Cricut: How to Make Personalised Balloons

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Bring a little fun to a special occasion by creating your own personalised balloons with your Cricut machine!

From a heart-shaped balloon perfect for a romantic setting to a birthday balloon to make your loved one smile, we have a range of projects for all occasions.

Please note: This project contains paid-for content from the Cricut Design Space app. Screen reference images are taken from the iOS version of Design Space.

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Project & Instructions by Hobbycraft Artisan:

Chrissie Ellson

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Standard Grip Cutting Mat 12 x 12 Inches

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Transfer Tape 12 x 48 Inches

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Large Silver Foil Star Balloon

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Orange Latex Balloons 10 Pack

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How to make

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Clear Balloon:

* Large Clearz Clear Crystal Balloon

* Gold Glossy Permanent Vinyl

* Transfer Tape

Latex Balloon:

* Citrus Orange Latex Balloons 10 Pack

* White Glossy Permanent Vinyl 12 x 48 Inches

* Transfer Tape

Number Balloon:

* Extra Large Rose Gold Foil Number 3 Balloon

* White Glossy Permanent Vinyl 12 x 48 Inches

* Transfer Tape

Heart Balloon:

* Large Hot Pink Heart Foil Balloon

* White Glossy Permanent Vinyl 12 x 48 Inches

* Transfer Tape

Star Balloon:

* Large Silver Star Foil Balloon

* Green Glossy Permanent Vinyl 12 x 48 Inches

* Transfer Tape

All Projects:

* A Cricut Maker 3

* Cricut Design Space Downloaded on Your Device

* Standard Grip Cutting Mat

* Cricut Weeding Tool Set

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Notes

Please ensure you inflate your balloon prior to adding the vinyl.

Foil is fine to inflate with helium but adding helium to a latex balloon could cause it to deflate quickly unless you coat the inside with hi-float liquid solution.

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Heart Balloon - Step 1

Step 1: Navigate your way to the project in Design Space by clicking this link – https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6416fc04be31ebd8596ec165

Select “Open In App”.

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Step 2

To edit the project as you desire, click “Make It”.

Step 3

Cut out the vinyl.

Step 4

Weed and then transfer your design onto the balloon using the transfer tape. To simplify the process of applying the vinyl, you might find it useful to tether the balloon onto a surface with a small amount of sticky tape so that it doesn’t float off as you try to apply the vinyl.

Star Balloon - Step 1

Step 1: Navigate your way to the project in Design Space by clicking this link – https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6416fd3b214628afef3aadea

Select “Open In App”.

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Step 2

To edit the design as desired, select “Make It”.

Step 3

In the layers panel, find the part of the project you want to edit and change it as needed.

Once you are happy with the design, click “Make It” and cut your vinyl.

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Step 4

Once your project has been cut out, weed the design.

Step 5

Use transfer tape to transfer your image onto your balloon.

Step 6

Use a smaller piece of transfer tape to position the confetti type vinyl decals randomly around the balloon.

Latex Balloon - Step 1

Step 1: Navigate your way to the project in Design Space by clicking this link – https://design.cricut.com/#/landing/project-detail/6416ff49180f70fe64289dd5

Select “Open In App”.

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Step 2

To edit the project as you desire, click “Make It”.

Step 3

Cut the vinyl.

Step 4

Weed your design.

Step 5

Use transfer tape to transfer your image onto your balloon.

Number Balloon - Step 1

Step 1: Navigate your way to the project in Design Space by clicking this link – https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6416fe3c54728d1a817354c8

Select “Open In App”.

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Step 2

To edit the project as you need, click “Edit a Copy”.

Step 3

In the layers panel locate the section with the name in and then adjust it accordingly.

Step 4

Apply your vinyl to the mat and then cut.

Step 5

Weed your design.

Step 6

To apply your vinyl to your balloon you will find it easier to cut the decal up into sections.

Carefully apply the vinyl to your balloon with the transfer tape. To help you to apply the vinyl, you may find it useful to tether the balloon onto a surface with a small amount of stick tape so it doesn’t float off as you try to apply the vinyl.

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Clear Balloon - Step 1

Step 1: Navigate your way to the project in Design Space by clicking this link – https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/641700ee397152234628e202

Select “Open In App”.

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Step 2

To edit the project as you need, click “Edit a Copy”.

Step 3

In the layers panel, locate the section with the name in and then adjust it accordingly.

Step 4

Apply your vinyl to the mat and then cut.

Step 5

Weed your design.

Step 6

To apply your vinyl to your balloon you may find it easier to cut the decal up into sections.

To aid you applying the vinyl you might find it useful to tether the balloon onto a surface with a small amount of stick tape so it doesn’t float off as you try to apply the vinyl.

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