kro designs

  With the holiday season upon us, I thought of all the people I love to bits coming to our new home to celebrate the season so I wanted to have a welcoming door theme in my planner to reflect my always open door policy.  After rounding the top corners of this red leaf planner kit papers, I used the discard from a trimmed cover pieces and cut 2- 2" squares and 2-2"x4" rectangles as well as the corresponding pieces cut just 1/4" smaller on each side.  Using 1/8" foam strips I elevated the top layer to create some dimension. The Planner Kit die cuts that looked like postage stamps were just the cutest to add to the front door panels and I finished the top of the door with a cluster of stickers from the kit to create a wreath design. An easy and festive way to open my planner and my holiday season plans.

  This is the second spiral sticker book this summer that we’ve received with the Cocoa Daisy Main Planner Kit and I’m not mad about it! While last time I just kept it as is, but this time I wanted to be as streamlined as possible when traveling with my notebook. I sliced a couple pages out so they could travel with me, in style with a paper cover. I thought of two ways you make this because working with sticker release paper isn’t as easy as you’d expect. The easiest way securely travel with these sheets is use one of the cute adhesive pockets in the main planner kit and just put it in for safe keeping. On the other side, with the two remaining sheets, I cut one of the sticky notes in half, folded it in half and sandwiched all together.  Staples were used to secure them since I can't use any adhesive on the release paper (since it won't stick). Underneath, another pocket made from the scrap trims is another place to move your release paper to. While staples aren’t cute t...

  https://youtu.be/Y94Qrcywwgs Sometimes I don’t want the bulk and hassle of a notebook folio so I came up with a solution only using the planner kit for supplies. Not only did a make a cover in place of the craft one included, I made a folio with two enclosed pockets on either end. Trimming one of the planner kit papers to 4.5 inches on either side of the centerfold, I nestled an untrimmed paper together, using the center fold as a foundation. Then adhered the sides only on one end of the cover. After folding the extra length of paper over to create a flap, my closure was one of the large die cut tabs. To create the accordion sides, I took a paper from the notepad and folded it lengthwise in alternating half inch sections. Then glueing one end together, I adhered it onto both side of the folio. I repeated the process of the flap as I did on the other side. The only thing left was to wrap it around my standard notebook and secure it with a rubber band! What a fun and easy pro...

  https://youtu.be/mGAAjwimXBg One of my favorite things in the Little Bee Cottage Stationery Kit is the postcard, but I also hate it! It is amazingly awful that the most perfect piece of textured paper is two sided, so incorporating both sides of it’s glory was in need of some shenanigans. It was time to separate it between it’s layers. This and all the Cocoa Daisy PostCards are like a layer cake. I just started dividing it half with my fingernails at one corner and gently pulled it apart until it was in 2 full pieces. From there, I cut the half in half and adhered one on the page for a pocket. The other half I mounted on card stock to make a place for to-do’s with the Standard Size Notebook. While the notebook pages are notorious for having the most beautifully decorated pages, I did embellish this one with a few of the sticky notes toppled onto each other for designated places to write my day out. The Little Bee Cottage Stationery Kit’s roll of velum stickers had several that...

  https://youtube.com/shorts/mdo3_0pDU9w If the kiddo’s say the dreaded “I’m bored” the September, I’ve got a game changer for you! Using only the Little Bee Cottage Planner kit, I’ve created a day specific Bucket List envelope you’ll want to create with your next planner spread. After cutting on the fold of a kit paper, I scored it at 2 and 3 inches. After removing the corner rectangles, I folded on the scoring lines to create a secure envelope. To hold down the envelope top, I cut the tab in half and removed the sticker paper backing from only the lower portion creating a flap for the paper to rest. Then I filled it a cut sheet of the Menu Plan Notepad, written with the included Zebra gold brush pen, so each day of the week had an appropriate activity. On the opposite side I placed a scrap strip of paper, adhering only the upper and lower edges, to create a band under which to place some extra supplies. A notecard and sticky notes for journaling slide right under the band and ...

  https://youtu.be/BGX-5pTZ6t8 I have grand plans with my time starting August 15th. Not because the kids are starting school, it’s because I am not. Since giving up my full time position as a teacher I want to incorporate more intentional activities, so why not come up with my own list, creatively using the Sundrenched Planner Kit! Adding another layer of stripes using the the kit paper makes a great base for a piece of printable vellum. I typed up some specific and open ended activities that I thought would interest me so I could check them off! (click here to download the list) Instead of adhering it down with glue, I used the fabulous new PET floral stickers that are so gorgeous along with the August sticker and washi from the kit. The journal card makes a great base for a scalloped sticky notes with the black alphas on top. With this being the first page of my planner, there is no way I’d miss this opportunity to enjoy and take advantage of my new found time!

  https://youtube.com/shorts/X1n9u5lVbe4 If you were to ask me if I could only pick one kit to work with each month along with my standard size Cocoa Daisy Notebook, my definitive answer would be the Stationery Kit. The diversity and inclusivity of paper products is the best! Using the foiled vellum sheet, I tore a piece to create a pocket on the left hand side of my page to house the kit included acrylic August calendar and a list bookmark. The Mildliner and stickers in the kit made making a simple cast off piece of paper into a perfect place to put my biometrics for the week. The sticky notes were adhered up front to easy grocery list action. Because I take apart the Notebooks each month, it gave me an opportunity to put a dramatic flap effect with the acrylic sheet. It is wide enough to put a sticky note on it and whimsical to afford a secret list underneath. Adding extra vellum die cuts to the page makes my Sundrenched spread a winner!