I always wanted to try it, but didn't have the book to learn the method. So I found a tutorial on the ACD website, and tried it. I put the picture in photos, I didn't want to resize it to post it in here. Play let me know what you think. I liked doing it. I think I'll try to make some other designs next time I do a cake.
Nice job!! I have been wanting to try this method too! Great choice in colors!!
Ooooo pretty. I love how antiquey (new word lol) that methos looks. Good job! 
very nice job !!! i have towork myself up to that wow !!
It's quite pretty Lorris. I would suggest you make a few more rows and each one a bit smaller tip. #14 for the first row, 2 rows with a #5, 2 rows with a #3. and the final 2 rows with a #2. If you are really daring you could finish it with a #1. On the #14 tip, if you pipe just a straight line on the counter top or piece of paper you will notice the tip leaves a sharp line on the top, if you rotate your wrist a bit you will see that it leaves a groove or trough on top. You want the groove or trough up, so the next row piped with the #5 sits in that groove and it helps keep each line straight and directly on top of one another. Lambeth is a beautiful style, not seen much these days but it may be making a comeback. You can do it in buttercream but the lines are sharper and cleaner looking if done with royal. Here are two links. The first is done with buttercream, the second with royal. You will see a distinct difference.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=ShirleyW&cat=0&pos=108http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=ShirleyW&cat=0&pos=106
The center design is done with a template made by folding a circle of parchment or waxed paper, if the cake is say 10" cut a 10" circle, fold into hal, half again and then into thirds. cut a scallop pattern on the rounded parts of the folded circle. Unfold, lay on the cake top and make pinkpricks lightly to trace the design. Do that inside line first in color with a cut parchment cone or a #1 tip, just a tight zigzag pattern. Then do your rope border with a #3, next do the actual pinprick design with a #14, follow that with the above suggestion, #5, #3, and #2.
Thanks for the links. The cakes are wonderful. Very talented. Now, please tell us how to view pootchi's cake? Pretty Please. I discovered that ACD is American Cake Design Magazine website.
Here is a link to Pootchi's photo
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=Pootchi&cat=0&pos=1
Thanks for the links. The cakes are wonderful. Very talented. Now, please tell us how to view pootchi's cake? Pretty Please. I discovered that ACD is American Cake Design Magazine website.
When you want to see someone's photos you click on the link at the bottom of someone's posts it's a button with photo written on it. There's also button to send pm(personnal messages), access to MSN, and if someone has a website you'll see a www button too! Sorry if it took me so long to answer I couldn't get to my pc 
My DH needed it because he was doing an upgrade on another pc and needed some files in ours to complete the process. It's hard to not have my CC fix
Shirley thanks for the tips! I just love your designs. You did an awesome job. I'm amaze on how good it makes a cake look with this method. I'm printing your post to put it in my Lambeth's file. Thanks again!!
Thanks everyone for all the great comments. I was just having fun and playing around, and I fell in love with the method! Only wish I could afford one of those books.....
Fabulous job! I have yet to try a Lambeth cake despite being fanatical about this method for so long. Now, I'm in a position where I can't do any cake decorating for a few weeks and I'm going crazy!
Rachel
For those like me that didn't know what this method was here is the explanation of the Lambeth method from the cakes 911 site:
Lambeth Style Cake This style of cake decorating is named after Joseph Lambeth of England, a prominent decorator circa 1920-1930. This style uses stacking layer after layer of Rolled Fondant Icing on one another, to achieve its unique look. On tops of all of the layers, Royal Icing is piped. Beveled top and bottom edges are another characteristic of this style of cake decorating.
Traditional tops for this style of wedding cake would include many royal icing flowers, but instead a cocoa painting plaque was made for the top.
Uhh... - that isn't right.
Lambeth style was developed by Joseph Lambeth. It is a style that uses overpiping of royal icing - not fondant.
Rachel
Sorry, I just copied and pasted from the 911 site. Maybe someone should tell them?
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