I can't believe I have no Winnie the Pooh stamps, me being from Winnipeg & all. But I do have baby blue stuff so here is my card for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge along with a bit of "Pooh" history taken from just-pooh.com site.
During the first World War, troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way to Europe, where they were to join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' for short.
Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. When the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Colebourn, now a Captain, took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. He formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where he became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.
The bear was also very popular with Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favourite animal at the Zoo, and he often spent time inside the cage with it. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own teddy bear Winnie.....Winnie the Pooh (this teddy bear started out with the name of Edward Bear).
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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 @ 4:51 PM
AWESOME card, and also thanks for the whole story of Winnie the Pooh - I never knew all that !! WOW!!
Your baby blue card is perfect - love the gingham and how you made each of the images into a "stamp"!!! Great job!
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Mon, Jan 10, 2011 @ 10:00 PM
If this doesn't scream adorable baby boy, I don't know what could! What a beautiful card and how appreciated I know it will be. Charming to the tee!
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