Brother Birthday Card SVG

Simple and sporty

Not every brother wants flowers or lace, so this card keeps to strong shapes. A line of bunting swoops across the top of the card in a shallow curve, with seven pointed pennants hanging from it. The string and all the flags are one connected window, so the bunting cuts out in a single shape. In the middle, Brother is written in a confident, slightly upright script, with HAPPY BIRTHDAY in thin spaced capitals beneath.

Three long rounded stripes run across the lower part of the card, like the bands on a sports jersey or a pair of tube socks.

Pieces and weeding

The front is one piece with 21 cut-outs, and most of the shapes are large. The thin capitals and the stencil bridges in the letters are the fine parts. It passes our cut checks from about 7.5 inches on its longest side, which for this portrait front means at least 7.5 inches tall and about 5.4 wide. That is a touch big for a 5 by 7 card, so plan on a 6 by 8 card base.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark espresso brown: the card base, full size, at the back
• Berry in deep crimson: the insert, which shows in the flags, string, letters and stripes
• Dusty blue in soft gray-blue: the cut front

Building the card

1. Size it to 5.5 inches wide for a 6 by 8 card and measure the result.
2. Cut the blue front, the berry insert and the dark base.
3. Glue the insert onto the base, then add the front.
4. Mount it on a folded white or gray card base.

With only a few large windows, this front is a good one to try in heavier card, up to 100 lb, or even in thin chipboard if your machine can cut it.

Size guide

The small HAPPY BIRTHDAY capitals set the limit, so keep the front at least 7.5 inches tall. For a 5 by 7 card or anything smaller, use Print Then Cut on the color file.

Team colors

The insert controls the color of the bunting and stripes, so match it to his favorite team: green and white, black and orange, red and yellow. Cut the front in the team’s second color and the whole card reads as a jersey. Try the pairing first with changing SVG colors.

Writing inside

Brothers rarely want a long speech. A short line, a shared joke, or a plan to watch a game together is plenty. Sign it with a nickname only he would recognize.

A matching tag

For a tag on the present itself, print the color file small with Print Then Cut, back it with a scrap of the insert color, punch a hole in a top corner and tie it on with string.

Pairs well with

The Sister Birthday Card completes the pair, and the Birthday Card for Dad shares the dusty blue.