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Simple Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box

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Create a simple walking in a winter wonderland shadow box using the Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker. This sign is fun, bright, and will look great for a festive holiday home.

Welcome to Have Yourself A Very Cricut Christmas: 25 Days of Homemade Holiday Crafts!

Each day in December, I’ll be sharing a new Christmas project that you can make using your Cricut. It’s going to be a blog version of an advent calendar! Come back every day to get a new “gift.”

Today’s gift is a Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box.

walking in a winter wonderland shadow box cricut project

I was browsing the miniatures section in the craft store and found these tiny Christmas trees. It inspired me to use them in some kind of decoration, and the first thing that came to mind was a shadow box.

Shadow boxes make pretty decorations because they have a lot of dimension. They are very pretty on shelves or as a centerpiece of a Christmas display.

You’re going to love this Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box. Here’s how to make it.

How to Make a Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box Using The Cricut

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Materials:

Tools:

How to Cut Out The Project Using The Cricut

First, you will need to download the Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box SVG file.


Get the Free Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box SVG File


Start by opening Cricut Design Space and creating a new project.

Upload the SVG File

Then, upload the SVG file by selecting the Upload button and then Upload Image. Next, drag and drop or select the SVG file you want to upload.

After the SVG is uploaded, add the image to your design canvas.

If you need a little more help uploading SVG files, you can learn more in this post.

The SVG file will already be sized properly for this project.

svg design file Cricut Design Space walking in a winter wonderland shadow box

Make It

Now it’s time to make your project!

Click on the Make It button in the upper right of the screen.

The first screen you will see is the Mat Preview Screen. This will show you all of the different mats needed for your project. Each mat represents another piece of material.

For this project, there is only one material.

mat preview screen Cricut Design Space walking in a winter wonderland shadow box

Click on the Continue button in the lower right of the screen.

Connect your Cricut machine. Then, adjust the settings as follows.

Material: Vinyl

Pressure: Default

Tools: Fine-Point Blade

Load the standard grip cutting mat with the light blue vinyl material into the machine. Then, press the flashing Go button to begin the cutting process.

How to Assemble The Project

Once all of your pieces are cut out, it’s time to assemble the project.

light blue vinyl material piece

Take apart your shadow box. There will be a few different pieces. The frame, the glass, the inner piece, and the back piece.

shadow box pieces unassembled

First, you will need to weed the vinyl design to remove the extra material. The goal is to leave only the vinyl for the design image behind.

Use the weeder tool to pick up the vinyl off the backing and easily remove it. After all of the extra vinyl is removed, you should be left with just the design on the vinyl backing.

weeding by hand light blue vinyl

I find it helpful to cut away the excess vinyl as you go so it doesn’t stick to the design.

weeding light blue vinyl with weeder tool
light blue vinyl walking in a winter wonderland design with weeder tool

Next, take a piece of transfer tape and place it over the entire design. I like to use these big rolls of transfer tape and cut it to the size of my design.

transfer tape over light blue vinyl design

Smooth down the transfer tape with your hand or using the brayer tool.

brayer tool on light blue vinyl design

Then, flip over the design and peel the vinyl backing away from the design. If the transfer tape is stuck properly, the vinyl will be attached to the transfer tape and will peel off of the vinyl backing.

But, if you are having problems with it sticking properly, flip the design over again and try to put more pressure on the transfer tape to get the vinyl to stick.

peeling transfer tape off light blue vinyl design

Next, place the transfer tape with the vinyl design onto the glass front of the shadow box.

placing light blue vinyl design onto shadow box glass front

Use the brayer tool to transfer the vinyl from the transfer tape onto the glass. Make sure to get all of the vinyl pieces pressed down so it will stick properly.

brayer tool light blue vinyl design onto shadow box glass front

Then, take one corner of the transfer tape and peel it back and away from your design. If the vinyl is stuck properly, the transfer tape will peel right off leaving the design behind.

peeling transfer tape light blue vinyl design off shadow box glass front
light blue vinyl design on shadow box glass front

Now it’s time to assemble the inside of the shadow box.

glass front of shadow box backward assembling

Take the inner piece of the shadow box out and use a hot glue gun to attach mini Christmas trees to the bottom of the piece.

insert of shadow box with mini trees

Then, take the fake snow and pour a small amount into the shadow box.

adding fake snow into a shadow box
fake snow at the bottom of a shadow box

Try to concentrate the snow in the center so you have room for the mini Christmas trees.

fake snow on the inside of a shadow box
assembling the insert of a shadow box

Place the inner piece back inside the shadow box. Then, reattach the back piece of the shadow box.

putting the back on a shadow box

Now your Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box is ready!

walking in a winter wonderland shadow box close up

This pretty decoration can be used for the Christmas season, or even afterward during the remainder of winter.

walking in a winter wonderland Christmas shadow box
walking in a winter wonderland shadow box

I hope you love this Walking in a Winter Wonderland Shadow Box.

If you decide to make this project, I would love to see!

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9 Comments

  1. I LOVE this shadowbox!! The whole time I was thinking “I could totally make this!” Thank you for sharing this one, it’s great!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Thank you, Lauren! It’s cute for winter — even after Christmas too!

      >> Christene

  2. Hi, Christene. I made Walking in a Winter Wonderland and it came out great. I want to be able to sell this at a craft fair I’ll be attending in November. Starting early since I have many projects to do. Do I need to buy a commercial license from you. Thanks.

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