Reindeer Over the Moon SVG

About this design

On Christmas Eve, the sky belongs to the reindeer. This one leaps high through the night, front legs tucked and back legs kicking, with its antlers raised. A big crescent moon curves around it from the top right down to the bottom left, framing the leap like a scene from a storybook. The two shapes together make a bold, round composition that looks magical on any project.

The design is two pieces, the reindeer and the moon, with no cut-outs. The shapes are bold, so it passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in gold, the same outline, hidden underneath
• Design in reindeer brown

With no cut-outs, the backing does not show. Many people cut the moon and the reindeer in two different colors instead, such as a gold moon and a brown reindeer.

Magical projects

• Christmas Eve box labels.
• Kids’ pajamas.
• Nursery wall art.
• Night light covers.
• Holiday cards on dark blue cardstock.
• Ornaments in wood or acrylic.
• Car window decals.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide. The thin tip of the crescent and the antler tips are the narrowest parts, so for felt choose 6 inches or more. For pajamas, 7 to 9 inches.

Step by step: two-color Christmas Eve shirt

1. Set the design to 8 inches wide and download the solid style.
2. Ungroup it in your cutting software to separate the moon and the reindeer.
3. Cut the moon from gold or yellow iron-on vinyl and the reindeer from brown or white.
4. Press the moon on a navy shirt first, then the reindeer.
5. Add “Christmas Eve” and the year underneath if you like.

Color ideas

• Gold moon with a brown reindeer
• Silver moon with a white reindeer on navy
• Yellow moon with a black reindeer for a bold look
• All gold glitter for a sparkly ornament

Good to know

The moon and the reindeer are separate, so you can adjust their positions after ungrouping. Move the reindeer higher to make it look like it is jumping over the moon, or lower to look like it is sitting inside the curve.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so the reindeer leaps the other way.
• Add a few stars around it in your software.

Pairs well with

The Reindeer and Full Moon uses a round moon, and the Flying Reindeer is flying past.