I have the tappits for lettering and I love them. Not hard to use at all.
Can you give us some pointers on using them? I tried mine once and just stopped when my 'tapping' turned into 'slamming' with a side of swearing.
The first time I used them, I didn't care for them at all.
Then I read the directions. 
Now I use them all the time.
Roll your gumpaste really thin. Now roll it thinner. Roll it one more time.
Let it dry out a bit.
Then cut with the tappit and smack it on the counter and the letter/shape will pop right out.
The secret is thin and dry. Let the letter/shape dry more on the counter before trying to move it or pick it up.
I don't know about the ones for cookies, but I have the ones for lettering. It took a bit of practice, but the method I found to work for me is: First I get a cookie sheet or a flat piece of grease proof material that I can move around easily. Then I put a very light coat of shortening on it. Roll out your fondant or 50/50 fondant gumpaste (I like that better because they dry faster). Roll it out very thin about an 1/8 of an inch or even a tad thinner. After you roll it out let it set for about 1 or 2 minutes so the surface can kind of dry. Then grease your tappit with a generous amount of shortening. Press your letter and kind of wiggle it and right as you start picking it up flick your finger on the corner and it should come loose. Sometimes they don't and you have to keep flicking (and using a few bad words to get them out 
). After all the letters are cut remove the surrounding fondant from between and around the letters (I use an exacto knife). Then I let them dry right on the cookie sheet as long as I can, sometimes overnight. Then take your exacto knife and loosen them from the cookie sheet and put them on the cake. Make sure you make extra letters because some may break.
I'm sure there is a better and more preferred way to do this, but this is what works for me.
leahs & pjaycakes~~
Thank you so much!! I think I was doing it right but didn't let it dry a bit first. I think that will help! Thank you. I re-read the directions and it doesn't say to let it dry a bit. As soon as I read that leahs, it made sense!
Thank you both!
I am looking at the GSA website to see what these tappits are and they only show the font....does anyone have a picture of what these are? What are they made of or how they work?
That is the one thing that drives me batty about that site - they don't show the item you're buying ( in some cases.) Only the pattern as it appears afterwards and it would be better to see both, and possible, some brief direction of how some of these cool little gadgets work....
Or dimensions........they never show demensions so I have no idea if they are 1/4" or 2" across. 
The first time I used them, I didn't care for them at all.
Then I read the directions.
Now I use them all the time.
Roll your gumpaste really thin. Now roll it thinner. Roll it one more time.
Let it dry out a bit.
Then cut with the tappit and smack it on the counter and the letter/shape will pop right out.
The secret is thin and dry. Let the letter/shape dry more on the counter before trying to move it or pick it up.
That's it in a nutshell. Roll it paper thin and let it dry about 5 minutes per side. I don't dust or grease them. Here's a pic of the product. The blue is the Script and the pink is the Block letters. They are laying on a mat with 1" grids.
Hi -
I was reading a thread where you were raving about the SPS system since it was disposable and I went to the site where you said we could get it. Unfortunately, I had trouble navigating that site but I think it's because I wasn't sure which pieces I needed.
If you have any spare time (ha ha) can you tell me what I need? I am not sure if I need to know which exact cake sizes I need or if you order a variety to have on hand.
I appreciate your time, if you have it,
Thanks,
Christine K.
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