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9-layer nativity 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. A quiet, holy night: a radiant star sends its beam down to a glowing stable where Mary and Joseph watch over the manger, with a lamb close by. Three travellers on camels cross the ridge behind, a date palm stands on the hill, and an ivory arch frames the whole scene. Add fairy lights behind layer 2 and the star, its rays and the stable doorway all glow. WHAT'S IN THE DOWNLOAD - SVG: all 9 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) - 9 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 9 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
- 9 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
See how it stacks
9 layers, back to front, with the cardstock colour I used for each.
- 01BackingAntique gold shimmer · #E6C27A
- 02Night skyPlum velvet · #2E1E45
- 03Far dunesPale sand · #EAD9B5
- 04TravellersCamel · #CFA46A
- 05Palms and hillTerracotta · #B07A4C
- 06StableWalnut brown · #7A4B2E
- 07Holy familyDark chocolate · #3B2519
- 08ForegroundAubergine · #2A1A24
- 09Arch frameIvory pearl · #F3EBDD
About O Holy Night
What is O Holy Night?
A nativity scene under a radiant star: a glowing stable, the holy family, three travellers on camels crossing the ridge and a date palm, framed by an ivory arch. It's a 9-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?
9 sheets of 65 to 80 lb (176 to 216 gsm) cardstock, one per layer: Antique gold shimmer, Plum velvet, Pale sand, Camel, Terracotta, Walnut brown, Dark chocolate, Aubergine, Ivory pearl.
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.
