Hummingbird Birthday SVG

About this design

Hummingbirds are tiny, quick and drawn to bright flowers, which makes them a favorite with gardeners. In this design one hovers at the top right, its sage green body stretched out and its tail angled down behind. A large wing sweeps up and back in pale eucalyptus with a blush panel inside. Its round head has a dark eye and a patch of deep rose at the throat, and its long, slim beak reaches out to a cosmos on the left, a deep rose flower with notched petals and a butter yellow center, standing on a curved stem with two leaves. Below, Happy Birthday is set in a formal, looping script.

It is a calm, elegant design with a sense of movement, well suited to a card for someone who loves to watch the birds at the feeder.

Color layers

• Base and lines: dark slate blue-gray, the backing, the outlines, the beak and the eye
• Leaf green: muted sage, the bird’s head, body and tail, and the flower stem with its leaves
• Eucalyptus: pale gray-green, the wing
• Blush: soft pink, the inner panel of the wing
• Rose: deep dusty pink, the cosmos petals and the throat
• Butter yellow: pale buttery yellow, the center of the cosmos
• Lettering: dark slate, the greeting

That is seven layers, shared only with the Pressed Flower Birthday, though several of them are single small pieces.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 20 pieces and 15 cut-outs. The bird, the flower and its stem, and the greeting are all separate, so transfer tape or a backing card is needed to keep them in place. Most of the openings are small, so a fine hook and good light help. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Size guide

For smaller tags and stickers, the color file prints well and cuts cleanly around the outline with Print Then Cut.

Project ideas

1. A layered card with the wing raised on a thin strip of foam, so it seems to flutter.
2. A tote bag for a bird lover, in sage and rose iron-on vinyl.
3. A framed piece for a sunroom or a kitchen window.
4. A gift bag for a birdhouse, a feeder or a packet of flower seeds.

Color ideas

Real hummingbirds come in brilliant greens and ruby reds, so try an emerald body with a red throat, or a violet body for something unexpected. The cosmos could be orange or yellow. Learn how in the guide to changing SVG colors.

Pairs well with

The Butterfly Birthday and Bee Happy Birthday complete a trio of garden visitors, and the Wildflower Birthday Wreath has more cosmos.