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Get colourful with a fantastic rainbow wedding SVG craft project to make a shadow box - suitable for a straight or gay wedding - you can select bride and groom, groom and groom or bride and bride...
I was inspired to create this colourful wedding shadow box after creating my very intricate wedding shadow box design here, with matching cards - I wanted to make something with a colourful rainbow which is a true symbol of love, diversity and togetherness for our times. I also wanted to make something very inclusive, too, so that's what I've tried to do...
I hope you like it!
This is quite a cool make and I really enjoyed making it! I'll show you how on this page - it's not especially difficult but there are a lot of layers. So I'll share with you how I found it best to make the rainbow wedding shadow box and hope that you have lots of fun with making it too!
The design comes as a digital template
You will need:
I'll be showing you how to make the bride and groom version of the rainbow wedding shadow box - all three versions are the same except for the figures, so just follow along with the process and whichever version you choose will be grand!
Once you've cut your layers, you're ready to start - I found it easier just to organise my layers a little bit as I find it easy to get in a muddle!
So I laid everything out as in the image below, with the background and frame, together with the lacy layer and the figures and their background on one side - and then the rainbow layers, in order on the other side...
Start with the figures - we need to stick them to their background layer. I just spread a layer of glue from my clue-stick on the back of the grey layer with the figures and then stuck it centrally onto the cream background. You may need to wipe a little glue away from the surface if it seeps through the cut holes.
Pop your little figures safely to one side for the minute - and we'll start on the rainbow...
The rainbow layers up from the back, on top of the back purple layer. I suggest you flip your rainbow pile over and select from the top of that each time, and you should be selecting the bottom-most layer each time.
So our purple layer is the bottom of the rainbow - and we'll layer up all the other colours on that.
Lay your purple layer down face up - and take the dark blue layer, ready to apply glue to the whole of the back of the piece...
I used a glue stick for the rainbow layers - I want them to appear as one layer in the shadow box. If you'd like to put a little depth between each colour on the rainbow, you can use your double-sided sticky tabs between each colour - but do bear in mind there are a lot of layers and think about how thick this project will be by the time you've done this between all the colours and if your chosen frame has enough depth.
Once you've applied glue to the back of the dark blue layer, you can stick it down onto the purple layer...
Then repeat this with the next layer of the rainbow - this is actually the blue layer - I used a teal colour of Sizzix cardstock for this blue...
And stick it in place...
Next is the green layer - add glue to the back of the layer, then stick it down in place...
And of course, repeat this for the yellow layer - glue the back, and stick it down onto your rapidly growing rainbow...
See the big blob of glue on the left in the image below? This is going to be covered by the next layer, so no need to worry about it. If it was on the lower edge where it would show, do wipe it off to keep your rainbow looking neat!
Our rainbow is really looking the part now! Just a couple more colours to go! So next, it's the orange layer - and you know what to do... add some glue to the back and stick it down.
So there's just one colour left - and it's red of course! Get it glued and stuck on...
Next, we need to put the rainbow onto the background layer. I'm using double-sided sticky tabs here, to give the rainbow a bit of depth from the background. Add them around the edge like so (below) - you could use 4 per side if you like, or even try just two per side, if you want. Whatever you decide, try to stick with it for the other layers, and try to keep the sticky tabs in the same or very similar positions.
And stick your rainbow onto the background...
You can put this part to one side for a minute - now, we'll work on the front frame...
You will need the lemon frame plus the lacy panel...
We want to add glue just to the edge square section of the back of the lacy panel. I've used my glue-stick here again, as the area to glue is quite small (the edge square). You could use glue dots if you prefer...
I'm going to glue the lacy square on top of the yellow frame. You might prefer the look of having the frame glued on top of the lacy panel - you can do this if you fancy it.
You should be able to glue the two together without the frame showing - if you're having trouble just turn the frame a little and try it at 90 degrees.
We're nearly done now - just the final couple of steps to go...
We need to position the figures in front of the rainbow. We need to make sure we position them correctly, so (without gluing yet) get them in place and position the frame over the top to check the positioning.
Make a mental note of how you want to position your figures, and then add double-sided sticky tabs to the back, this will give them a bit of depth from the lower layers.
I would pop them down lightly, check again with the top frame over the top, and when you're sure they're in the right place, stick them down fully.
Now, there's just one final step to go - that's adding the top frame with its lacy panel. Add double-sided sticky tabs to the back of this layer, around the edges...
And stick it in place!
You can frame your shadow box project to complete it...
And here's how the other two versions look...
And some alternate colours...
Two grooms gay wedding shadow box - close up
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Two brides gay wedding shadow box - close up
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If you'd like to make your own rainbow wedding shadow box, you just need to choose which version you'd like to make and download the correct file from my store - you can find the links right below...
All files come in SVG/DXF/PNG & EPS formats
For personal or small-business commercial use
Physical (craft) products only - no digital products or sharing
I've got gay wedding card SVG templates to match the shadow box project on this page in two styles (simple cut-out or layered topper styles) - there's 'bride & bride' or 'groom & groom', both below... (Plus bride & groom, if you scroll a bit lower down the page)
This (below) is a lovely romantic shadow box that I designed for an engagement but that is also perfect for a wedding or special anniversary - it's called 'Happily Ever After' and features a romantic couple in a fairytale woodland setting...
I also have gay versions for two men or two women - see those here (and below)...
I've also got another wedding shadow box design you might like here (see below - currently bride & groom only at the moment).
And cards to match ('bride and groom', as above).
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