Lace Cutaway Card SVG

Paper lace for a birthday

This card is all in the cutting. It is one piece of red card with a scalloped edge running right around it and a fold line down the middle. The right half, which becomes the front, holds a lace medallion: a ring of petal-shaped openings and a circle of tiny dots, with a small two-tier cake and a candle cut out in the center. A heart sits above and below the medallion, and a fan of three leaves points in from each corner.

The left half, which becomes the back, has a smaller medallion with a heart inside a ring of petals, and three little hearts along the top and bottom edges.

The fold

The fold down the middle is a row of short dashed cuts, so the card bends neatly with no scoring tool. That fold is a little weaker than a scored line; handle it gently once it is creased. We have not folded and tested this card, so try a test cut on scrap card first to check the fold and the lace before you use good paper.

Pieces and weeding

The card is 1 piece with 76 cut-outs. On paper there is nothing to weed by hand, but check each little opening has dropped out before you lift the card off the mat; a few may need a nudge with a pin. It passes our cut checks from about 2 inches wide.

Color layer

• Red in bright cherry red: the whole card, with all its lace

Since there is only one layer, the card itself can be any color. Our guide to changing SVG colors helps you preview it in another shade.

Show the lace

Slip a sheet of contrasting paper inside the card, glued to the inside of the front, and the lace pattern lights up. White behind red, gold behind navy, or a patterned paper behind a plain one all work. The insert also gives you a smooth surface to write a message on.

Size guide

At 10 inches wide, the open card is about 7 inches tall and folds to roughly 5 by 7 inches. Under 2 inches the dots around the medallion close up.

Cutting tips

• Use a fresh blade and a firm grip mat; lace pulls on paper.
• Pick smooth card, 65 to 80 lb. Textured card tears at the small dots.
• Let the mat roll away from the card instead of peeling the card off the mat.

Pairs well with

The Pop-Up Cake Card is a more playful card in the set, and the Gift Card Holder can travel inside the envelope with it.