Floral Corner Birthday Card SVG

Quiet and elegant

Some birthdays call for something understated, and this card is mostly calm, open paper. Two sprays of flowers reach in from opposite corners, top left and bottom right. Each is a slender curving stem carrying three leaves, cut as two halves either side of a central vein. A five-petal blossom is tucked into the corner itself, and two six-petal flowers mark where the stem begins and ends.

The greeting sits between the two sprays. Happy is set a little to the right and Birthday a little to the left, both in an elegant flowing script, so the words follow the diagonal line from one corner to the other.

Pieces and weeding

The front is a single piece with 23 cut-outs. The stems are long, thin curves, so a fresh blade and a steady speed matter more here than with the flowers. Small stencil bridges hold the closed loops of the script. It passes our cut checks from about 7 inches on its longest side. As a portrait front that is its height, so cut it at least 7 inches tall, which is 5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark espresso brown: the card base, full size, which shows through every flower, leaf and letter
• Ivory in warm cream: the cut front

Unlike the other layered cards in this set, there is no separate insert. The ivory front goes straight onto the dark base, which gives the sharpest contrast of the set.

Making it up

Set the width to 5 inches for a 5 by 7 front and measure. Cut the ivory front from smooth card and the base from dark brown or black card. Glue them together, matching the edges, and keep the glue to the plain middle and the edges. Then mount the pair on a folded 5 by 7 card.

Sizes that work

Below 7 inches tall the leaf veins and stems become too fine. For a smaller card or a tag, print the color file and use Print Then Cut.

Occasions beyond a birthday

Because the flowers carry most of the design, the same look suits a mother’s or grandmother’s birthday, a garden lover, or anyone who prefers a classic card. Cut it in ivory over navy for a man’s birthday, too; the sprays read as botanical rather than frilly.

Color pairings

• Ivory over dark brown, as drawn
• White over forest green
• Blush pink over burgundy
• Pale gray over gold mirror card, for an evening party

Try them in the editor with the help of changing SVG colors.

Inside

Leave the inside clean and write in a dark ink. A fountain or brush pen matches the script on the front well, and a simple signature in the bottom corner keeps the elegant feel.

Pairs well with

The Birthday Card for Grandma uses the same sprays on a square card, and the Lace Birthday Card has an ivory front too.