people may already do this, but i read on here where some people use wrapping paper for their cakeboards covered in contact paper. well, i started hitting the scrapbook stores. a piece of paper is only about 50 cents and it's perfect for up to a 12 inch board.you can get just about any pattern and don't have to worry about storing it. also, a lot of my cakes tend to be too tall, so i've been buying the boxes with the window, i remove the window, then the tall part of my cake can stick out, but i still have a cake box to present to the customer. like i said, probably not terribly new ideas, just thought i'd share
I too have just using the scrapbook paper on my cake boards. Someone had posted it on an previous discussion. It looks better than tin foil. Such a great idea!! Thanks for sharing the box tip.
I put clear contact paper over the scrapbook paper.
oh, gotcha........I thought that maybe it you covered it in wax paper, but that's not that visible....is contact paper cheap enough to do this, because I have lots of scrapbooking paper...just never thought of this idea. There's lots of little stores around here like big lots & the dollar stores and they have good size pkgs. of s/b paper for CHEAP.
so...where's a good(cheap) place to buy contact paper from?
i put the clear contact paper over it first, if you didn't it would get awfully greasy, and i just don't know if the inks from the paper would bleed into the cake. i just got a roll of cheap contact paper from the shelf liner area in the grocery. i think it was 3.00 for the roll
I bought mine at Walmart. It is a bigger roll and I think it was $5. But I bet the dollar store or similar would be cheaper.
U got the concept right!
Check out my photos ( if you want) I think it adds to the cakes vs the ones with tin foil.
the contact paper has a sticky side, so first i cut the paper to the size i need, then stick the contact paper and the scrapbook paper together, i cut contact paper a little larger than my scrapbook paper so i can use that to attach it to the board.
thanks for the wal-mart/dollar store thought. i hardly ever shop at wal-mart, but i hear their prices are good
Ok, glad to hear it!!!!
I guess I just "fell in love" with this idea, because it seems so much better than a plain white board!!!
And, my DH says I over-analyze things sometimes, so that's why I don't always understand the easier things...anyway(that's another story), I'm so glad to hear about this idea and
Thank You all
for the help!!!!!
the contact paper has a sticky side, so first i cut the paper to the size i need, then stick the contact paper and the scrapbook paper together, i cut contact paper a little larger than my scrapbook paper so i can use that to attach it to the board.
thanks for the wal-mart/dollar store thought. i hardly ever shop at wal-mart, but i hear their prices are good
I thought everyone shopped at wal-mart, lol!!! With buying diapers and milk for my youngest, AND feeding a 5 year old boy whom finally found his appetite (and keeps it), superwalmart works for me, definitely!!!!! You can buy anything there-even get your oil changed!!! LOL
i know, i know (about walmart) but the closest walmart is about 20 minutes from me and i have a super target (complete with a starbucks) about 7 minutes from me 
i shop at sam's club about once every couple months- that's where i stock up on diapers, diaper wipes, etc
I wish I was closer to a sam's club....I just don't feel like driving 1 1/2 hours to go to one...bad thing bout living in a small town, I guess.
Anyway, thanks, smashcakes, this is a great idea and you better believe I will be doing it on my next cake board, lol!!
Okay, to be clear about why we use "fancy foil", it's because it is FDA approved to be used with food items. Is contact paper safe to be touching food directly? I know we use it in our cupboards and such, but food does not sit on it directly.
Anyone know?
i guess i assumed it was food safe, i'm trying to remember what people said on the original thread regarding covering wrapping paper with contact paper. i guess if you were really worried, you could put your cake on a board cut to fit, then put it on your dressed up board. i guess it would add a little to your cost. or just put a circle of foil between your cake and the board
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