A new print now in the shops! (Above) ‘Out of the rain’ is printed on archival, brilliant white, watercolour paper using archival inks. Lovely crisp colours. I wasn’t kidding when I said all I’ve been doodling lately are cats. I’ve also designed a new card (below), which is also in the shops. A nice neutral card – suitable for any occasion. It’s blank inside and comes with a lovely ivory coloured textured envelope.

Today was a perfect day off. It was spent making cards and colouring new illustrations. I’m looking forward to a delicious home cooked meal courtesy of Miss Petite Poisson, a glass of wine and possibly an episode of Fast Forward. The evening is crisp, the sunset a lovely shade of copper. I’m so so so glad Autumn is officially here :)

A beautiful initial pin by Brooklyn Rehab arrived yesterday morning. I’m in desperate need of a reading day – hopefully that will be today. Tomorrow I plan to make millions (maybe 75) of cards. Me and the cat are both sneezing…

Some new treasures in the shops (etsy and folksy): Above we have the Urban Forest tote bag! I went and picked them up today, I was really excited and I’m so pleased with the result. I got them done with a local company called I dress myself – I thoroughly recommend them :)  They use environmentally friendly water-based inks and are printed on fairtrade cotton bags – nice and sturdy too. Limited edition of 50!

Below: Christmas is around the corner – it’s a large corner but that doesn’t make it any less real ;) Christmas cards are now available in the shops (etsy and folksy) 3 different designs. All cat themed (sorry). I do have a fox themed one but I’m just not 100% certain about it. We shall see what happens.

Illya is settling in :) Her gammy eye is nearly better. I’m pretty sure I’ll bombard you later on with pictures displaying the cuteness. On the shop front, I have a few more treats up my sleeve (I’m hoping one of them hasn’t got itself lost in the post) I’ll keep you well and truly posted!

Have a lovely evening :)

Meet Illya :) Our new housemate. She’s 5 months old, small, cute, funny, sleepy, likes to lick everything and occasionally miss judges distances and headbutts people.

I LOVE HER!

I thought I’d do a non cat related post :) for a change. This is a doodle I submitted to doodle zine. Whether it will get used, we shall see. I’d forgotten about that drawing and it had become buried in my poorly organised computer. Since I stumbled across it today I thought I’d share.

I’m having a well deserved partial day off today. I’ve got work later but for this morning and afternoon I’ve mainly been sat reading. I’m also umming and ahing over beautiful things that are way out of my price bracket. If tomorrow is cat day (which I so hope it will be) then all my pennies will go into making the little critter safe and comfortable. It will be so nice having a small fluffy friend lurking around the house :) ok, this was meant to be a ‘no cat’ post… sorry!

It’s time to say goodbye to the September sale. This was the last few orders to get sent on their merry way to their new owners. I haven’t been able to write/share much recently on the blog because I’ve either been printing, drawing, at work or asleep. I’ve finally managed to start on some wholesale bundles – Christmas cards (gulp) are running through the printing press as I type. Some people seem to turn a funny shade of green when I mention the word Christmas…

This is one of my current obsessions (terrible photo). It’s a seasonal fixation – obviously. Anyway, I can’t stop myself picking them up on my way into work each day. My pockets are usually bulging before I make it out of Sneinton. Above, is the latest bundle of treasures. They feel so good! Anyone would think I was part squirrel.

A glimpse of a new large print I’ll be launching in the next few days. Also a snap shot of my very very messy paper table… yeah can’t really justify that. Yes, that is a blow up doll in the background – don’t panic, it got thrown at us by Chuck Palahniuk when he came-a-visitin’ our cinema. It’s signed, we couldn’t not take her home.

ps – We’re possibly pet shopping this weekend…. EEEEEE!!