Celestial Sun and Moon SVG
Shadow Box Template

Celestial sun and moon SVG file to make a beautiful shadow box perfect for a mystical style or it would even look fantastic on a nursery wall with its peaceful vibe...

Sun, moon and stars celestial shadow box template

Get the celestial shadow box template from my store here...

Celestial Sun and Moon SVG Template for Shadow Box

Paper cut celestial sun, moon and stars shadow box craft project with template and instructions

After making my recent celestial sun-face card template (here) I decided to use my sun and moon SVGs to create a celestial shadow box template for you. It was a spur of the moment, thing, but I ended up loving this far more than I even expected to!

Here I show you how to make it. Don't worry, it's super easy with just four layers so it's also really quick to make and would make an amazing gift that could suit almost any occasion.

How to Make the Celestial Shadow Box

Celestial shadow box project idea and template

Choosing Colours

The colours in my shadow box template are the white version (above) but I also made an alternative version to inspire you to get creative and give you an alternative vision for your project. I can't actually decide which one I like best, can you..?

You're free to choose whichever colours you like for your project, of course, but here are some tips that I discovered when I was selecting colours...

I used the very dark grey Sizzix cardstock for the background of each as it's got a lovely blue tone to the grey which I think works really well for the night sky - a dark blue, rich royal blue or night-black could also work well.

I think the top layer with the moon and sun needs to be a fairly pale colour, either white, cream or yellow - you could also possibly go pink, peach, or pale blue or green.

It's actually the next layer that you need to take the most care with - the one that shows through as the detail for the moon and sun faces. This layer needs to have enough contrast so that the designs shows through well - this is easy if you're using white for the top layer, but if you're opting for a brighter yellow as the top layer, choose something fairly dark - I've gone for a brown, as you can see below...

The very bottom layer is actually the layer for the stars so it's likely you'll want these kind of star-coloured - I suggest a white, cream, or yellow colour. I think it's nice to have these a slightly different colour than the moon and sun so that they're decidedly part of the background of the design rather than competing with the main elements (the sun and moon).

I hope that gives you some ideas. If you've chosen your colours, we can get started with the project below...

Sun, moon, and stars shadow box wall art

Craft Tutorial for The Celestial Shadow Box

You can print these instructions to help you if you wish - the print button is just below and you can also find print buttons on the top right on the webpage and towards the bottom of the page, below the instructions.

First resize the design to fit your chosen frame - I created the celestial sun and moon SVG template to fit my 20 x 20cm (8 x 8 inch) shadow box frame.

Please measure your own frame before you start and if necessary resize the template using your chosen cutting machine program so that it fits nicely inside your own frame.P

If you need help with accessing, downloading or opening your file, you can find that here... I also have some basic help for using your Cricut here!

When you've got all four layers cut and ready to go, we can get started - see the image just below...

Cut layers ready to assemble

• For shadow boxes, I nearly always start at the bottom/back of the layers. So for this project, it's the plain square for the bottom/back layer - and the cut-stars layer will go on top.

• Add double-sided sticky tabs to the BACK of the cut-stars layer. You'll likely need around 2 to 4 tabs per edge - you can double them up to make them higher if you want more separation between each layer. Try and go around close to the edge like you can see in my photo below. This is because it works better if we try and get the tabs positioned in roughly the same place on each layer to avoid sagging. So make a mental note as you're positioning your sticky tabs as we'll try and get them in a similar place for the next layer too. See mine in the image below...

Add double-sided sticky tabs to the BACK of the cut-stars layer

• Next, carefully turn over the cut-stars layer, line up the top edge with the top edge of the plain square below, and use this to align both pieces together, and carefully lower the top piece down and stick in place - see my photo below...

Stick the cut-stars layer in place

• Then we repeat the process adding the double-sided sticky tabs to the BACK of the next layer, trying to get them in similar spots around the edge - just like mine in the photo below...

Adding double-sided sticky tabs to the REVERSE of the next layer

• Next, align the two top edges again, and carefully lower this layer in place so that it looks like mine in the photo below. It's quickly taking shape!

Align the top edges carefully then lower the layer and stick in place

• Now, we just need to add those double-sided sticky tabs to the BACK of the final layer, trying once again to get them in a similar position to the other layers, as much as possible. See mine in the photo below...

Add double-sided sticky tabs to the BACK of the final layer

• Next, the final step - simply turn over the final layer, line up the top edge with the layers below and gently lower the top layer into place and stick down. It should now look something like mine in the photo below...

The final layer of the sun, moon & stars shadow box project is in place!

Now, the only thing left to do is to put your celestial sun and moon shadow box project nicely into its frame. See mine in the photo below...

Frame your celestial shadow box project to set it off nicely

And here's what the alternative version I made looks like (below)...

Buy the Celestial Shadow Box Template

If you like this project, you can get my celestial sun and moon SVG, DXF, EPS and PNG shadow box template from my store at the link just below...

Sun, moon and stars celestial shadow box template

Get the sun & moon shadow box template from my store here...

Digital download for Cricut and similar cutting machines or to paper cut by hand

SVG, DXF, EPS & PNG file formats all included

For personal crafting and small business commercial use (up to 200 products)

For physical (craft) products only - no digital products, use, or sharing

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Why not also make my sun-face card template? Fantastic to accompany the shadow box if you're making it as a gift - take a look here...

Sun face card template

I also have the individual celestial sun and moon SVG files (as a bundle of 2) if you want to make more projects with these symbols. You can see them here...

Sun and moon SVG file bundle of 2