Make a Wish Card SVG

Blow, and wish

Before the candles there was the dandelion clock: pick one, take a breath, and blow. This card captures the moment just after. A round seed head sits in the upper half of the card, a small solid center surrounded by a ring of thin seed stalks, each ending in a little three-pronged tuft. A gap in the ring at the bottom lets the long stem curve down and away. Up to the right, three loose seeds drift off on their own.

At the bottom, make a wish is written in lowercase script. With ivory behind dusty blue, the dandelion looks like a pale puff against an evening sky.

Pieces and weeding

The front is one piece with 25 cut-outs. Each seed, stalk and tuft is cut as a single shape, so although the seed head looks intricate there are few separate holes. The tufts are fine, so use a fresh blade and a slower speed. It passes our cut checks from about 7 inches on its longest side. The front is portrait, so it needs to be at least 7 inches tall: 5 inches wide, exactly a 5 by 7 front.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark espresso brown: the card base, full size, at the back
• Ivory in warm cream: the insert that fills the dandelion, seeds, stem and lettering
• Dusty blue in soft gray-blue: the cut front

Making the layered card

1. Size the front to 5 inches wide for a 5 by 7 card and measure it.
2. Cut the blue front, the ivory insert and the dark base.
3. Glue the insert to the base, leaving a fine dark edge, and the front on top.
4. Glue only on the solid areas: the border, the space under the lettering and the plain paper around the seed head.
5. Mount the stack on a folded card base.

A vellum insert in place of ivory card gives the seed head a soft, misty look.

Size guide

Do not go below 7 inches tall, where the tufts merge. For an A2 card or tiny favors, print the color file and use Print Then Cut.

Who it suits

Make a wish is gentle enough for any age. It works for a child’s first birthday, a friend far away, a coworker or a grandparent. It also suits a card for someone starting something new, since it says nothing about age.

Things to try

• A white insert and a navy front for a night sky
• Golden yellow insert behind a soft green front, for the flower before it went to seed
• Small sequins glued behind the three loose seeds, so they sparkle

Our guide to changing SVG colors explains how to preview other combinations.

What to write

A single line inside works best: a wish of your own for the year ahead, or the name and a date. The front already does the talking.

Pairs well with

The Cake Window Card shares the ivory insert, and the Starburst Birthday Card uses the same dusty blue.