I thought this card made for me by Tracy was THE MOST appropriate image for this post. I love this card for three reasons. The way she used the border wallpaper. Not cutting it apart. I'm always looking at this wallpaper in terms of what snippets I can take out of it and sometimes I lose the big picture. This card is real inspiration for me. I love seeing the way different people use the wallpaper. Next reason: the humor. Tracy ALWAYS writes the most appropriate sentiments. I'm surprised we're not sleeping on vintage wallpaper sheets at this point!! Next reason: the image sorta looks like me when I was a little girl. The bangs and the dimples.
BTW, the alphabet stamps she used are from Purple Onion Designs. This set is a mere drop in the bucket of their vast selection of alpha stamps not to mention many, many other sentiment and vintage type stamps.
We shall now begin the drawing. First, I thought we would draw out of a hat this time. A vintage hat that is!! I actually got this at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago for $5.00. I plan to pick off all those gorgeous flowers & leaves. Those suckers are pretty hard to get off. Anyone know some easy tricks for unsticking that mega glue they used???
I then turned the hat over and filled it with all the names....all cut the same size for optimal fairness.
Then I had the husband with the good attitude draw the name. He actually had a little bit too good of an attitude. Sticking his fingers in while I was trying to photograph the hat by itself and when I chastised him for that he stuck in the bad, bad finger! Brat. Anyway, he swished the papers around and voila! Came out with the winner.
Who is...............................Heather Bluhm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heather!....Hey, Heather!!! Do you need help getting up off the floor?????
Editorial update: Heather still has no idea she has won this. Her and I just happened to be emailing yesterday and after I posted the winner I sort of prompted her to look at my blog to check for the winner, but really made it sound like she didn't win. Let's see how long it takes her to get her butt over here. I may drop her another little hit in a bit. This is fun!!!!
Congratulations Heather!
~elaine~
Posted by: Elaine L. | October 23, 2007 at 11:33 PM
CONGRATS to lucky lucky Heather!!!
Posted by: Barbara | October 24, 2007 at 05:48 AM
Forgot to mention how much I liked that gorgeous had and the cool card from Tracy!!! She cracks me up!!!
Posted by: Barbara | October 24, 2007 at 05:49 AM
Love the card Tracy made really funny!
Congrats Heather! Yeah it will be fun to see what she does with all that wonderful paper!
That hat is sooo adorable. Those velvet leaves alone cost 5.00 not sure how to deconstruct a hat...kinda sad.What about a heat gun or have you tried steam?
I'll be back to see what you have done! Have a super day!
Warmly,
Stacy~Creativemuse
Http://www.Creativemuse.etsy.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52895107@N00/
Posted by: Stacy/Creativemuse | October 24, 2007 at 07:27 AM
Congrat's to heather!
and thanks to you for leaving me a nice comment on my 100th post! e-mail me your address, I'd like to send you a treat!
Posted by: Michelle Cummings | October 24, 2007 at 01:25 PM
Congrats Heather...
Good for you!
I love the hat!
Priscilla
Posted by: Sweet Remembrance | October 24, 2007 at 02:41 PM
Lucky Lucky Heather!
And lucky you for owning that amazing pink flowered hat, under the Red Roof!
Posted by: rochambeau | October 25, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Congratulations to Heather, what a nice hat to drawn from so many flowers.
Posted by: Pearl Maple | October 25, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Congrats. to heather for winning.
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | October 25, 2007 at 03:58 PM
Beautiful hat and love that card from Tracy. So appropriate for you!
Posted by: Linda M | October 26, 2007 at 07:17 AM
Gorgeous stuff!! I have missed 18 of your posts, do you hear me??!! Horrible, just horrible! I have been working day and night on postcards and my poor blog that froze up on me over a week ago. I was just sick about it...set up new accounts...all that and now I finally have it up and running again. Phew. Love the Halloween Hat...black is one of my favorite colors. You certainly have been an enterprising woman while I have been away. WHAT? I missed two drawings for a 100 pack of vintage wallpapers? I am crying, just crying...sniffles.
Posted by: Maggie | October 26, 2007 at 09:30 PM
OH.MY.GOD!!! I am so lame! How did I even MISS your email other than it has been completely nuts here and I think my brain feel out a few days ago?! I cannot believe it but I am JUMPING for joy and surprise. What a doof. THANK YOU!
I am emailing you back NOW! LOL, yes you all deserve a chuckle at MY expense!!!
Posted by: heather | October 26, 2007 at 09:51 PM
Yay Heather!!!
Donna, what a pretty hat...love the little berry things in there too. I hope you got my email thanking you for my beautiful wallpaper pack. :))))
xoxo
Posted by: Heather ~ Pretty Petals | October 27, 2007 at 10:24 AM
Congratulations Heather!!!
Posted by: Jeanne | October 27, 2007 at 06:03 PM
Such a fun place this is! Happy! Always happy! :) :) :)
Posted by: Jill | October 27, 2007 at 07:45 PM
oh my!! I am in heaven!! Stumbled across your blog, so excited I did! xo ~Izabella
Posted by: izabella | October 28, 2007 at 08:41 AM
Are you SURE it wasn't me?? Okay, okay. (But I stuffed the ballot box!)
D.
Posted by: Donna O. | October 28, 2007 at 04:12 PM
Since I've totally fallen under the spell of vintage wallpaper, I LOVE the card, too. And I think it's so much fun that the original edge label "Union Made" is still there!
Posted by: Beth Leintz | October 31, 2007 at 07:04 PM