Hot Air Balloon SVG

A balloon that goes somewhere

Party balloons stay tied to a chair; this one floats off on an adventure. The envelope is drawn in tall panels, blue on the outside, yellow next and a red stripe down the middle, with a green cap at the crown and a green band where it narrows at the bottom. Two charcoal ropes run down to a yellow basket with a red rim.

A blue cloud drifts at the lower left and a green one at the lower right, and two small stars, one yellow and one red, sit up in the corners of the sky. It is a cheerful pick for a travel theme, a “the adventure begins” first birthday, or a going-away party that happens to fall on someone’s big day.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file cuts as 15 pieces and has no cut-outs. The envelope is made of its colored panels and bands, and the ropes, basket, clouds and stars make up the rest. Because every part is separate, keep them lined up with transfer tape for vinyl, or glue them down onto a card. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide.

Color layers

• Blue (bright cobalt): the two outer panels of the envelope and the left cloud
• Yellow (sunny golden yellow): the two inner panels, the basket and the star at the upper left
• Red (cherry red): the center stripe, the basket rim and the star at the upper right
• Green (grass green): the crown cap, the band at the bottom of the envelope and the right cloud
• Charcoal (near-black): the two ropes

Project ideas

1. Travel-themed invitations, printed and cut together in one session
2. A nursery-style sign for a baby’s first party, cut from card and framed
3. Kids’ shirts in layered iron-on vinyl, with the clouds left off for a simpler press
4. Envelope seals made small from the solid file
5. A treat table banner, repeating the balloon across several flags

Size guide

The two ropes are the first parts to get too thin, which is why the file stops at 3 inches. For smaller stickers, print the color file and use Print Then Cut.

Gluing order

Start with the blue envelope panels, then the yellow ones, then the red stripe, so the panels build from the outside in. Add the green cap and bottom band, which cover the top and bottom ends of the stripes. The ropes and basket go on last.

Color thoughts

Soft pastels turn it into a gentle baby shower or first birthday picture. Earthy rust, mustard and teal give it a vintage look. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how to try these on the design page.

Pairs well with

Put it beside the Star Balloon on a banner, or give the cake table a matching backdrop with the Bunting Corner.