First Birthday SVG

About this design

One candle says it all. A squat teal cake carries a scalloped cap of cream icing and just a single pink candle with a gold flame, set on a broad gold plate. Under it, FIRST sits in clean plum capitals, and BIRTHDAY runs wider and heavier on the line below, which gives the design a steady, stacked shape.

Parents tend to remember this party more than the child ever will. It deserves something that looks good in the pictures and is simple enough to finish during nap time.

Color layers

Six sheets of card will cover the layered build.

• Base and lines in dusky indigo: the backing for the cake and its plate, seen as outlines and a trim edge
• Cream in creamy ivory: the scalloped icing
• Pink in baby-bright pink: the candle
• Teal in fresh teal: the sides of the cake
• Gold in buttery gold: the flame and the plate
• Lettering in dark berry plum: both words, a separate layer that stands alone on the open page

Matching family shirts

Put the whole design on a bodysuit or toddler tee and hand the grown-ups something quieter, like the cake alone on one shirt and the lettering on another. Because the layers separate cleanly, you can hide the words for the adults and keep the same teal and gold across the set. Older siblings tend to appreciate being included, so make them a version as well. The group photo then looks planned, even when nothing else that day went to plan.

Pieces and weeding

The solid version comes to 18 pieces with 6 cut-outs. The cake parts, the candle and the plate are one group, and the separate letters of both words make up the rest. Those letters do not touch each other, so vinyl has to travel on transfer tape, and paper letters should be glued to a backing card to hold their spacing. The letter centers are the smallest openings, so weed them slowly. It passes our cut checks from about 2.5 inches wide.

Keepsakes and party pieces

• A high chair sign in sturdy card, strung along the tray.
• Monthly photo finale with the design on a letter board or a wood round.
• Invitations run off together using Print Then Cut.
• A memory box lid in layered paper or vinyl.
• Thank-you cards that carry the first-party look into the mail.

This artwork belongs on wood, fabric, vinyl and paper, and the real smash cake stays free of cut pieces.

Recommended sizes

Stop at 2.5 inches. Below that, the small letter centers are hard to weed, and printing is the better route.

Color ideas

• Sage, oat and soft white for a neutral nursery
• Sky blue cake with a yellow candle
• Blush and gold for a garden party

Our color-swap walkthrough explains how to set each layer.

Pairs well with

Finish the table with the First Birthday Cake Topper, and dress the wall in the Birthday Balloon Bunch.