It’s summertime and it’s your time to shine! With the new July/August issue of ACD, you can do just that. With bold and beautiful colors everywhere, you’ll find inspiration to decorate cakes and cookies even when the temperatures are at their highest. Here’s a taste of what’s inside:

• Sparkle with cover star Reneé Turley’s edible sequins
• Craft a quilled wafer-paper rainbow
• Build an adorable honeybee house
• Layer an out-of-this-world 3D cosmic cookie
• Paint with watercolors to create stained glass
• Create delicate gum-paste bougainvillea petals
• Encapsulate tiramisu with innovator Scott Bradshaw
• Bake with edible seasonal flowers

Plus, as peak baking season approaches, get expert advice to help you reset. Learn steps to achieve work–life balance, easy tips for photo editing, and ideas on how to stand out on social media. So, crank up the AC, because we’re bringing the heat to your skill set all summer!