Hello Crafters, today I have this Christmas Mandala design for you! It’s a holiday version inspired by my 3D Hope Love Faith Mandala!  My Christmas version has a mix of snowflakes and candy cane peppermints! It’s very simple to make with your Cricut, cardstock and foam tape.  I will show you how to make this gorgeous Christmas Peppermint Mandala into a festive DIY Christmas decoration.

Christmas Layered Mandala Supplies:

• Cricut Machine
• 8.5×11 Cardstock (foil, glitter)
• Christmas Peppermint Mandala SVG
• Foam Tape
• Craft glue

Optional List: 

• 12×12 Pattern Cardstock
• 9×9 Shadow Box

 

Here are the 4 cardstock sheets I used.  Foil Green, Sliver Glitter, Red Glitter and White Glitter Cardstock!

 

 

Christmas Peppermint SVG Instructions

Once you have my SVG downloaded, upload it to Design Space. You can grab the freebie at the end of this post.

The SVG file will be in color and contain layers in the layer palette to the left.  If yours doesn’t look like mine, please refer to my Q&A page on how to upload the correct file.  Also check the size of the SVG, Design Space can glitch and not always upload an outside SVG the correct size.  This SVG is designed at 8×8 for a 9×9 shadow box.  However, you can resize this to your liking, depending on your project.

 

Other than changing the colors, this SVG design is ready to cut! Click Make It and adjust your dial to the correct cut settings for your material.  I cut on Custom>Glitter Cardstock for my glitter cardstock and on Cardstock+ for my foil cardstock.  I also use blue painters tape to hold my cardstock in place, this is a neat trick so your cardstock won’t accidently shift around.

Assemble Christmas Layered Mandala

Once you have all your layers cut out, you can begin to assemble.  Organize them by pair with their matching back piece.

 

Next, layer the big snowflake layer on top of the solid matching back piece using foam tape.

Then, use foam tape on the back of the candy cane layer and place it directly on top of the solid matching back piece.

 

Next, layer the two smaller pieces together. For the snowflake you can use foam tape and for the peppermint you can use craft glue.

 

Now, it is time to stack the pairs together. For this I used 2 layers of foam tape on top of each other.   This will give it more depth in between layers.

 

Now we have the Christmas Peppermint Mandala fully assembled and next we can add it to the shadow box.

 

Take your patterned 12×12 cardstock and cut it down to fit your shadow box backing.  Place the shadow box backing over your 12×12 cardstock and trace it on the back of the cardstock. Next, cut it out and use tape or hot glue to adhere it to the backing of the frame. 

Lastly, use foam tape to add the mandala to the shadow box, over the pattern cardstock.  Then, just place the backing back into your shadow box and your all done!

 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Make sure to add this beautiful decoration to your home this holiday season! If you need more holiday ideas check out my Christmas Crafts.

 

Free Download: Christmas Peppermint Layered Mandala SVG