Merry Christmas Starburst Badge SVG

About this design

The starburst is the badge of retro shop windows and price stickers, and it makes a cheerful Christmas seal. The outer shape is a 30-point burst with short, even points. Inside the edge, a thin ring is cut out, and MERRY and CHRISTMAS are cut out of the middle in clean geometric capitals with open, generous shapes. Three small stars are cut out above the words and three below.

Everything is cut out of one solid shape, so the single-color version is a classic stencil-style sticker, and the color version shows a cream backing through every cut.

Color layers

• Backing in cream: the full starburst, placed first
• Design in red: the starburst with the ring, letters and stars cut out of it

Pieces and cutting

The solid file has 6 pieces and 21 cut-outs. The pieces are the burst itself plus the small islands inside letters such as R and A, which keep the letters readable. Because the shapes are broad and even, the design passes our cut checks from about 2.5 inches wide, the smallest of all the badges.

Projects

• Stickers for gifts and envelopes, cut from sticker vinyl.
• Window displays in a shop or classroom.
• Ornaments in two layers of felt or acrylic.
• Tumblers and water bottles.
• Stencils for painted signs and tote bags.

Step by step: a stencil-painted tote

1. Set the design to 9 inches wide and download the solid style.
2. Cut it from stencil vinyl and weed out the burst shape, including the small centers of the R’s and the A, so the paint reaches them. Leave the letters, ring and stars on the backing.
3. Lift everything with one sheet of transfer tape, so the loose letters stay in position, and apply it to a canvas tote.
4. Dab fabric paint through the stencil with a sponge, keeping the sponge nearly dry.
5. Remove the stencil, let the paint dry and heat set it with an iron.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Red on cream, as shown
• Gold on black for a party
• Bright green on white for a fresh, modern look

About the lettering

The capitals are a free, open-licensed font converted to shapes, and they are slightly thinned inside the cut-out so the openings in the letters stay clear.

Pairs well with

The Sixteen-Ray Starburst is a star version of the same burst idea, and the Merry Christmas Circle Seal is a more formal round badge.