Rose Birthday SVG

About this design

A single rose on a long stem has been a birthday gesture for a very long time, and this design keeps it just as simple. The open bloom sits at the top left, drawn with a five-lobed outer ring of petals, a ruffled cup and a curled bud in the middle. Its stem bends gently down the page, with three pointed leaves and a short side shoot that ends in a small rosette. Happy Birthday runs in two lines to the right, in a relaxed script with a slight bounce.

The layout is tall on one side and open on the other, which makes it a natural fit for a card that opens like a book, with the stem running down beside the fold.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark slate blue-gray: the backing, the outlines and the fine lines inside the bloom
• Leaf green in muted sage: the stem, the side shoot and the three leaves
• Blush in soft pink: the outer ring of petals and the curled bud of the big rose
• Rose in deep dusty pink: the ruffled cup of the big rose and all of the small rosette
• Lettering in dark slate: both lines of the greeting

The small rosette is a single piece with a curling slot cut through it, so it adds no extra layering.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 18 pieces and 15 cut-outs. The stem, leaves and flower are separate from the lettering, and the words themselves break into several parts, so use transfer tape or a backing card. The leaf veins and the curl in each rose are slim slots: weed them slowly with a hook. It passes our cut checks from about 6 inches wide.

Size guide

This design needs room for its thin stem and the curl in the bud, so 6 inches is the floor. For a smaller card or a sticker, print it and cut the outline with Print Then Cut.

Making a paper rose card

1. Cut the slate base from dark cardstock and the other colors from their own sheets.
2. Glue the stem and leaves first, then the blush outer petals.
3. Add the rose cup and the curled bud, and place the small rosette at the end of the side shoot.
4. Glue the greeting last, matching the edges of the backing.

A strip of foam tape under the bloom lifts it off the card and makes the rose feel more like a real flower.

Ideas

• A card for a wife, mother or grandmother who loves her garden
• A tote bag for someone who spends weekends at the flower market
• A framed paper rose on a dresser, cut large and layered
• A matching gift tag printed and cut from the color file

Pairs well with

The Rose Gold Garden frames roses in a hexagon, and the Peony Birthday gives one flower the whole stage. More greetings are in the Happy Birthday collection.