Greetings from Luxembourg - Direct Swap with Anne

Another great addition to my "Greetings from" collection. Anne and I have swapped several times in the past and she was happy when PostalLove issued these cards. My understanding is she was involved with their production, Icould be wrong but thought I read that somewhere. Many new and interesting things I learnt here. The one that stuck out to me was the soup, Bouneschlupp, Anne tells me she doesn't care for it much. I think anything with bacon sounds dreamy! Thanks Anne for a great swap!

Travelling Card - Christmas Stamps

This year I once again participated in a travelling card. The theme was Christmas stamps. Each person was to select a card, using Christmas stamps and send it to the next person. Once it arrived at the fourth destination it would then start to travel back to you. I chose what may be one of the smaller cards I had, but wanted to have a Christmas theme on the front as well. (Hard to see the glitter but it is there!) I received it back last week. I love seeing the various creative stamps other countries publish. Many thank to Claudia from Germany (who also organized this), Anne from Luxembourg and Mervi from Finland.

Merry Christmas - Anne from Luxembourg

Anne and I are participating in a Christmas stamp travelling card at the moment. When her card arrived I must say I instantly fell in love with one of the stamps she used. It was a supercute owl on felted/flocked paper. The following week or so, I was delighted to find that Anne sent me this beautiful, glittered card with wishes for me and my family. Lucky me, she used the other stamp in the issue. I don't think any scan or picture would truly be able to capture the slight fuzzy feeling of this stamp. Trust me it is adorable! The text translates to read "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". Thank you Anne! Wishing you and your family all the best too!

Travelling Card - Canada to Finland to England to Luxembourg to Canada

So this next card was a little bit different for me. It is a travelling card and is sent, in this case, to four different people in different countries. I chose this card to send to myself as it is one I had and really liked. It is The Zodiac by Alphonse Mucha. As it was my card, it started with me and I sent it to Nina in Finland, she then sent it to Eileen in England, who forwarded it to Anne in Luxembourg and then back home to me. It is interesting to see all of the different stamps and cancellations. Some postal worker went to town using a pen to cancel stamps that were already cancelled. It was a fun experience - thanks ladies!

Direct Swap - Anne from Luxembourg

Continuing with the Royal theme from yesterday....

Anne and I had agreed to a swap and this was the card that I chose. It features the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. She writes that it is a few years old, some are now married and others are expecting. I must admit I do not know much about this family and will need to read up on them a bit more. What I can say though is as a family they are very attractive. Reminds me a bit of the Dutch Royal family for reasons I can't explain. Anne chose a great stamp for me and I honestly had to do a double take at first thinking she sent it from England! Another great swap completed - thank you Anne!

OFFICIAL Card - Luxembourg

With only 150 Postcrossers who have even signed up, Luxembourg is not a common country to receive a card from. Score. When the card is a perfect match for a collection, double score! Sirianne lives in the eastern part of the country near the border with Germany on a dairy farm. I can't completely make out the stamp but it looks to me like it is a photo of a snowman sticking out his tongue taken at night. Tried to Google some info and coming up empty. Totally put a smile on my face!

Direct Swap - Luxembourg from Frauke

Frauke made a post in the forum looking for cards with cassette tapes and/or vinyl albums. I knew I had the perfect card for her, just one problem - I get lots of official cards from Germany. I tend to swap only when it is going to be something different or outside of the official site. I noticed on her trade album she had several cards from Luxembourg and asked her about them. As it turns out her boyfriend works there so she was able to have the card sent from there too. The card shows views of the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City. Great card for my collection and Frauke is just as happy with the swap as I am.