Bell Shaped Christmas Tag SVG

About this design

A bell already comes with its own place to tie the string, which is why nothing has been punched through this one. The open loop at the crown takes the ribbon, and the round clapper dangles at the bottom, ready to swing with the string.

Only two details sit on the gold body: a small red bow high up and a cream zigzag band following the flare near the rim. Everything else is left plain, and the reverse stays completely blank for a name and a few lines in pen.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 3 pieces and 5 cut-outs. The big piece is the bell, with loop and clapper joined to it. The other two are the bow and the zigzag band, each floating in a channel carved out of the bell. Those two channels make up two of the cut-outs; the rest are the opening of the loop and the pair of small centers inside the bow. Since the bow and band touch nothing, paper versions want a backing card and vinyl versions want transfer tape. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches wide, which is on the large side for a tag.

Color layers

• Base and lines in near-black green: the entire design, cut first as the bottom layer
• Tag in warm gold: the bell, its loop and the clapper
• Picture in cream: the zigzag band
• Accents in bright red: the bow

Building it in cardstock

1. Scale the design to at least 4 inches across and open the solid file.
2. Run it on gold or metallic cardstock and lift out the bell.
3. Cut the same file on scraps of red and cream, keeping only the bow from one and the band from the other.
4. Glue the bell to a dark backing cut to the outer shape, leaving the loop clear or trimming the backing away from it.
5. Drop the bow and band into their channels with a little glue on a toothpick.

When you want something under 4 inches, print the color file and let Print Then Cut handle just the outline.

Size guide

Ribbon through the loop

A loop handles more than a punched hole does. Fold a length of velvet ribbon in half, feed the fold through, then pull the tails through the fold so the knot sits neatly at the crown. Red-and-white baker’s twine gives a lighter, kitchen-drawer look. A small jingle bead on the string gives the paper bell an actual sound.

Color ideas

• Silver mirror card for the bell, navy bow and white band
• Kraft bell with a red bow and white band
• Deep green body with gold details

Pairs well with

The Bauble Shaped Christmas Tag hangs from the same style of loop, and the Star Shaped Christmas Tag matches its gold. More wrapping projects are collected under Christmas gift SVGs.