Birthday Balloons

Quilling Art

Posted by GMC Group

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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!

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You Will Need (19 things)

Template
Blank sheet of 90lb (250gsm) Cardstock
3 ⁄8in (1cm) strips of 90lb (250gsm) Cardstock
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) purple Paper x 2
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) lilac Paper x 1
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) dark purple Paper x 1
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) dark pink Paper x 2
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) pink Paper x 1
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) light Pink Paper x 1
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) yellow Paper x 2
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) light yellow Paper x 1
11 x 3⁄8in (28 x 1cm) dark yellow Paper x 1
1⁄8in (2mm) strips of Paper in various colours
Tools
Scissors
Needle or Compass
Tweezers
White Glue
Quilling Tool

Steps (20 steps, 60 minutes)

1

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.)
2

Use strips of cardstock to prepare the outline.
3

Make an open coil using a purple strip.
4

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.
5

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.
6

Create a purple S shape. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the lilac shape.
7

Create another purple curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the lilac shape.
8

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.
9

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.
10

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.
11

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.
12

Create a dark pink curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the pink strip.
13

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.
14

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.
15

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.
16

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.
17

Create a yellow curve. Apply a thin layer of glue to the bottom and place it to the left of the light yellow strip.
18

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.
19

Using various coloured 1⁄8in (2mm) wide papers, prepare S shapes, zigzag shapes and swirls.
20

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!