Free Because I Said So SVG files
“Because I Said So” as 12 cut files, set in seven typefaces and finished six ways: welded scripts, block capitals, an outline, a stencil plate and a two-colour version. Each is drawn from the letter shapes and measured.
12 designs. Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with them.
Or choose one below for its PNG, DXF and cutting sizes.
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Because I Said So in Pacifico Solid · 8 pieces -
Because I Said So in Lobster Solid · 8 pieces -
Because I Said So in Kaushan Script Solid · 15 pieces -
Because I Said So in Lilita One Solid · 15 pieces -
Because I Said So in Alfa Slab One Solid · 15 pieces -
Because I Said So in Amatic SC Solid · 14 pieces -
Because I Said So in block capitals Solid · 14 pieces -
Because I Said So in script and capitals Solid · 9 pieces -
Because I Said So with stars Solid · 14 pieces -
Because I Said So outline lettering Outline · 17 pieces -
Because I Said So stencil plate Solid · one piece -
Because I Said So with a drop shadow Layered · 12 pieces
Using “Because I Said So”
For parents’ shirts, mugs, kitchen signs and wooden spoons. On a mug, 80 mm wide; on a kitchen sign, 350 mm.
Which version cuts most easily
Lettering is many small pieces, and the count differs by typeface. The stencil plate is always a single piece. The script versions weld the letters of each word together, leaving only dots and separate words loose. The block capitals and slab versions are one piece per letter, with thick strokes that weed easily. Each design’s page lists its piece count and its narrowest part at seven sizes.
How to open the files
- Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
- Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
- LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
- Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
- Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.
Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.
Questions
How is a wooden spoon lettered?
With a stencil and a wood burning pen, or with permanent vinyl on the handle for a spoon kept for show. Cut it no wider than the handle, about 25 mm tall.
Can I change the wording or the typeface?
Not on this page: each file is finished artwork. The typefaces are Pacifico, Lobster, Kaushan Script, Lilita One, Alfa Slab One, Amatic SC and Bebas Neue, all free to install, so you can set your own words in the same lettering in your cutting software.
Merry Christmas 
Merry and Bright 
Let It Snow 
Ho Ho Ho 
Joy 
Believe