Hakuna matata everyone! You’re in for a treat, because today I’ve got a brand new installment in my Disney Paper Lanterns series to share with you. Make this exquisite Lion King paper lantern for your next crafty project, and you’ll be sure to have “no worries.”
This design is one that has been requested multiple times. I was going to save it until it was closer to the new movie release date (July 19), but felt like I just couldn’t put it off any longer.
It didn’t take me very long to decide which version of Simba to portray in this design—the scene with him being held up as a baby is just too iconic to pass up! But I still wanted to include Timon and Pumbaa “hanging out” (get it?).
And, of course, I couldn’t forget our conniving villain, could I?
Oftentimes, with my paper lantern designs, the shapes across the top are fairly uniform. This one is pretty unique in that I utilized that space for some of the biggest parts of the story.
To learn how to assemble my paper lanterns, see this tutorial.
I use a Cricut Maker to do my die cut designs, and I absolutely love it! For tips on creating this delicate paper cut, see the FAQ section on my website.
Like most all my paper lanterns, removing the final design from your cutting mat is as much of an art as the cut itself, so be sure to go slowly.
Enjoy putting my Lion King paper lantern together! Do you know anyone who is a big Lion King fan? And are you looking forward to the new movie?
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Mandee is a professional graphic designer, amateur bird watcher, and rollercoaster enthusiast. She is a wife to hardworking high school teacher and mommy to three adorable little humans. She fell in love with graphic design when she started working on a comedy website with a guy she met her freshman year of college. Design wasn’t the only thing she fell in love with, and they were married a year and a half later. She created Designs By Miss Mandee to be a place where she could merge her passion for design with her lifelong love of crafting. 16 Comments on Lion King Paper Lantern
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KC
April 3, 2019 at 6:13 am (5 years ago)Thank you! Looks beautiful!
Wanted to let you know: for some reason McAfee keeps flagging your page when I click on the link via email. I have to type in your main webaddress and navigate to the blog post. Not sure why it’s flagged. All it tells me is that there are too many redirects before getting to the page link.
Mandee
April 3, 2019 at 8:42 am (5 years ago)You’re welcome! I’ll be sure to look into the redirect issue, thanks for the heads up!
Priscila
April 3, 2019 at 7:34 am (5 years ago)Amo tus diseños!!!, muchas gracias por compartirlos 😀
Mandee
April 3, 2019 at 8:42 am (5 years ago)You’re welcome Priscilla! I’m glad you enjoy my work. ^_^
Melanie
April 3, 2019 at 9:21 am (5 years ago)This is Awesome!
Thank you
Mandee
April 3, 2019 at 12:58 pm (5 years ago)You’re welcome Melanie!
Dee DeBlois
April 3, 2019 at 10:22 pm (5 years ago)this is Great! Thank you!
Mandee
April 4, 2019 at 10:28 am (5 years ago)You’re welcome!! 😀
Bea
April 4, 2019 at 2:53 am (5 years ago)merci beaucoup. C’est toujours très joli.
Mandee
April 4, 2019 at 10:28 am (5 years ago)Thank you, I’m glad you like it! 🙂
Kimberly
August 20, 2019 at 5:49 pm (5 years ago)Thank you so much! Love it!
Mandee
August 21, 2019 at 8:23 am (5 years ago)You’re welcome Kimberly!! ^_^
Destiny
June 3, 2020 at 10:07 pm (4 years ago)I really love this but it won’t let me download it it keeps saying couldn’t load or something. I wish it’d work for me.
Mandee
June 4, 2020 at 11:45 am (4 years ago)Hi Destiny, after being directed to the file in Google Drive, just click the download button (grey arrow) in the upper righthand corner of the screen. 🙂
For more detailed instructions, feel free to check out my FAQ page.
Henna
October 2, 2023 at 5:28 pm (11 months ago)I made this adorable lantern as a gift for my friend, who loves The Lion King, and she loved it! It turned out so cute! I’m definitely making more your awesome paper lanterns!
Mandee
October 4, 2023 at 11:02 am (11 months ago)Aww, that makes me so happy! I’m glad you were able to put this design to good use.