted when I see layouts with...
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,...
Sep 8, 2020 | Inspiration, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Here at Cocoa Daisy we want to inspire you with a mix of old and new ideas for using your kits. Adding pockets to our traveler’s notebooks isn’t a new idea but how we decorate them can be fresh and creative. Today the design...
Sep 4, 2020 | Classified, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello and happy weekend friends! Our classified memory keeping kit is extremely versatile and a fun treat each month. I love to open it up and see what fun things Christine has chosen to include in each kit. And all of the items are complimentary to the planner,...
Aug 28, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Hand Stitched, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook, Washi Tape
Hello friends, Our theme today is “starry starry night,” which is all about the stars. The star shape provides limitless possibilities for your memory keeping and planner layouts. We’ve got some fun designs to inspire you to work with all the star...
Aug 25, 2020 | Inspiration, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy fans, Layouts that are created using a diagonal theme are extremely appealing visually and allow you to place elements and photos in unique ways to draw your viewer in. A diagonal placement is also a great way to use bold colored stripes in your...
Aug 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Journal, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Daises, Our design team has stepped up to the challenge of incorporating purple or blue or both in their designs. We are blown away by their ideas and use of these colors. Purple and blue are deep rich colors that pack a punch. They are on the cool side of the...
Aug 19, 2020 | Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Journal, Mini Book Madness, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Tags
Hello friends, Today the design team is sharing creative ways to use the quotes from our Cocoa Daisy Sticker kits in their storytelling designs. Let’s begin with this awesome mind map from Kristine. “I recently took a look through Audrey Medd’s Instagram...
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 13, 2020 | #cocoadaisycommunity, Art Journal, Cards, Cocoa Daisy, Everyday, Kit Papers, Pocket Cards, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Travelers Notebook, Washi Tape
Hello Daisies ! I hope you are all OK. Today I want to share with you a post a bit “outside the box”. Even if all items came from my boxes of Happy 🙂 In fact, I will share with you how I sometimes use my Daisy Doris for other uses than planning. It’s...
Aug 11, 2020 | Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends! It’s TN Tuesday today, which means today’s blog post is devoted to our Simple Dori Traveler’s Notebook and ideas to document your stories within it’s lovely pages. The DT was challenged to create a layout for this post that...
Aug 4, 2020 | Hand Stitched, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Product Spotlight, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, Travelers Notebook
Hello and welcome to August! On the blog today, Rachel and I are sharing some of the little things from the Backyard Blooms Classified kit that you are sure to love! These little kits include super cute items from a variety of scrapbook companies. They are curated to...
Jul 21, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Rub Ons, Simple Dori, Sticker Fun, TN Tuesday, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends and welcome to TN Tuesday! Today we are focusing on stickers and rub-ons from our recent kits which make wonderful embellishments, especially when you need to cut back on the bulk in your Simple Dori Traveler’s Notebook. Rub ons last a...
Jul 17, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Kit Papers, Simple Dori, Stamping Sensation, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Greetings friends! Are you a plaid lover? If so, we have a special treat for you today from our design team. They are sharing unique and one of a kind layouts with plaid using our To the Sea and Backyard Blooms kits. Let’s begin with a this awesome traditional...
Jul 10, 2020 | Design Team Tips, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Printables, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Hello friends, Our design team’s challenge today was to have some sea fun with our To the Sea kits and we absolutely adore their ideas! Odessa has created a lovely TN design and Kristine is sharing a fabulous Memory Planner layout that is actually a scene. Ah...
Jul 7, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Simple Dori, Sketch, TN Tuesday, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, It’s TN Tuesday, a day we explore traveler’s notebook layouts and sketches from Christine. Today the DT is sharing their interpretation of Christine’s sketches in both TN and 12×12 sizes. You are going to love these...
Jul 1, 2020 | Pocket Cards, Simple Dori, Travelers Notebook
Greetings! We are exploring rainbow order in design today. Rainbow order is a great way to use the full spectrum of color in a collection by placing colors in a logical relationship structure on your layout. You can search the internet for a color wheel and follow the...
Jun 26, 2020 | 12x12 Layouts, Happy Planner Memory Keeping, Inspiration, Kit Papers, Repeated Shapes, Simple Dori, Traditional Designs, Travelers Notebook
Hello Cocoa Daisy friends, Happy Friday! Our design team members Sabrina, Brande, and Rachel have created layouts focusing on circles with the Serengeti kits. Circles are a great way to add interest to a design, bring the eye to a focal point, and use our exclusive...
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