Who knew a cooking class would actually get me to cook!  The instructor showed us how to make tuile cookies.  The batter was spread onto basic stencil shapes cut out of plastic lids and all I could think of was how the batter felt like modeling paste and I had the perfect stencils at home to do this with!  FYI, tuile cookies taste much better than I imagine modeling paste tastes…

Ronda Palazzari’s Urban Landscape inspired a dessert made in honor of all the people shoveling on the East Coast after Nemo dumped mountains of snow.  My husband and kids did love playing Godzilla as they scooped a building and “snow” onto their dishes…You would think they were all 5 but no, much much older than that…

Word of caution- stencils that have ever been used with any type of non-food item (paint and spray inks for me) cannot be used with food.  Kind of common sense…

I had a box of brand new stencils waiting for me so this was my golden opportunity to bake with them!   Mix up the batter.  Mixed media in the most mixed sense!   On a silicon mat put your stencil down then spread the batter on top.  Remove the stencil and bake the cookies.  How easy! When they come out of the oven they will be very soft but as soon as they start to cool they will harden up.  Once they were cool, just microwaved a bit of frosting until it was runny like paint and used the other part of the stencil with a basting brush and added the chocolate details.

Now I have a huge quandary.  I love this stencil.  If I use it for art, I can’t use it for making cookies.  Art.  Cookies.  (You may actually be able to hear my youngest hollering COOKIES since her vote is for the edible…and she is the one who ate the missing building…)  Art.  Cookies.  I just can’t decide!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for my free workshop, Use Your Words!  There are now over 500 people signed up!   There is still time to sign up here.  More information is here.

My box of stencils arrived!!!  Did I mention I am jumping up and down with pure joy !!!!!!  I had no goal when I started this background paper other than to play, play, and play some more!  No rules, no restrictions, no pressure- just play.

Here are all the stencils I used on this paper.  Can you find all these stencils in this background paper? As I looked at it I felt like it was a game of Where’s Waldo. Is he still around or am I showing my age?

I love how a stencil changes when you only use a portion of it (like when I did only half of one from the vine) or just stenciled along the lines of the honeycomb stencil or when the layers start to interact and play together!

Celtic Circle          Church Windows    Cell Theory         Bubble Doily         Corn Flowers

Diamonds              Echoes                 Eye Chart                 Honeycomb          Roman Letters

Vine                       Quatrefoil           Kaleidoscope

Here are some close up hints.

I had planned on cutting this up and making ATC’s or tags or die cutting it or as an art journal background  but I just can’t bear to cut it now…but I will find the strength because that gives me an excuse to make another one!  What do you think I should make with it?

Are you ready for Monday? I know I am!  Why?  A Colorful Workshop: Use Your Words begins!  Never fear if you haven’t signed up for this free workshop because you can jump in any time!  Sign ups are here.  More information is here.  The stencil die cut paper in the supply list is back in stock at Blue Moon Scrapbooking.

Linking up to Mandarin Orange Monday, Inspire Me Monday, Make it Monday, and Creative Every Day.