Hi all,

I am your host for this months ATC swap and the theme for this month is "The 1960's" .......think of bellbottoms, hippies, psychadelics, The Beatles, The Stones, such a rich and diverse decade!

Sign up starts from now and closes in 14days on the 11th August.. The sign-up/preplanning period has been extended to 2 weerks and please do not mail before the 11th - we then have a whole month to mail them out by September 15th.

The trade will be restricted to a maximum of 20 participants to make the number of cards we all need to make manageable (if we have a full trade that will be 19 cards we each need to make). Please only join trade if you can finish that number of cards and mail them within the alloted time.

This is an art card exchange and you can work in any medium, no computer art or printouts, ......the size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. And remember each card is original miniature piece of art........but you do not have to be the next Da Vinci ......just put your best effort into your cards and all your recipients will appreciate each and every one.

New chums and old friends are welcome to join and as you sign up, please pm to me your postal address so that we can get the list out to everyone as soon as sign up is finished.



Sue


PS.........please check out the thread on hosting for available dates if you want to try your hand......... its not that hard .



The Players:


1. Kay (oliverandjazz)
2. Roxy (dolphin-paradise)
3. Nancy (Nancy B )
4. Jeanne (Jangra)
5. Trish (pmowen19)
6. Gretchen (Frithy)
7. Kim (Kim1963)
8. Joanna (zwaagstra)
9.William (Paulette's Son) *** Child***

Sue - count me in!

and me 2!!

for some reason i cant get the rocking robin tune out of my head, from the bird trade to the 60's

rocking robin tweet tweet tweedle deedle tweet, hang on little robin cause we're really going to rock tonite, tweet tweet,

anyone else remember that song?

Or how about, mockingbird, if that mocking bird dont sing, poppas, gonna buy you a diamond ring...remember those,
ah..back when you could actually understand the lyrics being sung..now i have no idea what the heck they are screaming about in the mike..lol

Hi Sue,

What a fantastic theme!!
I would have loved to join, but i have a business trip to go to and i don't want to let anyone down by not finishing on time!!
Will come visit and check out everyone's work!!

Enjoy!
Tania

I wanna join even though that's way before my time

I guess this one is for us OLD hippies....Dolphin-paradise let me tell you I still think those were the best of times..I will have to join you guys in this one, I do have a FEW memories from back in the day. My first ATC swap

Awesome Nancy! welcome aboard..i hope you get addicted too

Tania have a safe and productive trip, we'll see you next time..
Roxy you will do fine, I look forward to seeing what we all come up with

I'm sorry folks, but I'll give this one a pass. I seem to have missed out on all that was going on in the 60's. I got married in 1960, had a son in 1961, another one in 1965 and then my daughter in 1967. My 60's consisted of babies, prams, bottles and toddlers - so much for the swinging 60's! I'll be watching to see what I missed!

Roxy, you'll do great - I was born in 1962, so was very young during the '60s but there are some impressions even on my young mind. And one of my favorite artists was quite active then, so maybe I can do a couple of tribute cards. Nancy, welcome, I think you'll enjoy this!

The 60s were my times. And Kay yes I remember the music and it is my favorite. That's why they called them the golden oldies. You won't find rap and stuff as oldies I'm sure. I love going into the dollartree store as they are playing 60s tunes and I can sing along with them. (Not out loud tho)

Count me in. I graduated high school in 1967 when Norma's last child was born. Thankfully I was too young for the Free love stuff. And no drugs for me. But the music, bell bottoms, shift dresses, flower power flowers, well I was all over that.

Sue shame on you. I was going to take a break this time but you knew just what to do as theme to draw me in. lol

I am not sure I could draw something about the '60s. I graduated high school in '66, and lived my teen years in the '60s.....Aw heck, you talked me into it...
Please add me to the list.

I would like to be in this trade as well.
Thanks
Frithy

Trish we are close in age so I know you can do it. Just Google the 60s, hippies, flower power, etc. I got lots of ideas. I could do the whole thing on just songs of the 60s. But there are also 60s singers, tv shows, actors, clothes, etc.

I said to myself .. no time for a trade this month and then you come up with a 60s ...ohhh so tempting ....I think I will have to join this one .. I love the 60s they were so far out .lol

I was planning to join this one, but since it is the 60's, I'm going to sit it out and let people who remember it have spots. I was born in the 60's but didn't get glasses to see the world until I was about 5, so I really missed that decade entirely. Have fun! I'll be watching eagerly to see what everyone does though, and see you for the trade after this one, which I am hosting.

Here's a website with a pretty good list of ideas for those of you playing this time.
crazyfads.com

It seems I struck a chord! Sorry about that Jeanne and Kim ...........not really.........heh heh heh........

Tania, Norma, and Shanna I am sorry you aren't able to join, but I will look forward to seeing you pop in and checking us out.

Welcome Nancy, I hope you enjoy your first ATC Trade and please don't hesitate to ask any questions if you have any.

Wow 8 people already!! This is shaping up to be a great trade! And I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Oh and yes Kay, I remember Rockin' Robin, and the Aussie songs like Shakin' All Over by Normie Rowe..........oh yes great music.

Now the big question - were you a Stones or Beatle fan?

Thank you Shanna for that website I think it will help me alot considering I was born in 88 and this might be a hard trade for me but it'll be a good challenge

I personaly LOVED the rolling Stones ...Mick Jagger Fan all the way lol .. I still liked the beatles but Micks lips and tight silky pants LOL I laugh now but then it was the real deal ...those stripped high water pants were just sexy back then also I guess . I seen them in concert and was dissapointed because the sound was so bad and the place was sooo big ...but I did get to see him up close .. ZI did not pass out like so many did ..I dont get glamoured that bad . lol

The Beatles for me.

Three Dog Night for me.

Beatles, but not to the point of screaming and fainting.

the stones, even got that tongue tatooed on my butt when i was a younger girl, its still looks pretty good a little larger than i would like but oh well,

She loves you ya ya ya oh the innocents of the music.I lived everyday of the 60's. I would like to join up.ya ya oh ya Joanna

My son William has some inspiration for you guys.
He was very interested while I was doing the bird trade and even made drawings for a deck of cards while I was doing my birds. You can check them out on my blog.
When he heard there was a new trade he demanded to know what it was. Then he insisted I find some 1960's images. I sat him in front of Google and these are what he came up with.

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He also did a 1967 mustang fastback tonight.
Have fun with your trade!

William nice job on the 60s and the cards. Keep up the good work.

Paulette, let william join us...I think he did an awesome job! I would love to have one of his cards..

Yeah? lol. I've got 'Slippery when wet' tattooed on my er.. person...

no you do not...lol

lmao!

I loved the Stones (but sorry Kim did not like Mick at all - the strutting coat hanger!) I loved the Bluesy music - liked some Beatles stuff more than others. I'm with you Steve I really liked 3 Dog Night - Mamma Told Me not to Come, and Never Been to Spain.......but I also loved Blood Sweat & Tears. I was a strange child.......in primary school in the 60's, and then when every other girl was swooning over icky stuff in the 70's I was into Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd............but I also loved Mozart and Beethoven ............like I said strange child.

Great job William.......I think your Mum should let you play with us if you want to. ????Paulette

Gawd !!! I am so Slow !!! I thought that was another Band !!

lmao carol

Sue, blood sweat and tears, OMG...i havent even heard that name in like forever..they were great,
I also loved creedence clearwater revival, and the guess who (not the who) but the 'guess who'

these eyes, da da da dum, cry every nite, foooor you..

one of my favorite songs was ...sittin on the dock of the bay ...watching time roll away . I remember they played that at the beach really loud on speakers along with tunes like sugar sugar ..awwe honey honey ...you are my candy girl ..you got me wanting you . lol

Sue pink floyd really is kinda mozarty lol his the music has that kind of flow thou different .. you see little of them in concert around here ....any one remember alan parsons .. they were great as well . saw alice twice ..loved his music .

wow, kim, those are oldies and goldies, i love all of those songs,

and yes I remember the alan parsons project..

how bout 'bread' or 'cream' those guys were good too..wow..i forgot about most of these songs..

You remember this band? Or was this already the 70's? It's a long time ago.

William would like to join this trade as a child.
If any one does not want to trade with William please PM Sue and she can take your address off of his list.
I know there is a cost involved and explained this to William.
He will do his cards on better paper and take his time to do his best.

i have no problem with William joining the swap. Is he going to do his artwork on the ATC size paper?
Trish

When I saw William's cards, I had thought about asking him if he wanted to trade with me. This will be even better. Glad to have him. I think it is very important to keep young people interested in art.

Welcome William! I hope you enjoy playing with us and making your cards. Don't be afraid to comment on here (if you cvan get Mum off the computer that is) and I am sure we can all make some wonderful cards to start your own ATC Album with.

Cees, I don't recall MUD, but then I wasn't into Glam Rock that much. But yes Kay I loved Cream, and of course CCR is one of my faves still. Kim I had Dock of the Bay running around in my head as I was reading the other posts ..........I am getting "ear-worms" from thinking of all these old favourites!

Boy just thinking of the music of the 60's, I think it must of been one of the richest decades music wise.(of course every generation probably feels the same way. ) Does anyone recall Laura Nyro, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie( Alice's Restaraunt), Tim Buckley, Mama's and Papas, The Supremes, the young Jackson Five. I don't think there wasn't a type of music I wasn't into back then. Of course I remember the evening news telling us about a group from England coming to the US called the Beatles, which back then was big because the evening news did not talk about such trivial things. I loved the Beatles but would have died for Mick Jagger( my girlfriend tells me he is so ugly.) The highlight of my teens was getting to see Blood Sweat and Tears in person with my friends. Oh those were the days my friends I thought they'd never end...........Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix

lol...I know, i love them all, i had never heard of mud either cees, but just remembering all these great bands and songs I totally forgot about has been fun

now i have sitting on the dock of the bay running round in my own head..lol

Welcome William, we are pleased to have you join in with us..I think you will find it quite a lot of fun..

have a great day guys!

Nancy,
What a chain a memories this theme has generated! Does anyone remember Miriam Makeba? Harry Belafonte? Pete Seeger? to name just a few, and you know, back then, I thought I was of "odd taste in music", as these artist were not the superstar status of the others mentioned here. Not mainstreamed? Does anyone else feel this way?
Trish

While nobody knows about those guys, I'll change to fashion from the sixties. This may be a start.

Interestingly! A friend of mine used to be the sound mixer for Mud. (Mud was really the singer, Les Gray) The band would change when the old band got fed up with Mr Gray. He being a stand offish aloof kinda guy! I had a chance to play in the band as lead guitar! But turned it down because of the poor wages! Mud were a 70s band.

I was into some of the more obscure bands of the day! I remember the Guess Who (American Woman), Atomic Rooster (Tomorrow Night), Juicy Lucy, (Who Do You Love), My favourite band at the time was a very heavy metal band (Although it wasn't known as metal then!) called 'MAN' I was quite surprised to discover recently, that they are still going!

Guys! I'm gonna have to sit this trade out!. Just got too much on at present!

anyone have a clue as to the total in this trade yet ?

154

And everybody forgot West side story?

BTW I'm glad Steve remembered Mud.

I don't remember Mud either. Since Steve does, maybe it was one European band that didn't cross the water.

I remember most of the others. Trish I knew about 2 that you mentioned but not the first one. Mamas and Papas were a favorite as well as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul, and Mary. The Cowsills, Turtles, the song Runaway, my Boyfriend's back, It's my party, Petula Clark's Downtown and I know a Place. Sack dresses, Empire waistlines, Shirtwaist dresses, gathered skirts, dresses with a low slung waistline like hip huggers. Pedal Pushers. No thong underwear but Thongs that later were renamed Flip Flops. Hula Hoops. The Singing Nun with "Dominique".

I think we should forget the trade and have one big SIXTIES PARTY...the movies, the clothes , the music, the Lovebug vans, the refreshments, woodstock wouldn't have a thing on us . We could all go to Kays house up in Maine, nevermind she has those skunks....