Daily Archives: September 5, 2016

The Art of Laurel BurchTM Coloring Postcard Book: 20 Iconic Designs

By: Laurel Burch

Rating: 4 of 5

The Art of Laurel Burch Postcard Book is a set of various designs by the late Laurel Burch. I have enjoyed many of her designs in household and wearable goods over the years. Earlier this year, I purchased a coloring book of her designs and was really pleased to pick up this set of postcards as well.

Many of her design themes are included including cats, dogs, horses, and others. As with the coloring book, there weren’t any mermaids which is something that I wish it had. I can only hope that there will be other books or cards in the future with some of the ocean designs in it.

Usually, postcards have a glue binding similar to notepads but in this case, each of the cards is perforated for easy removal from the set. However, this method leaves a rough edge on the perforated side. I much prefer the standard glue binding of other postcard sets as the rough edge gives a really unfinished look to the whole project. The address area is set up for postcard mailing and includes a small thumbnail design which can also be colored.

The cover of the set is done with a beautiful glossy rendition of Ms. Burch’s artwork with elements picked out in gold foil. The set is printed on a medium weight card stock rather than some of the heavyweight card stock I have on other postcard sets.

I found that only alcohol-based markers bled through the paper. Water-based markers, gel pens, and India ink pens did not bleed through. Colored pencils (both oil and wax-based) did well with layering and blending and did not dent through the page.