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hand-painted watercolor card of pomegranates that say

Make Your Own Punny Valentine Cards

Perfect for your family, friends, or significant other!

Our "Punny Valentines" trend started with four quick and easy watercolor projects designed by our watercolor artist, Sarah Cray, back in 2019. The response to these cute and witty cards was so good that we decided to make this a yearly tradition with all-new puns and designs! Check out these very punny Valentine's Day cards created by Taylor Lydic, or click here to see the ones that started it all.

Sushi
sketch of two sushi pieces
sketch of sushi pieces with multicolored shapes in the center to represent sushi filling

1. Start by sketching your outline. You'll just need two imperfect circles that slightly overlap.

2. Using green, yellow, pink, and orange, paint in the center with small rectangular and triangular shapes.

two sushi pieces with painted center and small marks inside the circle to indicate rice
finished product of watercolor painted sushi pieces

3. Add water to your blue paint to make it a light value. Paint random curved lines and marks to indicate rice. 

4. Outline both pieces of sushi using black, making it thicker at the top and skinnier along the edges and bottom. Done!

hand painted card with sushi pieces that say

Alternate pun ideas:

  • I'm soy happy to call you mine
  • You maki miso happy
  • You're my soy-mate
Aloe Vera
painting of green aloe leaves
painting of green aloe leaves with dark green halves

1. Paint long, leaf-like shapes using green for the aloe "petals".

2. Using a darker value of green, paint in the right half of each petal.

painting of aloe leaves with spikes on each side
painting of aloe plant with white spikes and orange pot

3. Add spikes to both sides of each petal using small dash marks.

4. Paint in the pot. You can also use Bleed Proof White or a white Gelly Roll to add in spikes all over the petals. Done!

hand painted aloe plant that says

Alternate puns:

  • Aloe, is it me you're looking for
  • You had me at aloe
  • Aloe-ways love you
Frida Khalo
outline sketch of Frida Khalo
outline of Frida Khalo with watercolor flowers on the head

1. Draw an upside down "U" shape for the head. Leave room for the forehead, then draw the unibrow. Down where the chin would be, draw the lips.

2. Paint in flowers and leaves in a crown-like shape at the top of the head.

painting of Frida Khalo with watercolor flowers and painted in hair and unibrow
painting of Frida Khalo with red lips and flower crown

3. Using black, paint in the hair that's showing under the flowers and the unibrow. 

4. Paint the lips red and use gray to outline the earrings. Done!

painting of Frida Khalo with red lips and flower crown that says

Alternate puns: 

  • We belong together like Frida's eyebrows
  • We are one
  • I'm a-frida losing you

Try a different style with our Frida Khalo Art Journaling outline! 

Pizza
painting of imperfect rectangle to represent pizza crust
watercolor painting of pizza slice base

1. Paint a long, imperfect rectangle for the crust using yellow and a hint of magenta along the edge. Leave a white glare for the highlight.

2. Add on a triangle shape using only water. Then, use the wet-on-wet technique using shades of yellow, red, and magenta.

painting of pizza slice with pepperoni pieces
painting of pepperoni pizza slice with white highlights

3. Once dry, use red to add in circles for pepperoni. Use different values to give the pepperoni pieces dimension. 

4. Add highlights using Bleed Proof White or a white Gelly Roll. Get creative and change up your toppings! Done! 

watercolor painting of pepperoni pizza slice that says

Alternate puns: 

  • You're my home slice
  • I love you to pizzas
  • Unlike this pizza, you can't be topped

Want more punny valentines?

Click below to see our first ones!

four watercolor paintings of punny valentines

For Kids

Kiddos, we didn't forget about you! Click here to view our Valentine's Day craft for kids taught by Nicole Miyuki.

kids watercolor hearts project
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