round three of the atc swaps...

Swedish fairy tale illustration by Elsa Beskow.

Are you ready for the next installment of ATC swaps? I am! I figured I would announce the particulars now since May is such a busy month for most folks.

First off, the theme for this swap is "Fairy Tales and Fables". As usual, the topic can be translated as closely or as loosely as you like...perhaps fractured fairy tales are more your thing? Even nursery rhymes and old wives tales will fly. Secondly, this round of swaps will be a tandem swap with the kiddos like the swap in February was.

There is no age limit to participate. You do not have to have a blog to participate. International participants are welcome to play as well.

The deadline for sign-ups is Monday, May 29th. To join all you have to do is email me (amy at aplcreations dot com) with your name, address and blog (or Flickr, PictureTrail, etc.) url (if you have one).

There's a bit of a spin on this round. Each participant will make THREE artist trading cards AND one A7 sized (5.25" x 7.25") MAILART envelope** to be mailed to me no later than Monday, June 12th. So as not break the bank on my end, stateside folks, please send along two 39 cent stamps with your cards and envelope; those across the pond, please send $1.70 along with your cards. Each swapper will receive back a random selection of three ATCs enclosed in a gussied up envelope. I will mail out the divvied ATCs on Monday, June 19th.

**When making your envelope, please incorporate an open area (let's say 1.5" x 3") for the addressee's mailing information. Also, the ATC theme does not necessarily apply to the envelope. I declare open season on the envelope!

A couple of bullet points on ATCs (courtesy of Cedarseed.com)
* The dimensions of the cards must be 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
* Sets of identical cards are known as editions and should be numbered (1/5, 2/5, etc.).
* Sets of cards based on a theme are known as a series.
* On the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number if it's part of an edition.

And a handful of links for MAILART:
* Mailart: artistamps, envelopes, ATC's, postcards and other mail art (link via Theresa)
* The Envelope Collective
* Mailart tags over at Flickr
* MAIL ART Exhibits, Active Mail Art Calls, Links and Mail Art Resources