Christmas Topiary Lantern 3D SVG File

Supplies

12” X 12” Electronic Cutting Machine (Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Explore/Air/One,Cricut Explore Air Two, Cricut Maker, Brother Scan NCut and Sizzix Eclips2) Silhouette Designer Edition or Cutting Software that accepts SVG files Newer Cutting Blade (blade should be sharp for cutting of intricate design details) 12” x 12” Cutting Mat (medium sticky)-mat should be sticky enough to hold paper in place but not overly sticky that it rips fine detail pieces upon removal. 5 Sheets of 8.5” x 11” 110 lb White Cardstock for lantern base 5 Sheets of 8.5” x 11” 65 lb to 80 lb Leaf Green Cardstock-can use a variety of natural leaf colors. 14 Sheets of 8.5” X 11” 65 lb Red Cardstock. Will make 6 Pointsettias and 1 partial Poinsettia (for bottom of topiary ball). 6 Sheets of 8.5” X 11” 65 lb Silver Foil Cardstock for lantern veneer (can chose other colours for your vase) 1 Sheets of 8.5” X 11” 65 lb Yellow Cardstock. To make 6 Pointsettia centres. 1 Sheet of 8.5” x 11” White 1/4 “ thick foam board-for topiary supports 3/8” diameter x 12 “ wood dowel Leaf green acrylic paint-for painting dowel 15 X 3/8" red beads for holly berries (can paint other colour beads with red nail polish or red enamel paint-I used Liquitex Glossies red paint). This will make 5 Holly clusters (3 berries each) 22 gauge green wire for wiring holly leaves and berries Green florist tape 3/8" or 1/2" wide Paint brush 5” diameter Florist ball OR newspaper and green painters tape and packing tape 2 Sheets of 8.5” X 11” vellum Toothpicks for applying glue & shaping Scotch Quick Dry Tacky Glue (or any quick drying paper glue that dries clear) Glue tape dispenser or scor tape (optional but recommended for gluing vellum) Hot glue gun and glue sticks Modge Podge Gloss: Optional-for adding sheen to holly leaves. Silhouette Spatula Tool Silhouette Weeding Tool Exacto Blade/craft knife Self Healing Cutting Mat 2 3/4 “ diameter LED light puck with remote-ONLY USE LEDs-other lights run too hot. Can use LED string lights (with remote preferably). Batteries for LED light Ball Tools/stylus:approximately 1/16” to 1/2" diameter to vein leafs and shape petals. Scoring tool or back of exacto blade or old inkiness pen Mousepad or foam mat-a soft surface for shaping leaves and petals craft tweezers Paper towel (for cleanup and shaping) Optional: Pigment Ink: Dark raspberry (dark red), dark green, light/spring green and Memento teal zeal (or blue-green colour). Ink daubers or makeup sponge and Q tips for finer application. Plastic mat to protect surface and for ink application Creamy Yellow colored pencil for creating veins on ivy leaves (I used Prismacolor Deco Yellow)