Toodle pip . . .

 I'm off for a few days to catch up with two old friends...I've packed my little bag...(these days your only allowed to fly with one pair of knickers and a toothbrush. And God forbid you should be caught with a bottle of water!)... So I'm travelling light...got a few art supply's and it's summer, who needs knickers anyway...:P   

I used to love travelling by air, now I hate it...your herded like cattle and then you have to nearly strip down to the buff to go through passport control...second thoughts...big granny knickers to travel in I think...then it's a rugby scrum to see who can get on the plane first....grrrrr.  Wish I could just wriggle my nose and ploufff...snap my  fingers and I'm there...where I want to be...wouldn't that be magic!

No I'm flying budget airline....so I've sharpened my elbows, been practising my glare (no-one will be pushing past me)...I could win a gold medal with my glare...and I've been on a diet so I can squeeze my little self into a small budget sized seat... der...I'm travelling alone so I think I will just wait till the last minute and wander gracefully onto the plane looking elegant and refreshed...only then I'll be sitting next to red sweaty person that barged their way on first....um...what to do...? and I used to worry about how many bikini's to pack...

so dear bloggy friends, wish me Bon Voyage and I'll tell you all about my Fun and Nonsense when I get back...xxx

Bats. . .

Good morning Sunday Sketchers... I hope you have all had a brilliant week and weekend.

This little girl popped onto my page this week

 and then her little bat friend (whom I've drawn before) decided to fly in via the chimney...

Tut tut he's leaving sooty footprints behind him...oh dear more cleaning. He says he's very sorry but whooshing down the chimney is so much more fun than knocking on the front door...

I personally can't think of anything worse but then I'm not a chimney whooshing soot seeking furry bat creature... I must get the chimney sweeped or I'll be spending the rest of the summer cleaning soot.

I used Micron pens and watercolours.  I hated watercolours at school, just couldn't make them work, they were always wishy washy or too bright ...(bad workman always blames his tools).   Well now I'm getting the hang of blending and wet on wet or wet on dry etc...especially love it when I get to splatter.

That's my "Fun and Nonsense" for now...Catherine xxx

Fiddling about on the roof . . .

When we are sad or happy we all like to wish upon a star...that's just how it is.

I'm sorry I haven't managed to catch up with you all these past few weeks...I am popping by to see what you are all doing even if I don't always leave comments.

 I'm messing about trying to help Mr Hollywood with the roof on my 200year old farmhouse. I say messing about, coz I can't get on the roof and I cling to the ladder like filmwrap. I'm pathetic with heights.  Mr Hollywood dances about on the roof like a sure footed gazelle and he smiles at me....grrr.  The brand spanking new roof is nearly finished, then we can concentrate on things that don't require me scaling the outside of buildings...Spider Woman I'm not.

My gorgeous talented daughter (oh I'm not biased, one little bit) Rebecca has started a blog...please take a look...The Film Writer  She is already a mega star in my eyes and one day wish upon a star she will be making films that the world will enjoy.

That's all the Fun and Nonsense for now...back to the roof!!!

Catherine xxx

Dancing in Mum's Shoes. . .

Every little girl likes to try on their Mum's shoes and twirl...I remember having lots of fun with my Mum's shoes and my Nan's sparkly dancing shoes.  My girls loved to put my shoes on too when they were little but now they are big and their feet are much to big to get my shoes on... Thought I'd share a page from my journal...

 I have made a few more of my naughty cards  from last week. They are for sale in my Etsy shop.

Hope you are all having a great weekend. I'm off the check out Sunday Sketchers for a little Fun and Nonsense.... Catherine xx

Put the kettle on. . .

 Thank you to everyone that popped over to my Etsy shop and added me to their circle and shown support...big hugs to you...

I have managed to snatch a couple of hours to myself this week.. I made the card above and whilst showing it to my daughter over Skype she thought it read F**k the kettle...obviously the picture on Skype was blurry and my daughter is as blind as a bat... She's a student and drinks far too much tea and wine...so I had to make the card below...just for her and the flip side is that too much tea will have you racing every 5 minutes to the little girls room and too much wine will hurt a lot in the morning... 

I certainly do not recommend drinking too much wine...(have tried it... and yes it blooming well hurts in the morning)  Sometimes though tea just doesn't cut the mustard and a drop of wine seems like a jolly good idea at the time... would also like to point out that I usually don't use bad language either... it's just not lady like...

Apologies to anyone who is offended by my bad language but it is a little bit of Fun and Nonsense.

Catherine xxx

Drum roll, please. . .

MY ETSY SHOP IS OPEN!!!

Yes, I have finally pulled my finger out and opened my shop.

I'm doing little baby steps at the moment, finding my way around Etsy, Paypal and Postage costs.

For those of you who have been following me for awhile, you'll recognise the characters that have found their way onto my Moo cards.

Please check out my shop, the door is open and I would value any comments, things that need tweeking, changing or stuff I have forgotten or just not thought about.

I would appreciate you liking me on Facebook and adding me to your Etsy Circle if you have one and tell you friends where they can get their sticky mitts on some Fun and Nonsense cards...xxx

Am off to see what's going on at Paint Party Friday... and Sunday Sketchers

Thinking. . .

Good Morning Sunday Sketchers...the sun was shining when I got up and now the clouds have rolled in, so the wildlife in my garden has been saved yet again from seeing me in my bikini.

I'm thinking hard and working hard on stuff to put in my Etsy Shop. There will be original paintings and cards. Fingers crossed by next Sunday I will be announcing a grand opening...

Wishing you all a little Fun and Nonsense...xxx

I'm back. . .

A little drawing I did in my daughters' student kitchen while she made fairy cupcakes.

"Watch ya" back to "Bonjour".  I'm just back from a great few days  in Leeds catching up with family. It's my third trip to Leeds, fantastic city and the people are so friendly. It has everything going for it except the rubbish weather.  Can't complain really, it didn't rain much... 

When I got back home to my very quiet corner of France, two packages were waiting for me..

This beautiful painting and poem from my lovely friend Laura

and a fun book

that I was lucky enough to win from Ben Clanton

And my gorgeous Mr Hollywood bought me a bunch of Star Gazer lilies... I should go away more often. :D

That's all the fun and nonsense for this week x

Journal Page. . .

Good Morning, here is a page from my joynal.  The two girlies standing together were printed on acid free tissue paper that I popped through my printer (the tissue paper edges were masking taped to ordinary copier paper before I put it through the printer), then I  used clear gesso to stick the tissue paper down in my joynal. 

It's a beautiful day today and I would love to stay in my bunker and paint or be in the garden...but no... I'm off to school to finish costumes and decor for the end of school play at the end of the week.   Yay...then I'm on holiday for two whole months... I'm so lucky..... :D

Hope everyone at Sunday Sketches is having a little "Fun and Nonsense" today...  xx

Unicorns and fairies. . .

 Shhh... keep really quiet... I don't want to frighten the unicorn and fairy away. . .

I'm off on a two day camping, cycling trip with the school round the local village...wish me luck and lots of "Fun and Nonsense"   I'm going to need it. So are the children if they keep me awake all night...