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The Scriptures used in the 30 designs in this book are based on the New International Version (NIV). The designs focus on the Bible verse and the design around it is not necessarily applicable to the verse. Verses are taken from both the Old and New Testament. The words are very artistically set within the page and use various fonts to give each design its own special look. The design elements all look like they will be fun to color without too many intricate and small areas that might prove too challenging. There are many flowers, hearts, even a lion, as well as many other elements.

I am really pleased with the verses which were chosen for this book. Amongst them are some of my favorites albeit in a different translation than the one I used for my memory work as a child. Regardless of the translation, they still speak to my spirit and coloring them will be a time of mediation on the words as well as a time of resting of my mind from the day’s problems. I find that the title is apt as I found myself feeling inspired and renewed after reading through the book.

The designs are printed on one side of the page only. The pages are not perforated but do include a cutting line for your use if you choose to remove a page from the book. The designs all stop at the cutting line, so you will not lose any part of the design if you do cut it out. The binding seems to be both sewn and glued in. The stitching seems to be from front to back instead of through several pages but I also see evidence of glue, too.

I was able to bend the binding enough to get the book to lay flat, so I will probably not be removing the pages from the book. I like having them all together but with a little work you can remove the page if you want to frame the finished design I do suggest doing so before you color it so you will not take a chance on tearing or damaging your finished picture.

I had mixed results when it came to coloring with markers in this book. The only ones that consistently did not leak through were my Staedler triplus fineliners. My Tombows dual brush did not leak when I used the brush end but did with the marker end. All other markers both water and alcohol-based leaked through. My gel pens did not leak through but needed extra drying time. My various coloring pencils all worked well. Whatever coloring tools you decide to use, you can put a heavyweight page below the page you are working on to keep ink from leaking through to the next design.