I have an adult granddaughter who dearly loves dragons, something we have in common. I 'collect' new dragon digis and rubber stamps whenever I can, and I use them to make cards for her (with and without occasions) all year long.
This one I did for her birthday. No coloring, just lots of red, white, and black silk machine embroidery thread. I have a sewing machine with embroidery capacity and now I'll have to add embroidery designs to the list of dragons I collect. This one was embroidered onto a stiffening background so that, when finished and trimmed, it has the look and feel of an applique. I simply applied it to the card front, then added the sentiment which had been cut with an Avery Elle die.
I added a narrow ribbon and a tiny bow (Marianne Design die), and left the card design CAS to focus attention on the dragon.