Scribbles For Sweetpea

Winter Blues...

2011-11-03T12:09:00.000-07:00

Well it has been WAY too long since I have posted something. But today, Lily took a good long nap and I took that opportunity to draw. Its starting to feel cold outside and the girls still ask to go to the beach. This is for them. xox

V-day 2011

2011-02-17T10:11:00.000-08:00

Hi All-

It's been a while since I have posted anything but for Valentine's day I was inspired to make my family cards instead of buying them something. So this is what I came up with.

Awww Glen Keane...

2010-11-28T00:03:00.000-08:00

..... How do I love thee, let me count the ways. So I went and saw Tangled with my daughter today and TOTALLY LOVED it!!! Beautiful, funny, and of course a tear jerker. So I was feeling a bit inspired by Mr. Keane and decided to draw a pic of my little girl dressed up as a Brownie. She's dying to become one so while we are trying to find a local troop for her to join, I did this drawing to continue the excitement.

2010-11-16T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone! This weekend I will be showing some of my work at a fun little dessert shop in San Mateo called, Sweet Breams. Come on down and check out the opening on Saturday, November 20th from 8-10pm. You can check out their web site at: http://www.sweetbreams.com/. Thanks for your continued support!

Headin' On Down The Track

2010-08-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I just finished up a little drawing here today while the little one was taking a nap. Hope you like it!

Cat Scratch Fever

2010-08-09T13:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a quickie I did while Lily was asleep.... :)

Scentsy!

2010-08-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone- Here is a design I did for my friend Nikki for the revamp of her web site, soon to come. For now you can catch my logo on her Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/ and do a search for "Scent-Of-A-Warmer" or go to www.scentofawarmer.com to check out her current site. Check out the Scent warmers she is selling because they are awesome! They smell so good, for example: "Sugar Cookie"- need I say more? My house smells a million times better because of the Scentsy and I have two kids, a cat and a dog! So check it out- in the mean time, enjoy my latest drawing. :)

For Alan & Corrine

2010-07-26T10:57:00.000-07:00

I wanted to draw a dog today, so I saw this pup on a web site and immediately thought of Alan and Corrine... :)

Eat Your Cake

2010-07-21T11:22:00.001-07:00

So my daughter LOVESSSSSSS Ace of Cakes and she thinks Duff is awesome. Everyday in her lunch box for school, I draw her a little note and this is one I did last year that I just came across again. Thought it was kinda funny and she loved it.

Happy Anniversary....

2010-07-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm a little late on this post but I had to wait until after our Anniversary to put up the painting I did for my hubby. We have been married 9 years! That went by fast! So if anyone is a "Friends" fan, then you will understand what this painting is about. Jeremy is my Lobster. :) I drew it in Flash, "painted" it in Photoshop and then had it printed on canvas and stretched. I'll take a photo of it on the canvas and post that some time. The canvas turned out pretty cool.

Lily's Turn

2010-06-04T22:36:00.000-07:00

Here's a quickie of Little Lil

My Cookie

2010-06-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a new sketch of my little (not so little anymore) girl. Did it in Painter, love that program!

Family

2010-06-01T21:54:00.001-07:00

Here is a new drawing I did in Flash. I was inspired by these little doggies when I went down to my mom's for a visit.

Some Paintings

2010-04-14T14:02:00.000-07:00

Hi All- Here are some paintings I've done lately. Enjoy!

Octo-Bot

2010-02-26T09:40:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to come up with a good Ghostbot that fits me and I think I finally did it. I still want to throw it into Photoshop and play with it some more, but this is what I have for now. If I can find my original one, I'll post that too.

Sketch book stuff

2010-01-14T22:13:00.000-08:00

acrylic on watercolor paper

Soon to be painting...

Hey All- I just went through my sketch book and scanned in some new drawings I've done and one painting. I'm on a roll!

drawin' time

2009-12-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

While my husband was playing COD and "watching" the baby, I ran off to draw and do a little photoshopin' for color. Here's what I came up with. :)

Mermaid

2009-10-19T21:22:00.001-07:00

Here is a quick photoshop drawing I did tonight. I tried to be as quick and loose as possible per the advice of a good friend. Trying not to be such a clean up freak... ha ha!

I'm also pretty bummed that I had to change my blog name. I haven't been on here for a while and to my dismay, I had a post asking me to change my blog name or have a lawyer sent after me. I didn't realize I was such a threat to an online make -your -own -card company that just trademarked "Sweet Pea Designs" this year. Well, next time I will make sure I TM the name myself.... my bad.

Crocodile Rock

2009-04-30T18:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a painting I did a couple of months ago that I am just now getting the chance to post....More to come soon-

School Uniform

2009-03-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a painting I did last night after being very inspired by "The Art and Flair of Mary Blair" and by my friend Roque. This is the first painting I've done without sketching it out first in pencil. I learned in this painting to stop noodling things, sometimes its just best to let the little things go. I went back in to "fix"' her blush and then it ended up being too much and I liked it better before I messed with it. Oh well, lesson learned. :)

2009-02-15T23:33:00.000-08:00

I have had some time during this long break to get some creative stuff done that I have been wanting to make.

Who... who...

2009-01-25T21:08:00.000-08:00

Hi all! Yet again, it has been a while since I have posted anything, but I'm doing a lot more than last year. My friend Corrine loves owls, so I made her a stuffed owl for her birthday, and I made one for my daughter as well. I will post a pic of those soon. But for now, I have one painting and one drawing that I did while I was in owl mode. The painting is gouache, which I haven't used forever, and the other was just crayons and the cardboard insert from a calendar I bought. Painting was fun but much harder than I remember! Hopefully I'll make some more time for painting. Cheers!

Its sooooo cold

2008-11-19T21:06:00.001-08:00

Well, as you can all see, once again it has been way to long since I have posted a drawing up here on my blog. Here is a little drawing I did for a polar bear design at work. I'm working on another idea right now and hope to have some drawings up soon. Be back soon!

Sketches

2008-05-05T21:39:00.000-07:00

Here are some more sketches that I finally got out of my sketch book and onto the old computer.

Dog Days of Winter

2008-01-04T10:31:00.000-08:00

Here are some sketches of my dog Sierra who is bound to the house due to rain. Poor pup!

Lady Bug

2007-11-11T21:48:00.000-08:00

Here's one I drew a while ago but just got a chance to add color to it.

Say It Ain't So....

2007-11-08T14:14:00.000-08:00

I know its a shocker, but I'm actually posting a new drawing. Gasp! It is ridiculous how long it has taken me to get something new up here. Trying to do more about that.

Graham Crackers

2007-06-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a new one for the old blog....

Ladybug Girl

2007-06-11T15:35:00.000-07:00

I got a quick sketch in today while my daughter was taking a nap. For some reason, ladybugs seem to follow her around, so this is my version of her.

Long time no Blog...

2007-06-06T19:46:00.001-07:00

Well as you can see by my postings, its been a while. Way too long as a matter of fact. But today I sat down and drew for myself. This is what I came up with. I'm going to try and draw and post more often.

Tree Love

2006-12-23T17:42:00.000-08:00

I was feeling the Christmas spirit and wanted to wish everyone Happy and Safe Holidays!

Sicko

2006-12-21T20:41:00.000-08:00

I have had a really good creative day and had time to do more than one drawing. That makes me happy! But this sad little picture was inspired by my daughter who has been sick all week. She's been running around in her jammies with a cough and a runny nose, so this is her.

For The Birds

2006-12-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

I was driving by the beach the other day and saw these seagulls all pearched on a signal

and thought it was pretty funny. This is my version of it....

Dog gone days

2006-11-13T22:41:00.000-08:00

Hi all- Well, it has been way too long since I've posted something on here. Since I always draw pitures of my kid and cat, I figured it was time to draw the dog. She is cute as can be, but is also the Devil. I'll have to draw her alter ego next time. Hopefully it won't be such a long time before I post another drawing, but with the holidays coming up, and working like a "dog", who knows!

Blue Bird

2006-07-25T21:05:00.000-07:00

Just a quick sketch today while Paige was taking a nap...

Down by the Sea...

2006-07-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

Well, Paige wanted to be a mermaid, so here it is.

Sketchin'

2006-07-12T16:27:00.000-07:00

This is what you get when you have one napkin, a post-it note and a pen in your car.... I should really start carrying a sketch book.

Pajama bag doll

2006-07-10T21:47:00.000-07:00

Last month, my mom gave me this super old sewing machine that is so awesome! It is from 1934 and has no reverse on it. It's a beginner(that's me) machine and I've been going crazy on it since I brought it home. I've been making pillows, little doll blankets for Pagies babies, and now I've made a "Pajama Bag Doll". This is the first thing I've made that I'm really proud of. Now Paige can stuff her jammies in the back of it and get them out of her doll when its time for bed. My mom made me one when I was a kid, so I'm passing on the tradition.

late nite drawin'

2006-06-22T23:43:00.000-07:00

Hi all, I just finished up another sketch of Paige. Kids are amazing inspiration. I'm so lucky to have my daughter healthy, happy and a part of my life. I was thinking about that tonight so I decided to sketch her on the Cintiq. Still getting used to it, but getting a better feel for it.

Nite for now.....

Love Birds

2006-06-10T22:32:00.000-07:00

Had some time to "sketch" on the Cintiq tonight in Flash. Thinkin' about love....:)

CINTIQ!!!

2006-06-05T21:50:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time since I have last posted, but now I have something very exciting to post about! My wonderful husband and his family went in for my bday and bought me a Cintiq! So tonight is the first time I have gotten to use and and draw. I obviously have a thing with cats because it was the first thing I drew, so here it is.... I hope to post many more now because the Cintiq is AMAZING!!!! Thank you family!

Red Heads have more fun...

2006-03-30T20:35:00.000-08:00

This is what I imagine Peanut would look like if he came back as a Red Head :)

The Family

2006-03-19T19:17:00.000-08:00

I was feeling very inspired today to draw, so here is my latest. It is a family portrait of myself, Jeremy and Paige. We had a San Francisco "touristy" weekend. We went to fisherman's wharf and saw the seals and ate Trish's mini donuts. Good times! Enjoy the pic.

Super Paige

2006-03-19T08:54:00.000-08:00

This sketch was done while we were waiting for our appetizers at Park Chow on 9th Avenue. If you haven't eaten there, go! Good eats. I love sketching in crayon, it forces you to be loose. Paige liked this drawing so I thought I'd post it.

cat poop

2006-03-13T22:55:00.000-08:00

Hi all, this is my first drawing that I've posted. I guess it speaks for itself.... I stumbled upon my cat yesterday taking care of business and I found myself wondering how cats pass their time in the can. This is what I came up with. My husband thinks I'm crazy. ;) More to come when I have more time.

My first posting

2006-03-02T17:41:00.000-08:00

Well this is my first posting and I did this blog so that I can participate in a cool web site called
IllustrationFriday.com. I will be sending posts to my friends and family so they can see what I have been up to. See ya soon!
Kris