I wholeheartedly recommend you purchase a paddle like this, if ever you see it in a shop.
I call it our metal studded heart shaped paddle, and it is very effective. (that is definitely a mild UNDERSTATEMENT of it's power)
Cindy has never achieved, nor do I think ever tried, to make a red surrounding a white heart when using this. It is simply too much fun for her to spank all of my bottom, and the crack that separates, and to have me bounce around her lap, dance up a storm, and make music (owww) to accompany hr efforts.
So, although we are out cruising the Caribbean, here's hoping you have a romantic day with your loved one, and that you give or get a spanking sometime today, followed by making love.