Cards

I'm working on ideas for new Concertini cards, want to print them on more textured paper this time around...

Concertinis winner

Thanks for entering my competition! The winner picked by random name generator was 

Chris Askham! 

Hi Chris, please will you email me your address and I'll send you the set? Thanks very much for entering guys, and saying nice things! All Concertinis are for sale in my shop.

And here is the latest instalment from Oddleigh...

New cards - Concertinis!

I have some new cards! I've been working on these for a long time, and now have seven designs. When folded shut they are standard postcard size and fit in a C6 envelope. Each one folds out to reveal a surprise in the middle! 

Some are birthday-friendly, or congratulatory - I thought the canon one could be for a "you'll go far!" type message - but I wanted to leave most of them blank for all occasions! They are professionally printed on nice thick white card stock with a matte finish on the front. The backs are left plain white for individual messages. 

Each Concertini comes with a matching coloured envelope in a cello bag. They are £2 each, or get the whole set of seven for £12!

Check them out in my shop now!

**To celebrate Concertini time, I'm doing a giveaway of a complete set of seven! Please leave a comment below to be in with a chance to win! 

I will do a random draw at noon UK time on Tuesday 24th November!**

Love Cats

Hifest

I had such a lovely day at Hifest in Hastings yesterday. I went with Alice and Barney, and shared their table, and their snacks. I met so many great people. The organisers had done an excellent job of spreading the word and getting people through the door - it was a great turnout, especially for the first year.

As usual, Al and Barney were the best company. They were there with their new collective, Pinch Press - check out their stuff! And Barney's new graphic novel, Beetroot, is out any day now. I was lucky enough to see an advance copy yesterday - it is SUPER, and I can't wait to get my own copy!

Some of the wares I was selling 

 Setting up our stall! 

Al and Barney manning the stand

The quality of other exhibitors was really wonderful - I could've ended up spending any money I made, but limited myself to these great pieces - the vase screen print is by Melissa Castrillon, the house with yellow moons by Somin Ahn (I love it - where is that house? What's happening? Why are those pigs hanging around???) and this brilliant card by Benjamin Phillips - a real pet portrait! Lovely lady dog.

I'm already looking forward to next year, and will plan to spend longer there and see Hastings. I can hardly feel walking from the carpark to the exhibition hall crossed it off my list...!

**Soundtrack: Absolute Crock: Tush, ZZ Top**

Bitty bits

I'm still working towards my book deadline and concentrating on that, fitting in some Cacahouète and friends too! And turning my thoughts towards cards again... was thinking about them today, and how my line perhaps doesn't work so well at that size, and that they should be more graphic... I've been keen on making cards for so long and yet somehow always feel quite seized up thinking of how they should look. Anyway, one day soon I hope!

He's actually Crocahouète in this issue! 

Bedtime for dogs and peanuts!

Cat-tus

Pencil cowgirls

Book deadline!