Use your weeding tool to gently lift off the vinyl.Allow the white paint to dry – approximately 4-5 hours.If you want some of the paint to show through one may do – also depending on the paint you use, one coat may work… ![]() I applied two coats for the coverage I wanted. Careful around the edges of your vinyl to avoid bleeding under the vinyl. Use a stencil brush to dab the white paint over the surface.Burnish the vinyl making sure it is firmly in place, NO GAPS, this is very important.Gently peel away transfer tape making sure all vinyl has stuck to canvas and none is left on your transfer tape.Place transfer tape and vinyl onto your canvas.Cut transfer tape to size and place transfer tape over your cut-out vinyl.Weed the vinyl making sure you don’t miss any little bits (the Cricut Bright Pad is really helpful for this step).Cut out all of your designs on the vinyl.You can adjust this in Design Space as needed. The designs are sized to fit on a 4″ canvas. Make sure you size them to the size of your canvas. Upload the patterns into Cricut Design Space.Meanwhile, download the FREE Hot Mess Mini Canvas Design patterns from the Free Craft Resource Library.You don’t want the vinyl to grab the paint so be patient. Allow the canvas to dry completely – approximately 10-12 hours or overnight.Keep this in mind as you're layering your colors. Just remember with projects like this, the top paint may be the one you'll see the most of. When painting it's always recommended that you paint your lightest colors first. ![]() I painted the light turquoise first, then the darker one, and finally added the metallic color as the final step. Paint the canvases with your assorted “hot mess” colors.Acrylic Paint – I used this kind, this kind, and this kind.Vinyl – I recommend a removable vinyl, it's less likely to pull the paint off. ![]()
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