One Hundred Years SVG

About this design

A hundredth birthday is rare enough to deserve a crown of laurels, and this topper gives the number exactly that. Two leafy branches curve up and around a heavy fat-face 100, leaving the top of the wreath open. A thick bar runs beneath the digits, and two long, pointed stakes drop from it into the cake. Everything is connected, so the topper cuts as one solid shape.

The bold numerals stay readable even when the topper is small, which makes it a good fit for a modest cake at a care home or a quiet family tea as well as a larger celebration.

Pieces and weeding

There is a single piece with 2 cut-outs. The two openings are the centers of the zeros, and once those are out the topper is ready. Handle it by the bar rather than the stakes while lifting it off the mat. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches wide.

Color layer

• Lettering in warm near-black: the whole topper, including the wreath, the numerals, the bar and the stakes

One layer means one color, so pick the material for its finish: gold or silver glitter card, painted wood, or mirror acrylic.

Keeping the cake safe

No craft material should sit straight in food, and this file is not food-safe. Tape each stake to a food-safe skewer, or wrap the stakes, before pushing them in. Take the topper out before the cake is cut and served.

Sizes

Under 4 inches the leaf tips and the stake points get too fragile to hold their shape.

Cutting and finishing

• Use a strong grip mat for glitter card, and a fresh deep-cut blade for anything thick.
• Cut twice on heavy card rather than pressing harder.
• Glue two cuts back to back for a topper that looks finished from both sides.
• Seal glitter card with a clear spray so it does not shed.

After the party

A topper for a hundredth birthday is often kept. Mount it in a shadow box with a photo from the day and a card from the family, or stand it in a small block of wood on a shelf.

Other materials

Laser-cut wood or acrylic makes the strongest version, and the solid wreath holds up well in both. If cutting on a craft machine, chipboard is a sturdy middle ground.

Pairs well with

Ninety Years Young can be a card or badge for the same family, and Forty and Fabulous is the other one-piece topper in this set.