Expressive Watercolor for Paper Hearts

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First make free-form designs with oil pastels on watercolor paper.
Using large brushes (2 like foam), dip them in paint and with carefree strokes paint the paper.
Overlap colors by changing brushes. (A dark blue and red makes beautiful purples.)
Your designs made with oil pastels act as a resist to the watercolor and show up under the paint!
Let dry flat.
Later, using your decorative scissors, cut out some heart shapes for your projects or cards.

Sweetheart Chalk Boards

A gift to give for Valentine’s but can be a sweet reminder all year round!

Drill holes near top of heart
Spray hearts with paint, letting dry between coats. Do both sides.
When completely dry, prime the surface of hearts by rubbing side of chalk over painted surface.
Erase excess chalk.
Write your Valentine a message!! Use another language – oh, so sophisticated! (French: Je t’aime – I love You. Amour – love
You can erase after Valentine’s and write other messages and hang on your doorknob. Example: Do not disturb, Peace, Sarah’s room, Back later!

Sketch your picture lightly with yellow chalk. The faint lines will brush off easily when your painting is dry.
Outline the main shapes of your picture with cotton-tip swabs dipped in paint. Use a new swab for each color.
Fill in the shapes with more dots. For smaller dots, pull the cotton away and use just the cardboard stick.

Pour paint into dishes and drop two or three marbles into each color. Lift them out and set them on paper taped in the box lid.
Tip the box lid so the marbles roll around. When the paint is used up, dunk the marbles back into the paint-add new colors.
Try taping a smaller piece of paper in the middle of the larger one. When you lift it off, you’ll see a white design left behind!