At DoozyCards.com, Valentine’s Day is basically our Super Bowl. It’s the one time of year when we get to lean all the way into romance, silliness, and the kind of visual love stories that only animation can pull off. And this year, we’re having a lot of fun dreaming up brand-new animated Valentine’s eCards.
When we sit down to create a Valentine’s card, we don’t start with hearts and flowers. We start by asking a much more important question: Who belongs together? Not just people—things. Characters. Objects. Foods. The kinds of pairings that instantly make sense the moment you see them moving on screen.
That’s how you end up with a cherry nervously meeting a banana on top of an ice cream sundae. Or a hot dog finally finding its way into the perfect bun. These are couples that practically animate themselves. They flirt, they woo, they meet in the middle. You don’t need much dialogue when the visuals are already telling a love story.
Animation is where these ideas really come alive. A blink, a wiggle, a shy pause before two characters come together—those tiny moments are what make an eCard feel charming instead of generic. We look for pairings that let us play with timing, anticipation, and that little spark of “will they or won’t they” before the payoff.
At the end of the day, our Valentine’s cards aren’t about being fancy – well, OK, except for the fancy ones. They’re about being fun, warm, and a little unexpected. They’re meant to make someone smile before they even read the message.
So this Valentine’s Day, if you see a piece of fruit falling in love or a choclate Valentine candy having a romantic breakthrough, just know—it probably started life as a scribble in a cartoonist’s notebook at DoozyCards.com.