If you are using text, like Happy Birthday or Congratulations, count the number of letters in the phrase that is going on the banner. Also remember to measure your letters so that you get a good size that fits inside the star, but that is not too small.
If you are using a cutting machine with software, like Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio, you can do this by overlaying the letter W on one of the star shapes. The letter W is the widest letter in the alphabet, so you won’t go wrong if you use it as your benchmark letter for measurement.
Then, duplicate the number of both stars and rectangles to match the number of letters. So if you have 10 letters in your phrase, you will need 10 stars and 10 rectangle shapes.
You may have to to lay them out in batches in Design Space and Silhouette Studio, depending on how many you need.
If you are cutting by hand, simply print as many as you need from the pdf’s provided. If you are using your cutting machine, cut out your shapes and text. I am using my Cricut Maker for this project.
I started cutting the rectangles first, using bright red colored card.