I see red!!!

Lately I have noticed that I seem to add red to pretty much all my cards somewhere...  I guess it's only natural seeing as it is my favourite colour, but maybe a bit predictable?

Anyway, today's card is one I created for this week's Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge which is ribbon and lace.  This was the first time I have coloured up any of my TPS images and I really like them!  I followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday...

And here is my card... not really what comes to mind when you think ribbons and lace, but hey...

I had so much trouble colouring the reds on this one... I started with the arms and I must have put too much of the darker reds down as it started to go all grainy when I blended so I thought I was going to have to trash the image, but I decided to continue colouring the rest of the coat just for practice and it turned out okay, so I went back to the arms and tried to re-blend them and they kind of worked.  They ended up a little bit darker than I intended though.  At least I learn't something new!

The papers are from Cosmo Cricket and the ribbon and lace is from The Ribbon Girl.  The image is coloured with copics and I made the wee flowery things with a gather stitch along one edge of the ribbon and a brad through the middle.

My husband actually verbally volunteered that he likes this card...  which is something for him.   I must admit, the bright red does make it very eye catching on the shelf lined up with all my other cards that are waiting to be posted.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 107
Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges - Ribbons and lace

Here is a close up of the image:

And these are the copics I used:

Happy Monday!

Arabella Chickie in Lavrio, Greece