When I started thinking about this month’s creative challenge, the subject matter was obvious—we can’t ignore Valentine’s Day (the next holiday), can we?

I was thinking of making it really challenging by asking that you use nontraditional color palettes, but that just didn’t seem right. I mean, of all holidays, Valentine’s Day pretty much demands reds, pinks, and whites, doesn’t it? So I just couldn’t make that request. (Although you’re welcome to use nontraditional colors if you’d like!)

So, I didn’t think much more about it. It seemed right to make it fairly straightforward—any Valentine’s Day project.

I’m excited to see what you come up with, because this is one holiday-related challenge that we can actually use the project ideas long after the holiday is over. I’ve always thought that we ought to let our loved ones know we love them year-round, so the things we do on Valentine’s Day are really things we could do all year long—including giving hand-stamped expressions of our love!

So have a wonderful time this month, creating to your heart’s content!