Valentine's Day Cards & Art - Care to share your Xara creations for 2010...

[HayTay]

Another St. Valentine's Day is almost upon us! I know a few of you are (or should be) working on an announcement, a card, or something-or-other for your special someone(s). I thought I'd start this thread in the hope that everyone at TG who cares to share their Valentine's Day 2010 artwork, created with a Xara software product, with the rest of us, could do so in one place. Who needs Hallmark when you can design your own, right?

That said, here's a small print/poster (11" x 14") I'm going to frame and give to my wife this Feb. 14th. I even managed to get our nervous Dalmatian to sit (relatively) still enough to snap a few reference photos. For that extra-special touch, and to fit in with the Valentine's Day theme, I took the liberty of changing and adding a few appropriately shaped spots. Now if I could just find my ultra-fine point permanent marker so I can add a personal, handwritten message I'd be finished.

Love (or maybe it's snow) is in the air,
Harry

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[Burpee]

Wonderful Valentine's Day poster. I like the style you chose. Great idea, I'll have to try my hand at a card.

[HayTay]

Thanks, Nancy. I had fun making it. I'm fairly sure that it'll be a bit hit with my better half this Sunday.

For anyone else thinking of making something for their sweetheart this Valentine's Day, the clock is ticking.

Tick... Tick... Tick...

[TimS]

My Daughter is in college in upstate New York, this is what I sent her last year.

[angelize]

Okay I finally managed to get this done without him peeking over my shoulder!

[ontos]

This is my first piece using Xara, it was interesting trying to figure out the details of the program. I was hoping to get this done before my wife could figure out what I was making. Wow all those above look great. I kind of cheated with EyeCandy.

[gray]

Great looking work Harry, Tim, Frances, ontos.

[Black Panther]

Great work here evry one, here is my attempt for Valentine´s Day. hope you like it. Regards BP

[HayTay]

Love is definitely in the air...

Thanks for the great Valentine's Day submissions from everyone so far. I'm working on another one, myself.

Tim > A baker's dozen of roses in a vase large enough to hold them all was, no doubt, a sure hit with your daughter. This year, if she is still in NY, instead of roses you may want to send her a heater, some food, and a snow blower.

Frances > Those are some very nice strawberries. With any luck, that may lead to to some naughty thoughts on Valentine's Day. I still fondly recall a Fourth of July with my wife-to-be and some strawberries nearly 22 years ago. I know, I know, TMI. BTW, you've gotten quite a bit of mileage out of that XaraXone tutorial of Gary Priester's along with Egg's waterglass tutorial.

Ontos > Well done! I look forward to seeing more of your Xara Xtreme created works. Just one thing though, you've misspelled the word 'Valentine'. Your version has too many a's in it.

Gray > Thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes simple projects are simply fun!

BP > Hearts! Chocolate! It's hard to go wrong with that combination on Valentine's Day. Excellent!

[ontos]

Thanks Hay Tay, I caught that, but didn't get around to posting the correction. I'm glad someone is checking these Updated attached.