Birthday Babe SVG

About this design

Rainbows were everywhere in the 1970s, on lunch boxes, patches and bedroom walls, and this one has the same chunky, rounded look. It is a half arch of three thick bands: burnt orange on the outside, mustard in the middle and avocado on the inside. Babe sits across the foot of the rainbow in fat, puffy letters that swell slightly in the middle, wrapped in a cream outline that keeps them separate from the bands behind. Birthday arches over everything in a looping script, following the curve.

It is bold, simple and fun, and works for a baby’s first party as easily as for a twenty-something’s night out.

Pieces and weeding

This one is light on parts: 15 pieces and 10 cut-outs in the solid version. The rainbow bands, the outlined word and the script are separate, so keep them on the carrier sheet if you use iron-on, on transfer tape for adhesive vinyl, or glue them to a backing card for paper. The script’s small loops need gentle weeding. It passes our cut checks from about 5.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines: a cocoa brown backing that shows as the edge round each band
• Cream: the soft outline around Babe
• Burnt orange: the outer band of the rainbow
• Mustard: the middle band
• Avocado: the inner band, in olive green
• Lettering: cocoa brown, for Babe and Birthday

Sizes that work

Below 5.5 inches the script loops fill in. A small sticker version can be printed and cut with Print Then Cut.

Stacking the vinyl

Mirror all layers and cut the iron-on with the shiny side against the mat. Then press in this order:

1. The cocoa base.
2. The three rainbow bands, which sit side by side.
3. The cream outline.
4. The lettering on top.

Check your vinyl’s directions for each press. Leave the carrier on the earlier layers while you line up the next, and use a cover sheet over the stack.

Turning it into a set

A rainbow is easy to match. Cut the same file in the solid version for every guest, each in a different band color, and keep the layered one for the birthday girl or guy. A baby and a parent can match too: the baby in a bodysuit, the parent in a larger shirt.

Other projects

• A cosmetic bag or makeup pouch
• A round pillow cover for a birthday photo
• A large poster for the gift table
• A card front built from three colors of paper

Pairs well with

Pair it with Birthday Diva for a best friend, or Birthday Vibes for another wavy, colorful saying.