Hello Forty SVG

About this design

Here the number itself is the decoration. A wide fat-face 40 stands under the word HELLO, which is set in elegant serif capitals. The thick strokes of both digits are filled with rows of small diamond windows, set in a staggered lattice, while the thin hairlines stay solid. The effect is like a pierced metal screen or a lace panel: delicate up close, but strong from across the room.

It is a single color, so the pattern does all the work. Cut it from gold glitter card and stand it on a shelf, or press it onto a dark shirt where the lattice shows the fabric through.

Pieces and weeding

This file has 7 pieces and 80 cut-outs. The pieces are the five letters and the two digits, so a backing card or transfer tape keeps them spaced. The cut-outs are almost all lattice diamonds, and that is where the time goes: weed them while the sheet is flat and fresh off the mat, using a hook tool and good light. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layer

• Lettering in warm near-black: HELLO, the 4 and the 0, with every lattice window

As a one-layer design, it is also an easy file to recolor completely. Gold, silver, rose gold or a bright pink all look good with the lattice.

Size guide

Below 4.5 inches the diamond windows become too small to weed. For tiny pieces, print the design and use Print Then Cut, which keeps the pattern without any weeding at all.

Choosing a material

• Smooth vinyl weeds best; glitter vinyl is thick and grips the small windows.
• Cardstock in 80 lb or heavier keeps the lattice from tearing.
• Iron-on works well at shirt size, where the windows are larger.
• Wood or acrylic on a laser gives a crisp, screen-like finish for a keepsake.

Weeding the lattice without stress

Work one digit at a time, starting from a corner of the pattern and moving in rows. If a diamond lifts with the waste, press it back with the hook before going on. A light pad under a thin vinyl sheet makes the cut lines much easier to see.

Recoloring ideas

Try rose gold on white, or white on a black shirt for a high-contrast look. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how to preview it.

Pairs well with

Forty and Fabulous is a cake topper for the same day, and Hello Fifty keeps the greeting going.