url(r'^create_resource/(?P<node_id>\d+)/(?P<node_name>\w+)?$', views.create_resource, name='create_resource'),

#Does work
<a href="{% url 'create_resource_params' node.id 'filler' %}"> Add Resource to this node </a>

#Doesnt work
<a href="{% url 'create_resource_params' node.id node.name %}"> Add Resource to this node </a>
<a href="{% url 'create_resource_params' node.id '{{node.name}}' %}"> Add Resource to this node </a>
<a href="{% url 'create_resource_params' node.id 'node.name' %}"> Add Resource to this node </a>