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Sweet Summertime Tray

Serve up those summer beverages on a tray full of Americana Acrylic color.

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Americana Acrylics
  • DAO3 - Buttermilk
  • DAO10 - Cadmium Yellow (transparent)
  • DAO44 - Desert Turquoise
  • DA228 - Bright Orange (semi-opaque)
  • DA235 - Citron Green (transparent)
  • DA273 - Saffron Yellow (semi-opaque)

    Americana Spray Sealers
  • DAS12 - Americana Gloss Spray

  •     Supplies
        Surfaces
  • 3/4" flat brush
  • #12 shader brush
  • #4 round brush
  • 12" x 12" scrapbook paper, The Paper Studio, Green Swirls 77973
  • Foam plate
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Aleene's Quick-Dry Tacky Glue
  • 2" wide flat bottom glass or other 2" wide object
  • Unfinished wood tray, Hobby Lobby medium "X"

  •     Instructions
    Note: Hair dryer on low heat setting can speed drying process of glue and aid in preventing wrinkles when applying paper to tray.

    1. Use flat brush and Bright Orange to paint inner sides and inner handles of tray; let dry.
    2. Use flat brush and Citron Green to paint outer sides, top rim, and bottom of tray; let dry.
    3. Measure and cut paper to fit into bottom of tray. Use flat brush to apply thin, even coat of glue to bottom of tray; place back of paper over glue in bottom of tray and smooth out all wrinkles. Let glue dry.
    4. Use 2" wide object or circle template and Buttermilk to paint solid circles on paper. Use shader brush to paint checks on top rim. Let dry.
    5. Use 2" rim of stamping item or round brush and Saffron Yellow to paint border around circle for rind of lemon; let dry.
    6. Use shader brush and Cadmium Yellow to paint sections of lemon; let dry.
    7. Use round brush and Desert Turquoise to paint spiral swirls on long sides of tray; paint words in bottom of tray. Let dry.
    8. Spray tray with Americana Gloss Spray Sealer and let dry.
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