changing it up

Taking a couple of pages from fellow bloggers, I'm changing things up. Since I can't find something around the house to change up, I headed (pun intended) to my blog header and I designed a couple of headers to try out for something new to greet you to my blog.
This is what my drawing board looks like:

The Old:

 Sample 1:

 

Sample 2:

Sample 3

I'm posting sample 3 and see if it's a fit - if it'll stay - or if I'm heading back to the drawing board.

What do you think?