Welcome card

So do you know the history of the pineapple? It is a symbol of "welcome" that the captins in the 1800's would use. When home from a voyage, they would post a pineapple on their gates so folks would know they were home and could come visit. I made two cards this week for folks in new homes. Sent this card to one of them as a welcome into their new home. The pineapple is by Impressions Obsessions, and I colored it in with Copic markers. Did pretty well on the pinapple, but think I needed to do more dark shading on the leaves. Learning to shade is a work in progress for me.