Painted Acrylic Sign from the Dollar Store

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This project is super inexpensive and a great baby shower gift! You will also want to scroll down to the bottom of this post and see the other Cricut dollar store crafts I have for you today. I see a trip to the dollar store in your future.

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SUPPLIES

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Add paint to cardstock. Use a variety of shades and mix the paint to create different layers.

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Cut the vinyl with the sign details.

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After the vinyl is cut, you will want to weed away all of the excess around the outside as well as the centers of the letters. Then add the vinyl to transfer tape for application.

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Use the transfer tape to add the vinyl to the front of the sign. Burnish it down well then remove the transfer tape.

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Assemble the project by adding the painted cardstock to the acrylic frame. If your cardstock is not flat, you may have to tape at the bottom.

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Swipe up to see the full tutorial

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