Mod Podged Graduation Tile

Hello there, it's me again. Just poppin in for a quick visit. I am still working on updating the blog, repairing broken links, adding the Mocha Doodle Designs logo to my printables, ect... but I've also been working on several projects in my craft space, and I can't wait to show them to you. 

Most recently I've just finished a personalized tile for a sweet girl. Our family was honored to be invited to her graduation and after party/ BBQ :) This is what I crafted for her.

The layout was inspired by her gorgeous picture. Her talented photographer dad took this shot, and I loved it. I couldn't help but think of my God who is sovereign over all, and who is watching over her life.  

I began this tile using paper and sticker elements from Basic Grey, the Plumeria line. I Then used Mod Podge to adhere everything that was flat to the tile. Once the paper, stickers, and picture were dry, I added the 3D elements Prima flowers, bling, and butterflies.  I used the butterfly stickers from the BG kit and adhered them onto card stock, cut them out and glued them on with the wings popped up. Lastly I used my Viva pearl pen to add some pretty accents down the side. 

 Here is a close up showing what I did with the butterflies. For the verse, I just printed it off, cut it out, and Mod Podged it on. So easy. 

 In this close up you can see that I used the alpha stickers that come with the BG kit. Another use of the butterfly. Here you can see the pearl accents made using the Viva pen. I also adorned her name using a flower that I cut from a Websters Pages bloomer, and lastly I used Some Prima bling that curved nicely around the label. 

 And I leave you with this close up of the flower cluster. I curved it around her beautiful picture, just to bring more attention to the photo. 

These Mod Podge tiles make nice gifts, and are so easy to make. Just think of it as a scrapbook layout glued down to a tile... making it a permanent keepsake. 

Until next time, 

Music Teacher Thank You Card

Well, here goes! My first post as Mocha Doodle Designs! I hope you all like what you're seeing. I am still working on a few kinks... but I think it's coming along nicely. I will be deleting the sevens blog soon, after I fix all of the links. I am still working on getting the sevens logo off of my printables and adding the Mocha Doodle Designs logo. But enough blog talk, I really just want to share cards!

I recently made this card for my kid's piano teacher. She has been their teacher for the past 6 yrs. and has decided to take a break from teaching piano. She has become a dear friend of mine over the years, and is  the best example of a Proverbs 31 woman that I know. I am more than a little sad to lose her as my kiddos teacher. So I made her this card to show my appreciation.

I used MME and K and Company paper for this card. Twine from Comsumer Crafts, and the "Thank you" sentiment is a Studio G stamp that I found at Wal-Mart. I finished it off with a little machine stitching and some black jewels. 

Thank you for stopping by today, and for all of your encouragement, 

Summer Watermelon Tag Card

Hello Y' all. I am so ready for summer.  I'm ready to relax. I use the term relax loosely, it's more like a different kind of work that I will be doing, but sometimes just a change in schedule can feel very relaxing. I'm looking forward to having my son home, and getting to spend more time with both of my kiddos. I'm also looking forward to spending more time in my craft space without feeling guilty, as spending time crafting when I should be teaching/homeschooling doesn't have quite the same feel. : p 

I thought I would share a card that I created with that summer feeling in mind. It just cheers my day. :)

 I apologize for the poor picture, I took this with my old point and shoot camera, Uck! I would rather take a pic with my Canon any day. 

I made this card for a friend of mine, can you guess her name? ;) 

The watermelon tag is of course a FREE PRINTABLE! I scored this pretty tag from the Sweetly Scrapped blog. If you would like to print one for yourself stop on over for a visit, she has lots of pretty free goodies. 

I mounted the tag to red checker paper from My Minds Eye, it reminds me of a summer picnic. The raspberry dimensional sticker is something I picked up from a dollar bin at Micheal's. 

It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but the green gingham print is actually fabric. The fabric added a nice homemade touch to the card. I hope you enjoy your day, and are inspired by your visit. Thank you for stopping by, 

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Word Art Wednesday challenge # 81 anything goes

Mother's Day Goodies

Hello, may I ask a question? Where did the month of April go? It seemed to just whiz by! And now we're into the month of May. With that being said, I realized that Mother's Day is fast approaching. Next Sunday to be exact! So I decided to get right to work creating some fun printable Mother's Day gift tags. 

After designing the tags, I chose to use one as a card base for my very own dear mom. 

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. distress edges of tag and card using Close to my heart basics ink in slate and chocolate. 

2. using viva's glass effect pen draw over the Mom sentiment. 

3. Stamp family history sentiment onto a precut banner. ( MME indie chic)

4. machine stitch around the tag, and banner. 

5. adhere doilies and tag to card base

6. stamp medallions on tag ( MME indie chic)

7. adhere flourish stickers

8. using a hot glue gun adhere the fabric flower

9. glue the family history banner just under the fabric flower

10. fussy cut woman image from 2nd tag

11.  adhere the fussy cut woman over the corresponding image using dimensional foam tape.

In this close up you can see the machine stitching and the raised effect that fussy cutting the woman gives. 

I hope this inspires you to try your hand at paper creations using free printables. 

To access The free retro mom printable tag click HERE.

I hope that you enjoy your Mother's Day celebrations, honoring the woman that God has chosen for you, 

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