after my fiasco of a contest, i now give you your winner:

Patty of Whee all the Way Home

she is the official winner of a 4-pack of homemade autumnal cards, some of which are featured below. i should mention that she won by the same tie-breaker rules found in olympic gymnastics. i could bore you with the details... or i could just pick a winner from the four of you lovely ladies. just know that the judges love each of you equally-ish.