The acanthus is a beautiful perennial with attractive, shiny, lobed leaves. We have emulated this design here, and added messages that you can personalize this background stencil with. Customize this design with messages for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings or add a letter for monogramming. 

Personalize Cookies For:

• "Mr. & Mrs." message for wedding showers and wedding receptions.
• "Thank You" show thanks to special friends with this message on a cookie.
• "Happy Birthday" or a letter/number for a sophisticated birthday designer cookie
• "Happy 25th" or "Happy 50th" for silver and golden anniversary parties

How to Order:

Step 1: Choose the number of overlays you prefer (see below for info on how to choose an overlay)

1 Overlay (Background & Frame will be on one sheet, and the message will be on a separate sheet.):

• Your using 1 color over entire stencil
• You're advanced enough to airbrush different colors in close proximity or are familiar with masking techniques when airbrushing.
• Using one medium type over entire stencil

2 Overlay (Background/Frame/Message on one sheet): 

• More than 1 color for background and message
• You're not advanced enough to airbrush different colors in close proximity or are unfamiliar with masking techniques when airbrushing.
• You are using an airbrush over the entire stencil, or with a combo of airbrushing and royal icing (on last step only) to add dimension.
• You’d like the flexibility to use both the background and the message for separate projects.

3 Overlays (Background, frame and message will be on separate sheets)

• Want the background/frame message all different colors
• You're not comfortable airbrushing different colors in close proximity or are unfamiliar with masking techniques when airbrushing - or you like the ease of not having to mask.
• Best if airbrushing over entire stencil
• Flexibility to use the background, the frame and the messages for completely
  separate project.

Step 2: Choose your message OR one letter A-Z (from one of the below options).

Check out our new blog post and video tutorial that gives you step by step how to use the different overlays for this set.

Further Customizing Your Stencil:

If your project would be easier with a custom cookie stencil, please contact us. We’ll do everything we can to help you with your project!

• Contact us today or start a chat conversation with us if you need this customized beyond options listed on this page (different fonts, years, messages, etc.)
• Please contact us using our Request for a Quote form if you have a custom school logo you need turned into a stencil for your special graduate. 
• To create your own cookie stencil messages for this background set, click here.

Cool Cookie Stenciling Tools for This Project:

• 3 or 4 inch cookie cutters produce cookies that offer the most overall reveal of both the background and message. 
• Are you a beginner? Try practicing on the Notta Cookie reusable practice cookie! This is an indispensable tool for testing icing consistency and practicing techniques prior to using a real cookie.