Do you just cover cardboard rounds with fondant? or is there a trick. Also I see cakes with, it looks like ribbon, around the edge of the board what kind of board/plate are they using? I think it really looks nice and would like to give it a try.. any tips??

You will have to put either buttercream (a thin layer) or piping gel on the board for fondant to stick to. As for the ribbons, when I put them on my boards, I just use 3-4 boards, tape them together and after I wrap the board, I use my hot glue gun to tack the ribbon to the edge.

Hope this answers your questions.

Aine2 has a free tutorial on her website.

http://extra-icing.blogspot.com/

Scroll down to free tutorials and it shows you step by step what to do.

This might help:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-165031-.html

Thanks for the link, BarbaraK!!

Thanks everyone you have steered me in the right direction.. I am still learning how to get around on this site! Thanks again..

I just finished the Fondant Gumpaste class and a women in there said she sprays her boards with cooking spray instead of piping gel so I tried it yeah it worked.

you can also just brush a little water on the board and the fondant will stick.

You can also use a bit of jelly to cover the board before you put the fondant on. As for ribbon on the edge you just pipe a bit of icing around the edge and stick the ribbon to it or again you can use water or make a sugar glue which will also work.