Whimsical describes something playfully quaint, fanciful, imaginative and slightly odd … often suggesting a lighthearted, unpredictable or charmingly unusual quality not based on strict logic.
For our newest prompt at Jingle Belles – Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland – we’re asking you to use that definition and make a Whimsical holiday card … it might be mice decorating the holiday tree, a modern wreath, some fun little holiday gnomes, or whatever says whimsical to you.
I got the Spellbinders Fragmented Gaze Dies by Jaycee Gaspar this week, and I thought it would be “whimsical” to try to turn her into a sassy version of Mrs. Claus (I guess you could say I went with the imaginative and perhaps slightly odd, although I absolutely love how she turned out).
I started by using Mirror Ball Luxe Silver Glitter paper as the base (not realizing it would give her a rather creepy glittery eyeball, which I solved with a few green cardstock scraps).
I had fun combining some designer papers with cardstock in a holiday color palette. I finished by hand-cutting her Santa Hat that I adorned with some Eyelet Outlet Holiday Bling and attaching her to a debossed minty card base.
I finished with what seemed like the perfect holiday sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Holiday.
We can’t wait to see how you interpret a Whimsical Holiday.