Birthday Money Holder Card SVG

Money as a gift, nicely

Cash is a perfectly good birthday present, but it needs a better home than a plain envelope. This is a whole card blank that holds it. Laid flat, it is a wide rectangle with a dashed fold line down the center. The right half becomes the front: Treat Yourself in a graceful italic serif over two lines, HAPPY BIRTHDAY in small spaced capitals beneath, and a cut star in each corner, larger at the top and smaller at the bottom.

The left half is the inside. Across its top, A LITTLE GIFT is cut in neat capitals. Below that, four short diagonal slits mark the corners of a pocket, and a folded bill tucks into them. A row of round dots finishes the bottom edge.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file is one piece with 52 cut-outs, including the dashed fold, which is a row of short slots rather than a score. It passes our cut checks from about 7 inches wide, which folds to a card about 3.5 by 4.9 inches. These measurements come from calculation, not a finished card, so do a test cut on scrap card and try your bill in the slits before you use good paper.

Color layer

One layer, Kraft, in a warm tan brown, holds the whole blank.

Size and the bill

The blank is designed as a 10 by 7 inch sheet, so set the width to 10 inches; it folds to a 5 by 7 card. At that size the slits are spaced for a bill folded in three, about 2.05 by 2.61 inches. Measure the pocket and your folded bill after sizing, since bills and machines vary.

Folding and filling

1. Cut the blank from 80 to 110 lb card. The slits need firm paper to grip.
2. Fold along the dashed line, front half over the inside half.
3. Fold the bill in three and slide each corner under a slit.
4. Write your message on the inside of the front panel, opposite the bill.

The lettering and stars on the front are cut right through, so whatever lies behind them shows. To make the words easy to read, glue a small panel of contrasting card on the inside of the front, behind the lettering, before you fold it shut.

Other things it can hold

The pocket also suits a folded note, a few photo prints at small size, or a handwritten voucher for a day out. Anything thicker than a bill folded in three may push the card open, so keep the filling flat.

Color ideas

• Black card with a gold panel behind the lettering for an adult
• Bright teal for a teenager
• Kraft with a white backing panel, as drawn, for an easy everyday look

Recoloring is explained in changing SVG colors.

Pairs well with

Seal it in the Birthday Envelope, which fits a 5 by 7 card, or add a Mini Birthday Tag Card to a gift bag.