Happy Birthday Pennant Banner SVG

About this design

Bunting makes a room look as if the party is about to start, and this file gets you there without any hand lettering. Thirteen pointed flags hang in two rows, five across the top for HAPPY and eight underneath for BIRTHDAY, each one carrying a single capital. The flags swap between cream and gold as they go, so neighbors stay easy to tell apart from across a big room.

The capitals are plain and upright. Guests can take in the whole greeting at a glance, which matters more on a wall than any flourish would.

Pieces and weeding

Cutting the solid version gives you 28 pieces and 21 cut-outs. There are 13 flags, 13 letters and the 2 strings, with every letter floating inside an opening in its own flag. Nothing ties one flag to the next or to its string. Cover vinyl with transfer tape before lifting it, and when the material is paper, glue the parts down on a backing card instead. Go gently around the small centers of the A, P, B, R and D. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

Color layers

Five layers build the color file.

• Base and lines in blackened indigo: sits under everything and edges each flag and string
• Cream in soft warm cream: seven flags, beginning with the first in each row
• Purple in soft purple: the two strings above the flags
• Gold in saffron yellow: the remaining six flags
• Lettering in royal blue-violet: all 13 capitals, placed straight onto the flags

From a picture to real bunting

Want it strung across a mantel instead of printed on one sheet?

1. Ungroup the file so each flag and its letter can move on their own.
2. Scale the flags up, then spread them over as many sheets as your mat needs.
3. Cut flags from sturdy cardstock in two alternating shades.
4. Glue a letter to the middle of each flag, using a contrasting card.
5. Punch two small holes near the top corners and thread everything onto baker’s twine.

Ways to use it at a party

• A photo backdrop behind the gift table, with flags enlarged and hung in two swags.
• Crew shirts for siblings and helpers, both rows printed across the chest.
• A dessert-table sign cut from one color of card on a foam board.
• Oversized greeting cards with the full two-row layout on the front.
• Large totes to bring the gifts back in.

Choosing a width

Under 5 inches the rings around each letter get too narrow to weed. For place cards and little tags, send the color version to your printer so Print Then Cut only has to trace the flags.

Color ideas

• Two shades of the guest’s favorite color on the flags
• Black and silver for a big-number celebration
• Mint and blush with gray letters for a baby

See any pairing on screen first with the SVG recoloring guide.

Pairs well with

Hang the Birthday Balloon Bunch at either end of the row, or stand the Happy Birthday Ribbon Banner on the table beneath it.