Cut Out + Keep

Birthday Balloons

Quilling Art

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/birthday-balloons-2 • Posted by GMC Group

These balloons are ideal to make for a birthday celebration. Adding various shapes at the top makes them look ready to fly off into the air!

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

These balloons are ideal to make for a birthday celebration. Adding various shapes at the top makes them look ready to fly off into the air!

Instructions

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    To create your base, place a sheet of blank cardstock under the template, then trace the outline onto it. (Here, the outline has been darkened for clarity.)

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    Use strips of cardstock to prepare the outline.

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    Make an open coil using a purple strip.

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    Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the coil and place it inside the left balloon, with no 
gap between it and the outline.

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    Make an S shape using a purple strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it as shown.

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    Create a purple S shape. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the lilac shape.

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    Create another purple curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the lilac shape.

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    Prepare a bent drop shape using a dark purple strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it to the right of the first purple S shape.

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    Make an open coil using a dark pink strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the coil and place it inside the middle balloon, with no gap between it and the outline.

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    Make an S shape using a dark pink strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it as shown.

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    Make another S shape using a pink strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it to the left of the dark pink one.

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    Create a dark pink curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the pink strip.

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    Prepare a bent drop shape using a light pink strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it to the right of the first dark pink S shape.

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    Make an open coil using a yellow strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the coil and place it inside the right balloon, with no gap between it and the outline.

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    Make an S shape using a yellow strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it as shown.

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    Make another S shape using a light yellow strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it to the left of the yellow one.

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    Create a yellow curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the light yellow strip.

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    Prepare a bent drop shape using a dark yellow strip. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom of the shape and place it to the right of the first yellow S shape.

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    Using various coloured 1⁄8in (2mm) wide papers, prepare S shapes, zigzag shapes and swirls.

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    Stick them above the balloons as shown. Cut out a few small triangles using various colours and stick them around the shapes. Your birthday balloons are complete!