About this design
The Ornament Cut-Out Christmas Tree comes already decorated. Its four tiers have gently drooping hems, like branches weighed down with snow, and seven round holes are scattered across the tree like baubles. A star and a trunk complete it, all in a single piece.
Because the ornaments are cut-outs, you can let a background color show through or fill them with small circles of glitter, sequins or contrasting vinyl.
Project ideas
- Glitter-filled ornaments. Cut the tree from green cardstock and glue glitter paper behind it.
- Light-up windows. Place it in a window so light shines through the ornaments.
- Kids’ sticker activity. Let children fill the holes with dot stickers.
- Felt advent tree. Cut from felt and add a button in each ornament hole.
- Shirts. On a red shirt, the fabric color becomes the ornaments.
Color ideas
The default color version is green with gold accents on the star and a brown trunk. To make the cut-outs sparkle:
- Green tree over red, gold and silver patterned paper
- White tree on a navy shirt so the ornaments read as navy
- Dark green tree over gold foil
- Pink tree over white for a pastel, retro look
Size and cutting tips
The seven cut-outs are a comfortable size, and the design passes our cut checks from about 2 inches tall. Weed the ornament holes first, then remove the outer waste.
For a layered color version, cut the tree once from green and seven small circles from other colors, then stick them into the holes from behind.
Step by step: a sparkly layered card
- Download the solid SVG and size it to 5 inches tall.
- Cut the tree from green cardstock.
- Cut a rectangle of gold glitter paper slightly larger than the tree.
- Glue the glitter paper behind the tree so it shows through the seven ornament holes.
- Trim the glitter paper flush with the tree outline.
- Mount the tree on a white card base with foam dots for a little depth, and add a short greeting below.
Good to know
The seven ornament holes are spread unevenly on purpose, the way decorations end up on a real tree, so the design looks hand-decorated rather than stamped. If you prefer a tidier look, you can delete individual holes in your cutting software before cutting; the tree stays a single clean piece either way. Kids especially enjoy choosing which “ornaments” to fill with which color.
Pairs well with
The Polka Dot Bauble and the Bauble Dot Christmas Tree continue the ornament theme.
