Loved this class (thanks Lauren!).

 

I haven't gotten to the picking stage just yet, but these are my first two brainstorming pieces. I'm leaning towards trying out food lettering or to the obscure postcard idea most.

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Decided to go with lettering with food, because Lauren made it look so darn fun! I just finished my second segment, and I already veered off of my original plan.

 

I was going to letter uplifting quips, but then immediately got sidelined after I thought it would be funny to make "Gimme Some Sugar - Cookies!" I thought they were really funny, but when I finished I started thinking "maybe this isn't funny, maybe it's too much..." my partner thought they were funny too, but we both decided that maybe I should rephrase them as "Things you shouldn't say on a first date." or something along those lines...

 

 

I did try and make more process photos which were fun! I made the sugar cookies from scratch and I experimented with the icing as well using a combination of powdered sugar and oat milk. For the pink frosting, I blended up powdered sugar, oat milk, and strawberries (I found a recipe for natural food colors here).

I totally want to try this one again, I felt like my first mix of frosting set super well and made lettering easier. My second two batches were runnier, but I ran out of powdered sugar to be able to firm them up at all. But I learned a lot and had a great time!