Pre-preparing Your Fondant Decorations A Day In Advance Saves You Time The Day You Need Your Cake.

Make stencils out of construction paper or just regular printing paper like I did here

Trace with a sharp knife/blade over wax paper slightly coated with flour to cut your pattern out on your fondant. Take your pattern(s) off the wax paper and store them in ziplock bags closed properly over night.

The next day smooth your cake with buttercream, cream cheese or whipped frosting and pipe your borders on. Then, add your pre-prepared fondant decorations along with any other decorations, do any writing you need, and your done.