Just zooming in here to show you a close view of this heart made with Julia’s Pretty as a Flower Dynamic Duos™ stencil release. These stencils are so versatile! You can, of course, airbrush and stencil directly on cookies with
With its springy colors and garden theme, Julia’s March 2021 Pretty as a Flower Dynamic Duos™ stencil release makes the perfect Mother’s Day gift. It’s even got messages specifically intended for moms. Here, the message was airbrushed and stenciled directly
While these cookies have no sentiments from the message and frame portion of Julia’s Pretty as a Flower Dynamic Duos™ stencil release, they have plenty of charm, especially in the way of wafer paper. This delicate medium has been used
Ha! Fooled you! These dainty 3-D heart boxes are made of cookies dipped in chocolate-brown royal icing. The only chocolate on them is what went into making the shiny bronze bows on top. First crafted by Julia for a Cake
We’re always encouraged to think outside the box, but, in some cases (like this one!), thinking inside the box is just as important, if not more so. To ensure that this cookie heart box looked as sweet on the inside
A good 3-D cookie is designed so that it views well from all angles. But 360-degree viewability is one of the bigger challenges of 3-D cookie decorating. Before applying any cookie details, Julia often spends hours mocking up designs to
While this 3-D heart box cookie is simply dipped, it’s topped off with an eye-catching molded cookie, a hot pink royal icing transfer, and a modeling chocolate bow with an enviable shimmer. All of these boxtop touches lead to a
Check out this delightful up-close-and-personal view of a cookie using the namesake message from Julia’s February 2021 Hopping into Spring Dynamic Duos™ stencil release! How sweet is it?! The message is a fondant appliqué, as are some of the more
Even without the Easter bunny foreground element in Julia’s Hopping into Spring Dynamic Duos™ stencil release, these cookies say “Easter” in every way, from their springy flowers to the message fondant appliqué. To learn more or to purchase, visit Julia’s
Though this cookie doesn’t use a message from the complementary message and frame set in Julia’s Hopping into Spring Dynamic Duos™ stencil release, its quirky Easter bunny lets you know exactly what holiday it’s for! Remember: One of the great
The various design elements in Julia’s Chinese New Year Dynamic Duos™ stencil release could, of course, just be directly airbrushed and stenciled on cookies. But Julia often likes to add dimension. Here, she’s done so by airbrushing some of the
For these cookies, Julia didn’t use any of the lanterns in the background set of her Chinese New Year Dynamic Duos™ stencil release. Instead, she relied primarily on framed messages (from the complementary message and frame set) to add pizzazz.
If you’re wondering how the lanterns on these cookies are so dimensional, it’s because Julia first piped royal icing transfers in lantern shapes (using her Chinese New Year Dynamic Duos™ foreground stencil as a tracing guide). Once those transfers were
Julia’s penchant for packaging with heirloom costume jewelry was stronger than ever during the 2020 Christmas season. This assortment of gifts (hereafter called the Pin Pizzazz series) was made by Julia for her besties who she was missing dearly after
When setting out to wrap her Christmas gifts each year, Julia usually starts by selecting a dominant color scheme (here, champagne pink and gold). Then she goes in search of heirloom baubles, lace trims, and other trinkets that fit the
Here’s a closer view of yet another beautiful Christmas gift in Julia’s 2020 Pin Pizzazz series. When exchanging gifts at a party, Julia often works the themes and colors of the party décor into the packaging. Note how wonderful this
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