We’ve had a few questions recently on how to resize the numbers in the Impossible Card Ages 1-100 (SVG, Silhouette) so I thought I’d put together a quick tutorial showing how to resize in Silhouette, Cricut and Canvas. If you’re not familiar with this card, it’s an awesome deal! You basically get 100 cards in one. The card comes with the base, and birthday numbers from 1-100. To keep the file a reasonable size, the extra numbers have been downsized and need to be resized to use with the card. How you resize depends on the cutting software you are using.
For my card, I chose the number 80 for my mom who is celebrating this milestone birthday this month. I just love the little birdie! Below I’ll outline how to resize in each of the 3 cutting programs.
Silhouette
Start by loading the file into Silhouette Studio. As you can see, the majority of the numbers have been downsized to make the file more manageable. Down towards the bottom of the file is a note which states to Scale desired number up 400%.
I selected the number 80 and deleted the rest, along with the note. To resize, first click on the transform button on the right menu panel. Then click on the size button on the top row of the pop up window. This will bring you to the resize window.
To upsize 400% add the number 400 into the scale section, then click apply. Your number is now the correct size to use with the card.
Cricut
Upsizing in Cricut takes a bit more work due to the fact that there is not a way to upsize by a percentage in Cricut. But it’s still relatively easy, you just need to do a little math. Start by uploading the file into Cricut. Delete all of the numbers you won’t be using and click on the numbers you will be using to get the width. In this case, the width of the 80 is .883 inches. To upsize 400%, you want to multiply the width by 4. The resulting number is 3.532 inches.
To change the width, go to the size area in the top toolbar (if you can’t see this, make sure you have clicked on the number to select it) You want to make sure the little lock is closed. This will make sure that the file is resized uniformly. Change the Width number to 3.532 and hit enter. This will resize the number to the correct dimensions.
Canvas
Files that are imported into Canvas that are larger than the 12×12 mat are automatically resized to fit onto the mat. Because of this, resizing the numbers in Canvas will require two steps. (for more information on resizing in Canvas, see this post) First resize the file as a whole, then resize the number you wish to use on your card.
Start by importing the SVG file into Canvas. Next you want to select all the pieces, right mouse click and select group. This way you can resize all of the pieces at once. Click the edit button on the right menu panel and the sizing box will pop up. Make sure the Maintain Aspect Ratio box is checked, then change the width to 16.529. This is the correct width of the file when imported full size. Click enter and your file will be sized correctly.
Ungroup the pieces of the file (right mouse click, ungroup) and delete the numbers you won’t be using along with the note on sizing. Click on the number you are using to select it, then on the top menu select Edit, then Resize.
Like Silhouette, Canvas allows you to resize by percentage. Make sure the Maintain Aspect Ratio Button is checked then change the width to 400%. The piece is now resized to be used with the card.
All that is left now is to cut your pieces and assemble your card. For a general assembly tutorial for Lori’s Impossible cards, head over to her YouTube Channel here. One last note, Lori’s Impossible Cards all come with an envelope! So it’s easy to create and send right out.
You can find all of Lori’s Impossible Cards here in her SVG shop, as well as in the Silhouette Store. In addition, don’t forget about the May Sale happening now in Lori’s SVG Shop. All SVG files are 30% Off when you use code MAY2021 at checkout!
That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!
