Kraft Paper Christmas Tag SVG

About this design

Brown paper, a length of string and one loud shape: that is the entire recipe here. The tag stands tall instead of lying sideways, a kraft-colored rounded rectangle with its hole centered at the top and a fine line running just inside the edge. One big red star fills the upper half. TO and FROM wait underneath in dark capitals, each with a slim cut line beside it for a name.

Because the hole sits on the center line, the tag drops straight from a bow, which suits bottles and slim boxes.

Color layers

• Base and lines in a deeper kraft brown: a solid backing behind the whole tag, which shows as the write-on lines and the thin edge line
• Tag in kraft tan: the tag body
• Accents in bright red: the star
• Lettering in near-black: TO and FROM

The tag color runs right up to the letters, so they print crisp and dark, and the backing shows only in the lines, which are easy to follow with a pen. Our guide to changing SVG colors covers on-screen edits.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 8 pieces and 12 cut-outs. One piece is the tag, six are the letters of TO and FROM, and one is the star. Four of the cut-outs are segments of the line inside the edge, with short gaps at the middle of each side so the rim stays joined to the panel and the tag remains in one piece. The channel around FROM runs into the lower left segment, so those two count as one. The rest are the string hole, the two write-on lines, the channel around TO, the gap around the star and the centers of both O shapes and the R.

Each letter is a loose piece lying in a channel carved out of the tag, so plan on transfer tape or a backing card. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches wide.

With genuine kraft card

1. Bring the file to 4 to 5.5 inches wide and cut the solid version from kraft cardstock.
2. Lift out the tag and set it aside.
3. Run the cut a second time on dark card, saving only the six letters.
4. Cut the star from red, using the same file.
5. Back the tag with cream or white card cut to the outer shape, so the dark letters and the fine lines stand out.
6. Set letters and star into place with tweezers and a little glue.

Twine, ribbon and pens

Red and white baker’s twine echoes the star, and plain jute keeps things rustic. A wide satin ribbon can look heavy on a design this understated. For names, a black fineliner reads best on kraft, while a white gel pen gives a chalky look on the blank back.

On the wrapping

• Brown paper parcels tied with string, where the tag becomes the only color.
• Wine or cider bottles, looped around the neck.
• Shoebox-sized gifts wrapped in newsprint.

Size guide

Under 4 inches, the letter centers shrink past what weeds cleanly, so switch to Print Then Cut.

Pairs well with

The Handmade with Love Christmas Tag shares this kraft palette, and the Christmas gift hub has more to fill the table.