i tried really hard to mimic this scrapbook cover pic (hopefully i can post a pic) and i think i did pretty well overall , the only problem was the stork . My friend wanted to stork standing up and i made one out of gumpaste and it shattered after i apllied ri to the back to be supprted by dowels. i then tried again with petal paste and thought it would be hard enough after 2 days and no go.i ended up leaving the stork laying down does any body have any tips to making figures like that to stand with out breaking?
Thanks for listening

I'm sorry, I have no constructive advice on the stork figure.

Just wanted to let you know your cake is adorable.

The design perfectly represents the scrapbook.

I made Spongebob with fondant and used toothpicks for his legs. I used a ball of fondant that I flattened out some and wrapped it around the toothpicks--then rolled the toothpick until the fondant covered it well. I left little sticking out for the shoes. I have also used skewers in the same way cutting them to length and then leaving the pointy end out to stick down into the cake. Here is a pic--sorry there is chocolate frosting on him! Your cake turned out very cute!

I made a cake with a cross standing up. I used aa sugar cookie I cut out with a cookie cutter and use the same cutter to cut a piece of fondant. I "glued" the fondant on the cookie with "cookie icing". It worked pretty well. You could only see the cookie from the back. I stuck the cookie directly into the cake. It was covered in fondant so I cut a slit in the fondant. Worked great. I took the cookie out for transport and stuck it back in at the party. I did notice the cookie had softened a bit in the heat from the car ride over. I'd refridgerate it first next time, but it held just well and I had to be careful on the second time I put it in.