Thirty and Thriving SVG

About this design

Think of the monogram on a wedding invitation and you have the mood of this one. Two gold ovals, one inside the other, stand upright like a cameo frame. In the top half sits a slanted serif 30. Below it, a small ampersand is balanced between two thin gold rules, and Thriving curls across the lower half in a graceful script. Two little leafy sprigs meet at the bottom of the frame as a finishing touch.

The tall shape suits a portrait card, a wine bottle or the front of a narrow gift bag.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 5 cut-outs. The two oval rings, the rules and the sprigs are loose from the lettering, so they need transfer tape or a backing card to keep their places. The cut-outs are the enclosed centers in the numerals and script. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide, measured across the oval.

Color layers

• Gold in antique gold: both oval rings, the two short rules and the leafy sprigs
• Lettering in warm near-black: the 30, the ampersand and Thriving

Good projects for it

1. A thirtieth birthday card in gold and black card.
2. A wine or sparkling juice label, in permanent vinyl on the bottle.
3. A framed keepsake with the date written below.
4. A sweatshirt in two colors of iron-on.
5. Place cards or menus for a birthday dinner, printed and cut.

Size guide

The gaps between the two ovals are narrow. Under 4.5 inches they start to merge, so for anything smaller, print it and use Print Then Cut.

Getting the frame straight

The outer and inner ovals should keep an even gap all the way around. On paper, glue the outer ring first and use a ruler to check it is straight up and down, then drop the inner ring inside it. On vinyl, keep both rings on one piece of transfer tape so the gap is locked in before it touches the surface.

A note on finishes

Gold foil vinyl catches light on a bottle or a mug, while matte gold looks more like printed stationery on card. Either works here, since the gold parts are thin lines rather than big blocks.

Changing the colors

Try sage green with cream, or navy with silver, for a different feel at the same party. Our guide to changing SVG colors has the steps.

Pairs well with

Hello Thirty is a bolder take on the same age, and Eighty and Thriving uses the same words in an arched frame.