Apr 22, 2018 | Graphic Artist
Hi CD people! By now you’ve gotten your lilac-themed stuff or it’s on the way. I want to tell you about The MK Effect. I met Cocoa Daisy’s Director of Customer Care & Operations Mary Kay (“MK”) many years ago at a twopeasinabucket Archivers crop. Translation: We...
Feb 18, 2018 | Graphic Artist
Hey there, Daisy people. I wanted to share a funny realization I had when we were finalizing the March peacock design way back in November. Sometimes we get to a point where we’re trying out different ideas, and Christine is replying with edits and suggestions or...
Jan 25, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Everyday, Graphic Artist
Hey there, planner peeps! arleigh here. Well, you already know that January is maps. There are so many great free downloadable maps online. You might want to browse around and see for yourself. When you zoom way in, the amount of detail and artistry is astounding....
Oct 24, 2017 | Behind the Scenes, Graphic Artist, Inspiration, News & Events
Hey Team Daisy! Arleigh here with a little peek behind the scenes at the Cocoa Daisy Factory. Just kidding, it’s not a factory. Actually, I work out of my home office in Colorado, and Christine and Cocoa Daisy HQ are in Michigan. This month I wanted to tell you...
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 5, 2016 | Behind the Scenes, Cocoa Daisy Day Planner, Graphic Artist, Tips and Tricks, Tutorial
I wonder if you wonder whether I paint each watercolor page by hand. Well, no, but I do start with watercolors. I scan them in, then I turn them into Photoshop brushes, and I also look for brushes online. For the September Planner and Dori, I included some...
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...
May 8, 2015 | Everyday, Graphic Artist, Stamping Sensation
Fun things happen when Sharmaine and arleigh start exchanging ideas on Pinterest. Today’s Stamping Sensation starts with a fun little story about that. Sharmaine found this image on Pinterest and sent it to arleigh with the following comment: Due to size...
May 15, 2014 | Everyday, Graphic Artist
We are so pleased to introduce you to Arleigh! She’s joining our family as a graphic artist. You’ll find her work this month in our exclusive stamps. We think you’ll really love having her fun sense of humor at work as you create in June....
