Birthday Card for Grandpa SVG

Tweed and stars

There is a touch of a well-loved jacket about this card. A band of slanted bars crosses the top, leaning one way and then the other in a herringbone zigzag, and a matching band crosses the bottom. Between them, a rectangle of small eyelets frames the center like stitching.

Inside the frame, a large star is flanked by two smaller ones above the name. Grandpa is cut in a heavy, rounded lettering with a slight slant, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY sits under it in small spaced capitals. Three more small stars finish the space below.

Pieces and weeding

The front is a single piece with 95 cut-outs, most of them the round eyelets in the frame. Stencil bridges hold the closed letter centers. It passes our cut checks from about 7 inches on its longest side. For this portrait front that is the height, so cut it at least 7 inches tall, which works out at 5 inches wide.

The color layer

Dusty blue, a soft gray-blue, is the only layer: one cut front, in one color. Back it with a contrasting card so the herringbone, stars and lettering show.

Card stock and backing

A medium navy or a crisp white behind the dusty blue front keeps it calm and classic. Gold mirror card turns the stars into a small celebration. Kraft behind it looks rustic, a good match for a grandfather who spends his time in the garden or the workshop.

Use 80 lb cardstock for the front. The eyelets in the frame are small, so a lighter card can tear between them if you lift it too fast.

Steps

1. Set the width to 5 inches and measure: it should come out close to 5 by 7.
2. Cut the front, then cut a backing panel the same size in the color you chose.
3. Glue the front to the backing, using a fine glue pen along the solid border and the plain paper between the stars and the frame.
4. Mount it on a folded 5 by 7 card base.
5. Write inside with a dark pen in a good, large hand.

Size guide

The herringbone bars and eyelets need the front to be at least 7 inches tall, so do not cut it narrower than 5 inches. For smaller pieces, print the color file and use Print Then Cut to cut around the outline.

A card from the grandchildren

Have each grandchild sign inside, and let the youngest ones color a star on the backing panel before the front goes on. Their colors will show through the star windows, which turns the card into a joint effort.

Recoloring

The editor lets you try other colors before downloading. Forest green with a cream backing, or charcoal over red, both suit the tweed look. Our guide to changing SVG colors explains how.

Pairs well with

The Birthday Card for Dad shares the tailored feel, and the Birthday Envelope fits a 5 by 7 card.