Bloom Birthday SVG

About this design

Here the flowers become part of the word. BLOOM is set in tall, heavy capitals, and its two Os are swapped for flowers of the same size: a layered rose with a curled bud, and a cosmos with notched petals and a butter yellow center. A slim garland of sage leaves runs underneath with a small blush flower at its middle, and it’s my birthday follows in a relaxed, lowercase script.

It reads well from a distance thanks to the heavy capitals, and it has a playful side that the softer designs in the set do not. That makes it a good shirt for the birthday girl herself, whether she is turning 9 or 49.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark slate blue-gray: the backing and outlines
• Leaf green in muted sage: the garland under the word
• Blush in soft pink: the rose’s outer petals and bud, and the small flower on the garland
• Rose in deep dusty pink: the rose’s cup and the cosmos petals
• Butter yellow in pale buttery yellow: the center of the cosmos
• Lettering in dark slate: the letters B, L and M, plus the script line

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 16 pieces and 8 cut-outs. Each capital, the two flowers, the garland and the script line are separate parts, so a sheet of transfer tape (for vinyl) or a card underneath (for paper) holds them together. Keep the spacing of BL, the two flowers and M exactly as it is, since the flowers only read as letters when they sit in line. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

Size guide

Smaller than 5 inches, the script line gets too fine. For a smaller sticker or tag, print the color version and use Print Then Cut.

Making a shirt

1. Mirror the design for iron-on vinyl.
2. Cut BLM and the script line from one sheet of dark vinyl.
3. Cut the flowers and garland from sage, pink and yellow, or use printable vinyl for them.
4. Press the garland first, then the flowers, then the letters.

The flowers layer on top of each other, so press each layer briefly and let it cool a little before adding the next. Follow your vinyl maker’s directions for heat and time.

More ideas

• A birthday banner with BLOOM across the top of a party table.
• A gift bag for a plant or a bunch of fresh flowers.
• A water bottle in permanent vinyl, cut at 5 inches.
• A card with the rose and cosmos raised on foam dots.

Changing the flowers

The two Os can be any colors you like. Try a sunny yellow rose with an orange cosmos, or two shades of lilac. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how.

Pairs well with

The Floral Crown Birthday is another shirt for the birthday girl, and the Grow and Glow Birthday has the same bright, upbeat tone.