Sister Birthday Card SVG

A flower frame for a sister

This card is all frame. A daisy blooms in each of the four corners, eight petals around a round center. Between them, garlands of small leaves run along all four sides, each leaf tipped alternately one way and the other, and each split in two by a paper vein. The long sides carry seven leaves each, and the short top and bottom edges carry four.

In the open middle, Sister is written in a light, flowing script. HAPPY BIRTHDAY sits under it in thin, spaced capitals, and a short row of four dots underlines the whole greeting.

Pieces and weeding

The front is one piece with 97 cut-outs. The leaves are cut as halves, which makes them easy to cut and keeps the garland strong. Stencil bridges hold the closed loops of the script. It passes our cut checks from about 7.5 inches on its longest side. The front is portrait, so it must be at least 7.5 inches tall, about 5.4 wide. That is a little too big for a 5 by 7 card, so this one is sized for a 6 by 8 card base.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark espresso brown: the card base, full size, behind everything else
• Ivory in warm cream: the insert that fills the daisies, leaves, dots and letters
• Sage in soft gray-green: the cut front

Putting the layers together

Cut the sage front at 5.5 inches wide for a 6 by 8 card, and measure it before cutting the other parts. Cut the ivory insert and dark base from plain card. Glue the insert onto the base, then the front on top, edges matched. The base shows as a fine dark rim. Finish by mounting it on a folded card.

Smooth, matte card in the 65 to 80 lb range cuts the leaf halves cleanly. Pearl or shimmer card for the ivory insert gives the flowers a soft glow.

Size guide

Keep the front at least 7.5 inches tall, or the leaves start to close up. For a 5 by 7 or smaller version, print the color file and use Print Then Cut for the outline.

Making it hers

• Pick her favorite color for the insert; it shows in every flower and leaf
• Swap the front to lilac or blush pink for a softer card
• Stick tiny gems in the daisy centers after the layers are glued

Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how to preview a new palette.

Inside

Sisters know everything already, so skip the formal wishes. A shared memory from when you were small, or a promise of a coffee date, makes a card worth keeping. If you are sending one card from several siblings, give each a corner of the inside page.

Pairs well with

The Brother Birthday Card is its sibling in this set, and the Birthday Card for Mom shares the daisies.