Sep 22, 2017 | Behind the Scenes, Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Graphic Artist
Hello Daisy friends, This month I want to tell you about the background text in the September designs. We wanted to create a “text-as-background” look in the September planner designs. So I went off in search of good quotes that fit the theme of correspondence,...
Aug 18, 2017 | Behind the Scenes, Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Graphic Artist
Hi Daisies, your friendly neighborhood arleigh here. I’m one of the Cocoa Daisy graphic artists. I wanted to share some behind-the-scenes notes about the August planner design just for fun. I’m going to try to do this regularly. Christine wanted August to feel like...
Sep 30, 2016 | Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Everyday
One thing I’ve learned over the last six years of owning a kit club is that something WILL go wrong every month. It’s just a given, so you learn to make quick decisions and be able to just roll with it. This month we have an issue with the adorable coffee...
Jun 22, 2016 | Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday
So let’s talk paper. When we started producing our planner inserts back in October of 2014, I wanted to use paper that was a nice weight, held the vibrant colors of our designs well, had little bleed through, was affordable for our customers and wouldn’t bulk up a...
Dec 17, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Graphic Artist
We’ve got something a little different for you today on the blog. One of our graphic designers, arleigh, is here with a behind the scenes peek at a product she designed for the Desktop scrapbooking kit. I thought it would be fun to show a bit of the process...
Sep 14, 2014 | Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Everyday, News & Events
It’s been a very busy month here at Cocoa Daisy. Getting prepared for the launch of our new line of Planner Kits has resulted in many late nights consulting with our designer, arleigh (didn’t she do a fabulous job!), and countless trips to the printer....
Mar 20, 2014 | Bunker Tales, Cocoa Daisy, Mini Book Madness
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is the first day of spring, especially when it’s still so cold here in the mitten. I think that is why I’m enjoying the March and April kits so much, plenty of pretty spring colors! Even though it’s cold here...
