Elegant and Beautiful 38 Christmas Designs printed on one side of non-perforated paper

This is a lovely and elegant book for the Christian colorist who wants to experience the story of the birth of Christ in their coloring book. The designs are very well chosen most are Christian in theme but some celebrate Christmas as a holiday (tree, etc.) while others are simply beautiful designs to color. Most of the designs are black lines on white but a few have black backgrounds with white design lines.

The backside of each of the designs has a quote from the Bible (both Old and New Testament from the Holy Bible, Modern English Version) which tells the story of the birth of Christ or which serves as a witness to what Christ came to Earth to accomplish. The telling of the story through the layout of these particular verses in this order was especially moving to me. I know that as I color in this book, I will be thinking mostly about the words on the opposite page and how special they are. While that is so important, it is also important to know that the designs are very well done and that some have intricate as well as elegant elements.

The designs in the book are printed on one side of white non-perforated paper. The backside of the page has the previously mentioned Bible quotes. The binding is glued versus sewn so you will have to cut the pages out if you wish to remove them. Only three of the designs merge into the binding and, unfortunately, the one with the Dove loses some of the bird into the binding. Cutting it out with cause more loss. The rest of the designs stop well before the binding and give you plenty of room for cutting. All designs but the three mentioned above either have a framing line around the design or have fully finished elements so I don’t have to guess at where to stop coloring and helps make my final product looks more finished.

All of my markers (both alcohol and water based) bled through the paper to varying degrees. My gel pens did not and did not need extra drying time. My coloring pencils worked well and as expected for their brand and type. You should always double check your markers and pens before starting a project to check for ink leaking through. I plan to put a heavyweight paper under the page I am working on to keep ink from seeping through. As the book is a non-standard size (around 8.5 x 9 inches), I will cut down a piece of chipboard and keep it with the book.