Music! From Allegro to ZZ Top ~ Due October 27, 2026
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Hello to all music lovers 
Today is my recommended mailing date for letters from abroad…
Since the last letters I received from the U.S. were 3 to 4 weeks on tour, there’s no need to rush, but please send your letters in the next few days if you haven’t mailed them yet.
Does anyone need my address (again)? Just send me a PM.
I’m looking forward to seeing your artwork and swapping all your beautiful cards!
Thank you so much!
All the best!
Today is my recommended mailing date for letters from abroad…
Since the last letters I received from the U.S. were 3 to 4 weeks on tour, there’s no need to rush, but please send your letters in the next few days if you haven’t mailed them yet.
Does anyone need my address (again)? Just send me a PM.
I’m looking forward to seeing your artwork and swapping all your beautiful cards!
Thank you so much!
All the best!
Here are my cards. I just finished up the last one this morning. I can stop at the post office on my way to work tomorrow, so they will be on the way then.
I love this song and other oldies from the era. I also would love to own an antique juke box, so this card is for both of those things.
U2 is my favorite band and this is a card that illustrates some of the lyrics to their song Mysterious Ways
.
I love this quote from Bono, lead singer of U2.
I love the music of Queen and just think Freddie Mercury was one of the most amazing performers ever. I made this card on September 5th, the day that would have been his 80th birthday.
I love this song and other oldies from the era. I also would love to own an antique juke box, so this card is for both of those things.
U2 is my favorite band and this is a card that illustrates some of the lyrics to their song Mysterious Ways
.
I love this quote from Bono, lead singer of U2.
I love the music of Queen and just think Freddie Mercury was one of the most amazing performers ever. I made this card on September 5th, the day that would have been his 80th birthday.
Wonderful cards, thank you so much!
Looking forward to find your letter in my mailbox 
I love the idea to focus on an instrument and presenting people playing them. Everybody who loves the sound of the violin: Have you heard of David Garrett? He does classical music as well as interpretations of symphonic rock music with great orchestras.
Fabulous cards,
thanks a lot! I love Queen and U2 also very much, wonderful music and great singers! When I was young I didn’t know that so many songs I liked are from Queen (they never told in the radio
) until I saw the movie Highlander in cinema and was just flashed… The day of Freddie Mercury’s death I was in London as an Au Pair and couldn’t believe and walked through the city searching for memories and music…I found it then a lot later here in Munich where Freddie lived for a long time.
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Today I received the lovely cards from @middleearthtraveller Thank you so much, they are full of joy and spirit! Special thanks for the hostie!
Thank you so much, they are full of joy and spirit! Special thanks for the hostie!
SarahM
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13. SarahMSwap Due Date - October, 27
Signup/withdraw/mail by date - September, 24
Number of Cards - 3 for 3
Number of participants - 12
Medium: any but AI
Hello, fellow artists and music lovers!
Welcome to my very first ATC Swap!
Music plays a major role in many people’s lives. It can move us, bring us together, sweep us away, get us fired up, calm us down, or comfort us; it can captivate us or just not work at all...
I’ve loved making and listening to music ever since I was a child, enjoy going to rock concerts with my husband, and am constantly fascinated by the powerful emotions music can evoke.
That’s what this swap is about: Let’s Celebrate Music! And it’s a really broad topic and the world of music is wide open…
Would you like to join this swap and show what you love, listen to, or play…?
Please create 3 ATCs, each based on music in general or a musical theme. “From Allegro to ZZ Top”—you can choose anything you want, melodies and harmonies, great composers, music styles, a special instrument, your favorite bands, singers, and songwriters, the way you love to listen to music - live, headphones or grammophones…
Whether you prefer country, classic or metal...—let your ATCs sing!
Attached you find some examples I recently made.
How to participate:
• Please sign up by posting to this thread.
• Make sure your cards are ATC size 2.5“ x 3.5“ and made of sturdy material. But they shouldn’t be to bulky, please, nothing higher than eg. a coin,
otherwise postage will get very expensive.
• Please write clearly your username, real name, the swap name, your location/country, and the date on the back of each ATC.
• Each ATC should be sent in an individual clear protective sleeve.
• If you need to withdraw, please just let me know here in the thread or PM me.
• Once your cards are ready, send me a PM to ask for my address.
• A hostess card is very welcome and much appreciated, but of course completely voluntary.
As this is my first swap, the number of players is limited to 12. If there are more who would like to join, I will start a waiting list in case someone has to withdraw.
Mailing:
- Please include a label or piece of paper with your address + country.
- NO return envelopes, please, I will provide them.
- Players from outside GERMANY: please include a Global Forever stamp. If you don't have any, I will cover your postage for this swap.
- Players from Germany: please include a 1,80€ stamp.
- Once I receive your cards, I’ll post an update here and give feedback at once.
~ About mail delivery times from outside Germany: Letters that have reached me from the US and other countries took about 3-4 weeks. So please send early, I recommend to send latest September 24.
When you receive your returns, remember to leave feedback for the Host (me) and a Reputation for your fellow participants you received cards from, starting from a post of her or him here in this thread.
I’m very happy to host this swap and am looking very forward to your participation and all creative artwork!
If anything is unclear or you have questions, please let me know via PM or ask in this thread.
Happy creating!
(Maybe when listening to some music...)
Players:
Me
01. janae
02. little.sea.clam
03. Joanna1224
04. mybrokenart
05. mrubyjean
06. les342
07. Amai
08. LuK
09. middleearthtraveller
10. jdwc
11. CiCiCreates
12. nanner
Sign me up please
Hi @SarahM , I'm very sorry, I can't add you to the participants as this is my first swap and the number is limited to 12 people only. Even if someone would drop out now the recommended date to mail the cards is over as I live in Germany and letters take about 3-4 weeks. So someone from the waiting list could not join in anymore. Hope to see you in another swap or trade! Best regards from Munich!
Thanks for letting me know they arrived. I’m so glad they got there in time. Also, thank you for hosting this swap. It was really fun, though the Freddie Mercury card gave me a bit of trouble for a while. I knew I wanted to include part of the sheet music for Bohemian Rhapsody, but couldn’t figure out how to fit everything on the card. I eventually thought to print the sheet music onto a transparency and use it as an overlay instead of trying to squeeze everything together. That ended up being my favorite card for this swap, one of those that, even though I enjoy making and swapping ATCs, it was hard to let go of.Today I found the wonderful cards from @les342 in my mailbox