Gnome in a Gift Box SVG

About this design

Surprise! A gnome pops up out of a big wrapped present, with only its hat, nose and beard showing above the box. The box has a lid, a ribbon running down the middle and a looped bow.

It is a playful design for gift-giving, Christmas morning and anyone who loves a surprise.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 2 cut-outs. The box sits in front of the gnome as its own piece, with the ribbon cut out of the box and lid. Keep everything on one sheet of transfer tape so the parts stay lined up. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall.

Color layers

• Hat and coat in red: the whole gnome, cut as the base layer
• Beard in silver gray
• Nose in peach
• Accents in gold: the box and the pompom

Projects

• Gift tags.
• Gift bags.
• Christmas morning shirts.
• Cards.
• Advent calendar pockets.

Step by step: a surprise card

1. Set the design to 5 inches tall and download the color file.
2. Cut the box from gold cardstock and the gnome parts from colored cardstock.
3. Glue the gnome onto the front of a folded card.
4. Glue the box over the lower half of the gnome.
5. Write your message inside.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Red box with a green gnome
• Silver box for a winter look
• Gold box with a red gnome, as shown

A pop-up card

For a pop-up effect, mount the gnome on a strip of folded card behind the box, so it springs up when the card is opened.

Good to know

Only the gnome’s head shows above the box, so the design is shorter and wider than the full-body gnomes. That makes it a good fit for the front of a gift bag or a square card. If you are cutting several for an advent calendar, change the box color for each day and number the boxes with small vinyl numbers. The ribbon is cut out of both the box and the lid, so in a single color it shows as a clean gap down the middle of the present.

Pairs well with

The Gnome Holding a Present carries a gift, and the Puppy in Gift Box is another surprise in a box.