Scalloped To and From Christmas Tag SVG

About this design

Scallops do half the decorating before anything else is added. Twenty soft bumps run around this red circle, giving it the look of a paper doily or a bottle cap, while a single cream snowflake sits beneath the hole at the top. TO and FROM follow in cream, stacked on the left with long thin cut lines reaching across to the far side, which leaves generous room even for double-barreled family names.

Cream on red is about the most festive pairing there is, and because the outline is already fancy, the rest of the design stays calm.

Where the scallops shine

• Round tins of cookies or fudge, where the curved edge echoes the lid.
• Jar tops, tied on over a fabric cover.
• Teacher gifts, with the class name on the FROM line.
• Neighbor plates left on a doorstep.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 8 pieces and 9 cut-outs. The tag accounts for one piece, the snowflake for another, and the letters of TO and FROM for the other six. As for the cut-outs: one string hole, two write-on lines, a channel around each of the two words, a gap around the snowflake, and the centers of the R and both O shapes.

Because the letters are separate pieces set into a channel carved out of the tag, they will scatter unless transfer tape or a backing card holds them. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in deep green-black: the whole design, cut as the base layer
• Tag in holiday red: the scalloped circle
• Accents in cream: the snowflake
• Lettering in cream: TO and FROM

Snowflake and lettering live on separate layers, even though they share a color, so one can change without the other.

Batch cutting for a long list

Scalloped circles nest poorly, so turn the sheet rather than the shapes: stagger the rows and the bumps of one tag tuck between two tags above it. Cut every red body in one pass, then every cream letter set in a second, and sort the letters into a muffin tin. Glue each tag to dark green or black card trimmed to the outer shape; that backing is what makes the cream letters pop out of their channels.

Writing on red

Ballpoint disappears on saturated red. A white gel pen or a metallic paint marker sits well on the card, and gold in particular looks deliberate. Let the ink dry before tying the bow. If you would rather not write on the front at all, leave those lines empty and use the plain back.

Size guide

For a tag narrower than 3.5 inches, print the color file and use Print Then Cut.

Pairs well with

For a calmer round tag with no words, see the Snowflake Round Christmas Tag. The Classic To and From Christmas Tag does the same job in a straighter shape.