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Gingerbread Lane

8 layers8 × 8 inSVG + DXF
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8-layer gingerbread Christmas shadow box SVG, 8 x 8 in, ready to cut on your Cricut. Instant download with SVG, DXF, PNG, printable templates and a full build guide. Three gingerbread houses with iced roofs, a heart in the gable and glowing windows, lined up under a teal sky. Swirly lollipop trees, candy canes, gumdrops and a sweetie garland finish it off, all inside a scalloped frame like piped icing. Add fairy lights behind layer 2 and the windows and stars glow. WHAT'S IN THE DOWNLOAD - SVG: all 8 layers in one file in their suggested colours, plus each layer on its own - DXF: for Silhouette Studio Basic Edition - PNG: 300 dpi, transparent background - Printable templates PDF for cutting by hand - Build guide PDF with the colour guide, cutting steps and foam spacing Every layer is checked for clean cutting: one path per layer, nothing thinner than 2.3 mm and no floating pieces, so there's no welding or fiddling in Design Space. WHAT YOU NEED - Cricut Maker, Explore or Joy Xtra, or a Silhouette (the design is too wide for the original Cricut Joy) - 8 sheets of 65 to 80 lb (176 to 216 gsm) cardstock - 2 to 3 mm foam pads - A 9 x 9 in deep box frame - Optional: battery fairy lights This is a digital download. No physical item will be sent. Commercial use included: you can sell the finished shadow boxes you make, with no limit. Please don't share or resell the digital files. Full licence: stackedscenes.co.uk/licence Want to try one first? Get a free 5-layer design at stackedscenes.co.uk/free

  • Combined SVG with all 8 layers in their suggested colours
  • One SVG per layer, plus DXF for Silhouette Studio Basic
  • 300 dpi transparent PNGs and printable templates
  • Build guide PDF with the colour guide and foam spacing
  • Commercial use included: sell the finished pieces you make

What's in the download

  • Combined SVG with every layer in its suggested colour, for Cricut Design Space
  • One SVG per layer, if you prefer to upload them one at a time
  • DXF files for Silhouette Studio Basic
  • PNG files and printable templates for hand cutting
  • PDF build guide with the colour list and foam spacing

What you'll need

  • A cutting machine: Cricut Maker, Explore or Joy Xtra, or a Silhouette Cameo or Portrait
  • 8 sheets of 65 to 80 lb (176 to 216 gsm) cardstock
  • 3D foam pads, 2 to 3 mm, doubled at the main depth breaks
  • A 9 × 9 in shadow box frame (the design is 8 × 8 in with a mat border)
  • Optional: a string of battery fairy lights

How to build it, step by step

Layer by layer

See how it stacks

8 layers, back to front, with the cardstock colour I used for each.

  1. 01BackingButtercream · #FFE7A8
  2. 02SkyPeppermint teal · #2F7F7B
  3. 03Candy hillsMint cream · #CDEBDC
  4. 04Lollipop treesBubblegum pink · #F2A2BE
  5. 05Gingerbread housesGingerbread brown · #B9773F
  6. 06IcingRoyal icing white · #FFFFFF
  7. 07Candy canes and gumdropsCandy apple red · #D7263D
  8. 08Snow and scallop frameSnow white glitter · #F7F4EE
Quick answers

About Gingerbread Lane

What is Gingerbread Lane?

Three gingerbread houses with iced roofs and glowing windows, lollipop trees, candy canes, gumdrops and a sweetie garland across a teal sky. It's a 8-layer papercut shadow box SVG, 8 × 8 in, ready to cut from cardstock on a Cricut or Silhouette.

Which cutting machines does it work with?

Cricut Maker, Explore and Joy Xtra (upload the SVG to Design Space), and Silhouette Cameo or Portrait (SVG in Designer Edition, DXF in Basic Edition). The original Cricut Joy is too narrow for an 8 in design.

What size frame do I need?

The design is 8 × 8 in and fits a 9 × 9 in deep shadow box frame.

How much cardstock does it take?

8 sheets of 65 to 80 lb (176 to 216 gsm) cardstock, one per layer: Buttercream, Peppermint teal, Mint cream, Bubblegum pink, Gingerbread brown, Royal icing white, Candy apple red, Snow white glitter.

Can I sell the shadow boxes I make?

Yes. You can sell the finished physical pieces you make, with no limit. You can’t share or resell the digital files.