Dove Carrying Be My Valentine Heart Card

A bird with a round eye and a small pointed beak flies across the page with its wings spread wide. The feathers along the wing edges are drawn as scalloped, cloud-like bumps. In its beak it holds a long, narrow, striped shape that looks like a leaf or envelope flap, and below it hangs a large heart with a ruffled, wavy border. Inside the heart, fancy curly lettering spells out Be My Valentine. A ribbon trails away from the card and ends in two smaller heart shapes at the bottom right. The wide-open spaces on the wings are good for blending soft grays, blues, or pinks, while the lettering is a nice challenge for fine-tip markers. This page is printable and free, so a teacher could let kids color the card, then copy the words onto a handmade Valentine for a classmate or family member.