Spring's Messenger

I'm not dead yet and this submission is proof. xD

I drew this as an entry for a local contest (Young At Art).

The paper I used for this one is bigger than usual so I had to scan it twice - top and bottom and matched them up using PhotoShop. Of course, PhotoShop didn't cooperate with my crappy computer so I had to resize it several times and now it doesn't look as good. *whines*

Sketch: 1 hour. x__x Flowers were hard.
Inking: 30 mins. I didn't ink everything.
Colouring: MAAANY hours. (I'm gonna guess 6-8.)
Reeve's watercolours.

Her hair is suppose to be going from "cool" colours to "warm" ones, showing that winter is melting into spring. Her crown is suppose to be melting too...but now it just looks like I didn't colour it properly. >>;;;

Please enjoy.

Edit: I hope this doesn't show up in your inbox again. x__x But uh...this piece managed to get the "Ottawa Public Library Award" and I was awarded $50 in Chapters giftcards! Hehe...it's not bad for my first time entering. Thanks so much for all the kind comments on this one. ^^