Another Trip Around the Sun SVG

About this design

Every birthday marks one more lap of the sun, and this badge puts the sun right in the middle. It is a round, happy face in burnt orange with two cream dot eyes and a wide cream smile. Sixteen mustard rays stand out around it like the spokes of a wheel. The words follow the circle: Another Trip arches over the top and Around the Sun runs along the bottom, both in a rounded, friendly typeface. An avocado star sits at the left and right to close the ring.

The circle shape makes it a natural fit for the front of a shirt, the back of a jacket or a round sticker. It reads well at a distance, and the smiling face keeps it cheerful for all ages.

Layers and colors

• Base and lines, a deep cocoa brown backing that edges the sun, the rays and the stars
• Burnt orange for the round sun
• Mustard for all sixteen rays
• Avocado, a soft olive green, for the two side stars
• Cream for the eyes and the smile
• Lettering, rust red, for both curved lines of the saying

Pieces and weeding

With 45 pieces and 11 cut-outs in the solid file, the count is high mostly because each ray stands on its own. They need to stay in their ring, so use the carrier sheet when you work with iron-on, transfer tape when you use adhesive vinyl, and a backing card if you build it in paper. Weed the letters on the curve before lifting the rays. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Size guide

Smaller than 4.5 inches, the gaps between the rays get too narrow. Print the color version and let Print Then Cut cut around the circle for cupcake box labels or favor tags.

Building it in iron-on

1. Mirror the design for every color and cut the vinyl with the shiny carrier facing down.
2. Press the cocoa base first so the rays and sun have a guide.
3. Add the mustard rays, then the orange sun and the two avocado stars.
4. Lay the cream face on the sun, then the rust lettering last.
5. Follow your vinyl maker’s directions for each press.

A single color of iron-on on a bright shirt is the quickest version; the sun face still reads clearly as a cut-out.

Good for

• A summer birthday at the park or the beach
• A grown-up who loves a gentle pun
• Matching shirts for twins, with the sun in two colors
• A round wall sign or a cake table banner kept away from the food

Pairs well with

Let’s Celebrate has another retro sun, and Cheers to Another Year is a fine choice for the friends at the same party.