Cute Animals Border SVG

About this design

Three winter friends lined up in a row. On the left stands a tall penguin with a cream tummy, in the middle a little round chick spreads its wings wide as if it is about to hug its friends, and on the right a fluffy cub with pointed ears wears a striped scarf. The wide, low shape makes it ideal for borders, banners and the bottom edge of a card or sign.

All three are our own original characters, drawn in the same soft, rounded style as the rest of the collection.

Pieces and cutting

The solid file has 5 pieces and 11 cut-outs. The small faces, the scarf stripes and the thin feet give it a “Print & web” label, so it is best printed. For a vinyl cut, start at about 6.5 inches wide; the animals are small relative to the width, so larger is better.

Color layers

• Backing in cream: shows as the penguin’s tummy, the faces and most of the cub
• Design in raspberry pink: the penguin, the chick, the cub’s outline and its scarf

Projects that suit the detail

• Card borders along the bottom of a printed card.
• Classroom banners and bulletin boards.
• Sublimation mugs, where the row wraps around the side.
• Shelf and window borders in large vinyl.
• Wrapping paper, printed as a repeating pattern.

Size and cutting tips

For printing, any size works. For a vinyl cut, 6.5 inches wide is the minimum; at 10 inches and wider, every face and scarf stripe weeds easily, which suits shelf borders and window displays.

Step by step: a wraparound mug

1. Download a PNG from the editor at 300 DPI, about 7 inches wide.
2. Place it along the bottom of an 11 oz mug template so it wraps around.
3. Add a short greeting above the animals, such as “Winter friends”.
4. Print with sublimation ink and press onto a sublimation mug.
5. Let it cool before handling.

Color ideas

• Black, white and red for classic winter animals
• Raspberry and cream, as shown
• Navy and ice blue for a frosty border

Good to know

For single animals that cut cleanly at smaller sizes, the Penguin in a Santa Hat passes our checks from about 5 inches and the Teddy Bear in a Santa Hat from about 3.5 inches.

Pairs well with

The Penguin with Scarf gives you a bigger penguin, and the Holly Garland Border adds a festive border below.