Merry Christmas Chalkboard Label SVG

About this design

This design recreates the look of a chalkboard sign in a cafe or farmhouse kitchen. The frame is a classic vintage label: a rectangle with each corner scooped out in a quarter circle, drawn with a thick outer border and a thinner line inside it. In the middle, Merry is written in a casual, connected script, CHRISTMAS is set in heavy, rounded capitals with chunky strokes, and a gold rule with a star in the center sits underneath.

The cream-on-charcoal colors give the chalk effect without any texture, so the file stays clean and simple to cut.

Color layers

• Backing in charcoal: the whole label shape, cut as one piece
• Design in cream: both borders and the lettering
• Accents in gold for the star rule

Pieces and cutting

The solid file has 16 pieces and 5 cut-outs, and it passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide. The heavy capitals have narrow gaps between their strokes, so when you cut from glitter or flocked vinyl, go to 8 inches or more. Weed the thin inner border slowly: long, straight lines like it can lift away with the background vinyl if you pull too fast.

Projects

• Kitchen and pantry signs.
• Cocoa and cookie bar signs on a real chalkboard, in white vinyl.
• Canister and jar labels at 5 inches or more.
• Gift basket tags, printed and cut.
• Wooden crate labels for a decorated porch.

Step by step: a real chalkboard sign

1. Take a framed chalkboard and wipe it clean and dry.
2. Set the design to about 2 inches less than the board’s width, and download the solid style.
3. Cut it from white or cream removable vinyl so the board can be reused after the season.
4. Apply it with transfer tape, starting from the middle and working outward.
5. Add the date of your party or a menu underneath in chalk.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Cream and gold on charcoal, as shown
• White on black for a true chalkboard look
• Red on kraft for a rustic label

About the lettering

Both typefaces are free, open-licensed fonts converted to shapes. The label frame and star rule were drawn for this design.

Pairs well with

The Happy Holidays Label uses the same scooped label shape, and Powered by Hot Cocoa makes a fun partner for a cocoa bar.