Free card SVG files: greeting cards to cut and fold

Greeting cards as cut files: a card base with its fold in place and a design cut from the front. Birthday, Christmas, thank you, Valentine, anniversary, Mother’s Day and new baby cards, pop up cards that stand when opened, and plain bases with windows and shaped edges for your own design.

130 designs in 11 sets. Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with them.

Birthday card SVG 13 designs

Christmas card SVG 12 designs

Thank you card SVG 12 designs

Pop up card SVG 10 designs

Valentine card SVG 13 designs

Card template SVG 13 designs

Anniversary card SVG 11 designs

Mother’s Day card SVG 11 designs

Baby card SVG 11 designs

Envelope SVG 12 designs

Gift card holder SVG 12 designs

How the cards are made

Each card is one sheet: a back, a front, and a fold between them cut as a row of slits so the card creases in the right place without scoring. The design is cut out of the front, so the colour of a liner or of the card behind shows through it. Most sets include a liner as a second piece, a small card for a gift, and a version to print and cut by hand.

The pop up cards work by slits and folds parallel to the spine: open the card to a right angle and a step, a cake or a row of buildings stands up from the fold. Each one is designed to close flat.

Sizes and card

The cards are drawn to common sizes, A6, A2 (4.25 by 5.5 inches), 5 by 7 inches and square, and each page says which and gives the cut size of the open sheet. Use card of 200 to 300 gsm for the base and paper of about 120 gsm for a liner. The envelope set has templates to match.

Questions

Can I add a name or a message?

Yes. Add text in your cutting software and cut it from the front, or draw it with a pen in the machine. Keep cut letters at least 12 mm tall, and choose a stencil typeface so the middles of letters stay attached.

Will the fold hold if it is cut as slits?

Yes. The slits are short and the card between them carries the fold. On card over 300 gsm, crease the fold once each way before closing it.