Ticket to Paris Cookie Stencil by Confection Couture

January 25, 2022

You'll have them saying "Ooh là là" when you bring out these Tickets to Paris Cookies from Confection Couture!

Here's what you'll need:

Ticket to Paris cookie stencil
Cookie Cutters

3" x 1 1/2" Rectangle
2" Square
2" Circle

AirGenie Airbrush System
Gyro-Cut Craft and Hobby Cutting Tool
Cookie Magnets
Plastic Bottle with Dropper Tip
Quadrant Masking Tool (x2)
Stencil Genie
Screen Genie
DecoPac Airbrush Food Coloring

Midnight Black
Petal Pink
Gold Shimmer
Harvest Brown

Glad Press'n Seal
Paper Towels

Getting Started

The first step, of course, is to bake your sugar cookies and top them with royal icing. Once the icing has hardened, proceed to the next step.

Mixing Colors

For the shading of the cookie backgrounds, try mixing colors. Add a teaspoon or so of DecoPac Airbrush Food Coloring in Harvest Brown to a plastic dropper bottle. Next, add an equal amount of Gold Shimmer and shake the bottle to mix thoroughly. Add a couple of drops to the reservoir of your AirGenie airbrush system tool and test the color out on a blank piece of white paper. Add more brown or gold colorant until you achieve the desired shade. Run the airbrush tool until empty before testing out a new color ratio.

Shading

Now, load a few more drops of the color mixture into the airbrush tool.

Always test out the airflow on a stack of paper towels prior to airbrushing each color and cookie. Adjust the flow as necessary by turning the dial on top of the airbrush unit.

To apply the shading spray the edge of the cookie from a low angle, adding a light coating on the edge and less and less color as you approach the center of the cookie. The middle of the cookie should have no color at this point. Rotate the cookie as you spray to evenly coat the entire edge.

Repeat for all cookies.

Cleaning up colorant from your work surface is easy using just water and a paper towel.

Cleaning the Airbrush Tool

To clean the airbrush tool between colors, rinse out the reservoir 4-5 times using clean water. Next, reattach the air hose and refill the reservoir with water. Run the water through the tool until it's completely empty. Repeat this step, once more using water, and then a third time using an inexpensive 100-proof vodka. Once the reservoir is empty, continue to run air through the tool to ensure that all of the liquid is gone.

Masking

Glad Press'n Seal is perfect for masking off intricate design elements of the stencil. Cut a piece roughly the size of the stencil and lay it over the top. Using your fingers, flatten out the plastic to remove any bubbles or wrinkles. Trim away excess plastic by placing the Quadrant Masking Tool under the edge and cutting it away using the Gyro-Cut craft and hobby cutting tool.

Next, use the Gyro cutter to trim around the elements that you will be airbrushing in pink. Peel away the plastic covering the desired shapes.

Proceed with cutting away all of the elements that you'll want in pink. This will save time later.

Stenciling with Petal Pink

Now, load 5-6 drops of Petal Pink into the airbrush tool. Take the Stencil Genie and separate the upper and lower portions. Place the thicker side down with the magnets facing up. Next, lay down the stencil with the segmented border design centered inside the square. Use two Quadrant Masking Tools to protect from overspray the areas of the cookie that are surrounding the stencil element. Add the Screen Genie over the top and lock everything in place using the other half of the Stencil Genie.

Next, place the entire assembly over the cookie, lining it up where you want the design to be airbrushed. Add two stacks of cookie magnets, 3 or 4 each, to further assist in pressing the stencil flat against the cookie surface.

After testing out the airflow on the paper towels, add the color using multiple light, even coats. Once finished, lift away the tool assembly and place the cookie aside.

Repeat the above steps to airbrush the inner border of the circle cookie. Add more colorant to the reservoir whenever needed.

Next, airbrush the small hearts of the "Paris" cookie.

Add the large hearts on half of the square cookies.

Now, airbrush the small corner hearts of the remaining square cookies.

Cleaning the Stencil and Stencil Tools

To clean the stencil and masking tools, simply rinse them or soak them in water. For the Screen Genie, you can either rinse it under a faucet or spray water backwards through the mesh using a chemical-free spray bottle.

Once clean, dry everything completely using paper towels or a lint-free towel.

Masking Redux

Next, re-cover the stencil with Glad Press'n Seal and trim away the plastic covering all of the remaining design elements that you'll be airbrushing in black. Make sure to leave covered all the elements that you've already airbrushed in pink.