Hello, friends! If you have seen the Umber & Gold Collection then you have seen the mixed media elements throughout this collection. We were so inspired by it, that we challenged our Creative Team to create a little mixed media of their own to complement this...
Hello, friends! As we prepare for a new month and get comfortable with a new collection, we hope you are able to set aside some creative time to set up your planners and journal and map of projects you know you want to create using the Peach Ridge Collection. This...
Hello, Friends! Wanderlust. If you have never experienced to urge to wander, travel, and roam the world (or outside your home), you might have felt this way over that last year. Even if you weren’t a big traveler before, a worldwide stay home order in 2020 made...
Hello, friends! With travel limited for many for the last year, the “staycation” has definitely risen in popularity. Staying home and staying safe throughout 2020 and into 2021 doesn’t mean giving up on making memories. In today’s post, we are...
Hello, Friends! If you have been a memory keeper for a while, it is likely that you have accumulated a few paper punches. Paper punches are a great tool for adding texture and interest to a page. They are also useful for including portions of collection papers,...
Hello, Friends! Here at Cocoa Daisy, we are all about finding thinking outside your box of happy and encouraging ways to stretch your monthly kits a little further. What better way to do that than with a little mix and match! Whether it’s combing elements from...
Hello, Friends! For the Northern Hemisphere, spring is (hopefully) in the air! While some areas of the United States are still experiencing snow, by and large spring has sprung and we couldn’t be happier about it! Today, we have three spring spreads in three different...
Hello, Friends! The Poppy Fields Collections is filled with the beautiful artwork of Olga Cuttel and is a perfect mix of bold colors with soft details. To highlight Olga’s designs, we are focusing today’s post on the stunning Poppies and florals she created. First, we...
Hello, Friends! In the world of paper crafting, we all know that stickers, papers, washi, and die cuts come into our possession and (hopefully) go on to document beautiful memories and embellish our pages. But you want to know what lasts forever? STAMPS! That’s...
Hello, Friends! There is something so wonderful about memory-keeping spreads with embellishments that jump off the page or interact with page elements. Each month, our Memory Keeping Kits include items that are designed to give your projects the texture, layers, and...
Hello, Friends! A few weeks back we challenged our Memory Keeping Team to create layouts that were center-aligned. For today’s post, our challenge is the focus on the corners and borders of a spread. Taking your design all the way to the corners and borders...
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...
Hello, Friends! Much of the joy in receiving a Cocoa Daisy kit is looking through all the beautiful embellishments. The Die-cuts, chipboard, stamps, enamel dots, wood veneer, stickers, and washi tape are just a few of the embellishment options that arrive at your door...
Hello, Friends! If you have been a Cocoa Daisy subscriber for a while, you may have noticed a few refreshes to some of the kits. Today, we are focusing on the Modern Memory Keeping Kit and a few ways you can use this updated kit. No matter what type of memory keeper...
Hello, Friends! We are loving all the beautiful colors featured in the New Chapter Collection. We love the rainbow color palette so much, we are giving it the spotlight today! What better way to do so than with a rainbow spread! In this post, we asked our designers to...
Hello, Friends! Each month, the Memory Keeping Kit Papers include the color scheme and patterns found in the Memory Keeping Kits. These 6X8 papers are the perfect size for adding directly to an album, trimming down to pocket card size, or punching shapes to create...
Hi crafty ones! I absolutely love using dimensional elements in layouts, they add that extra pop. Here I used the April acrylic to create the title in my simple dori, “April showers brings May flowers”. Check out Moon’s 12×12 layout, I...
Hello everyone, Jil here with a post about the memory keeping edition of the Classified add-on kit that accompanied Cherish Blossoms. These Classified kits are always amazing, and they coordinate so well with the monthly kit. Here is a 12X12 page by Moon that draws...
Hello everyone! Jil here with more inspiration for Travelers Notebook pages from 12X12 layouts. In our first example, Moon takes a gorgeous 12×12 page by Celine for her inspiration. And here is her version in the Simple Dori: Moon is using the Fresh Cut kit here...
Hello everyone! It’s Jil here to ask: Are you loving the stamps in the Paper & Ink kits? I am. I got mine inky in my little stamp inventory notebook, and I’m loving the cool, art journal vibe of the damask, birds in flight, postage, and vintage...
