Supplies
#1. One regular sized balloon
#2. Tape
#3. Card and envelope. I purchased these at target in the
stationary section. Totally legitimizes a card // Or download my template!
#4. Pen
#5. Black marker
Step one: Once you pick what color balloon you want to use, blow it up! I would say not to big.
Step two: What you have to do now is hold it at a good angle so that you can write on it without releasing air. This part can get kind of tricky, and uses lots of wrist muscles.
Step three: Once you finish writing your birthday message, wait a minute or two so that it can completely dry. Then slowly release the air and set aside for 6 mins. This is the fun part. Your huge message has now shrunk into the tiniest writing possible!
Step four: As you wait for the balloon to dry, you can begin to write your message. I wrote "GETTING OLD BLOWS". The other one I like to use is "BLOW ME". That one always cracks a smile!
Step five: When your balloon is completely dry, close your card and place a piece of tape that is formed into a loop or double sided tape. Place a pen inside the balloon and move it around, to make sure you get your balloon nice and stuck.
There you have it a simple & sweet birthday card!
Oh, and be careful not to write to hard. You'll get the scare of your life. & If you decide to make one I would love to hear of some other phrases that you wrote, so please do share!
Cheers!
This is a really great idea, easy, simple, and it makes for a great personal/creative birthday card! Totally going to use this in the future.
ReplyDeleteThank you miss, let me know how it goes for you :)
Delete-Melissa
Oh my gosh. That is such a darling idea! Can't wait to use it ;)
ReplyDelete:) i hope you have fun with it!
Delete-Melissa
cool idea, i like it a lot :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I like this idea best for birthdays since it's so adorable and fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) I also think it would be a nice idea to mail to a friend, dont you think?
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LOVE THIS!
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Awesome idea, but the balloon won't dry. It already smeared into the card a couple of times accidentally.
ReplyDeleteAh no way! I'm really bummed about that. Did you let it dry before releasing the air? Also what marker did you use?
ReplyDelete-Melissa
I thought I let it dry before releasing the air. I used a Sharpie.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to change the time limit on this because i waited about 5 minutes for mine to dry. Also I found it much easier and faster when I used a Prisma color marker. Sorry for the smearing of cards, I hope next time it works out.
ReplyDelete-Melissa
Wonderful idea and its very cute. Now there's one more added to my birthday card ideas . thanks for sharing :)
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