Daily Archives: December 7, 2016

Psalms in Color: Cards to Color and Share

By: Christian Art Gifts

Rating: 5 of 5

I now have my fourth set of Christian coloring cards by this publisher and each one is better than the last. I especially appreciate this set of 44 cards which are based on verses from the Psalms. The cards in this set are inspired by the coloring pages in their previous coloring book The Psalms in Color. While the cards are similar to the book, the designs have been reduced, cropped, and/or reworked to fit the new format of a smaller card. The verses are all from the Psalms and cites are also listed.

I always go to the Psalms when I need to be reminded that I am to praise God at all times. The Psalmist has expressed both happiness and sadness and still praises God. I can find both comfort and joy in reading through the book. One of my favorites verses was the basis for the late Andra Crouch’s song, Bless the Lord, Oh my Soul. It is a tune that I grew up with and which runs through my mind throughout the day.
While I cannot find translation information on the cards, the coloring book from which they are derived listed the following Bible translations used for the verses are: The Holy Bible NIV, the Holy Bible New Living Translation, the New King James Version and The Holy Bible English Standard Version.
The cards are 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Sixteen of the cards are in horizontal format and the rest are vertical. The color is very light ivory (almost a warm white), the texture is slightly smooth on the design side and extremely smooth (probably with a coating) on the reverse blank side. They are a great size for on the go.
While I have colored and given away many cards from the first two sets by the publisher, and plan to do so with my last set as well, the first set of these cards will be for me. After coloring it, I want to carry one around with me daily throughout the month to remind myself to Praise God in All things. I will pick up an additional set to color for friends and family.
The designs are printed fairly small and I found that using my ultra-fine markers, smaller nib gel pens, and hard lead coloring pencils worked the best for me. Some of the cards have very tiny areas to color but that is to be expected with such a small coloring area.
As with the previous sets, none of my various coloring medium bled through this paper. That includes alcohol-based markers, water-based markers, India ink pens, and gel pens. It is a great quality card stock and the cards are well made and printed on it.
My coloring pencils worked well but there wasn’t really enough surface to do much with blending; however, when I tested them, both oil and wax based pencils blended well using a pencil style blending stick.