Colour Create DT - Ruby. cream & gold

Yet another fortnight has fled by and here we are again with another challenge at Colour Create with a fabulous colour choice by the lovely by the lovely Chris

Ruby, Cream and Gold with the extra option of Gems

We have to thank the fabulous Heidi over at Simon Says Stamp (our regular monthly sponsor) who has given us another $25 voucher as a prize for the winner this challenge.
This is one fabulous shop and I'm devastated I'm not eligible for this prize!!

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To colour, or not to colour that was the questoin this week. Consequently I redid this image about 5 times. I stamped Miss Anya on cream paper and just coloured in the red,
then I tried giving her gold hair - awful!! Tried colouring her in completely - that was not the look I was aiming for, eventually ended up with this one and I'm still not sure - partially because the red turned out a different red on my photograph.
I've checked all my camera settings, tried it on various ones but still it's different. The gold button on her coat are my substitute for gems.
I had no papers the right colours, normally at this point I would look in my downloads are print some - no printing ink - am waiting for a delivery. I've just had an email from the supplier (in German!!!) I think it says it's on it's way but can't be sure - so it's wait and see.
I resorted to printing my own papers, I have two Colour Box red inks, Chianti and Merlot, so I used Merlot and poured my self a glass of...............guess what!! - to help me along the way. The stamp is from K&Co Lotus floral set. The corner cut with the cuttlebug vintage corners, the borders with MS lace doily and EK Success Parisian border and the leaves with a Woodware leaf punch.

Materials
Stamps - Greeting Farm - Anya : K&Co Lotus floral set
Colouring Mediums - Derwent Colour soft pencils & Colour Box ink
Papers - self
Tools - Cuttlebug vintage corners : MS Lace Doily : EK Success Parisian : Woodware leaf punch
Embellishments - All from stash