Today, we’re excited to share this free layered Year of the Horse Mickey SVG, a cute and creative design perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year 2026. Chinese New Year is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the world, and in 2026 it begins on Tuesday, 17th February. This free Chinese New Year SVG is ideal for Cricut and Silhouette projects, including t-shirts, stickers, cards, decorations, and classroom crafts.
The Chinese calendar is a complex calendar that rotates in a 60-year cycle. This is based on 12 earthly branches. Each represents an animal year and the five heavenly stems: earth, wood, fire, water and metal. This year, we celebrate the Year of the Horse, the 7th animal in the Chinese Zodiac Calendar. Also, get our Free SVG Alphabet here.
Please note this is a personal use file only, it’s great for making your own Chinese New Year cards and decorations.
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What You Will Find Here
What You Will Need For Our Free Layered Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG Files
- Cricut Maker,
- Weeding Tools
- Brayer
- Clitter Card Stock in Gold and Red.
- Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Clear Drying Glue.
Making Your Layered Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG/PNG File On Cricut
Upload your Layered Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG files to Cricut Design Space; follow these instructions if you need help. Firstly, ensure all layers line up correctly; they should; however, if they don’t, select your layer and click the padlock icon on the top bar to adjust.
Once you are happy, colour all the layers of your Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG. The Colours I used are….
- Gold Glitter
- Red Glitter
Cutting Your Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG file SVG On Cricut
When you send your Mickey SVG/PNG files to your Cricut to cut, ensure you use your brayer to roll the paper, vinyl or card to adhere to the mat. Note that movement will affect the cut.
How To Build Your Horse Mickey SVG Layered File
Firstly start by making sure they all line up the layers and making sure they are the correct way round. Put glue on the back of the gold layer and attach it to the red layer.
See My Other Chinese New Year Mickey Files
If you celebrate one of the other chinese zodiac animals on your birthday, see my other files.
How To Get Your Free Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG/PNG Files
Click here or the image below to get your free downloadable Year Of The Horse Mickey SVG/png files from our member’s shop and follow these instructions to add to Cricut Design Space.
If You’re Having Problems?
Check out my trouble shooting page, hopefully it will answer any questions you may have.
Tips And Advice For Using Your Download For Cricut
- Cricut Design Space Guide
- How To Slice And Weld In Cricut Design Space
- How to upload to Cricut Design Space
- Using Iron On Vinyl
- Where Else To Get Free SVG Files
- Check Out What I Thought Of The xTool M1
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So cute. My grandkids and daughter in law love Mickey.
Thank you Betty xx