48 Fun Mary Engelbreit Designs to Color printed on one side of heavy weight perforated paper

I have long been a fan of Mary Engelbreit. I remember first seeing her Life is just a Chair of Bowlies and falling in love with her whimsical and fun design style (I even once cross stitched that design.) Yes, Bowlies is included in this coloring book. While not all of my favorites made the cut, I am hoping that means that there will be a follow-on book or two in the future. Once I saw that Bowlies and The Queen of Everything were in this book, I knew that it was going to be a great coloring experience for me. I must admit I was a little disappointed that Snap Out of It was missing. Most of the 48 designs (which includes the title page) are easily recognizable for anyone who has seen Ms. Engelbreit’s work over the years.

A few of the designs are a little on the simpler side and might be pages I tear out for my grandchildren to color. For the most part, though, this is a coloring book that I will enjoy and which will give me an opportunity to think back to when I first saw the work. While a few of the designs have intricate details, these are not designs that will be difficult to color.

The great news is that the designs are printed on one side of perforated heavyweight paper. The binding is glued rather than sewn but this is not an issue as you can easily remove the page at the perforations. The designs all stop well before the perforations, so you won’t lose any part of it if you remove it from the book.

All of my markers (water and alcohol-based fine point, ultra-fine, and brush tips) either bled through this paper or left color shadows on the back of the page that were noticeable. My gel pens (Fiskars and Tekwriter) did not leak through and did not require extra drying time. My coloring pencils worked well and performed as expected for the type of lead I used (hard or soft.) I am sure to use a variety of coloring mediums with this book, so I will keep a piece of chipboard with the book and put it below the page I am working on. That way, it will keep the ink from leaking through. You can also simply remove your working page from the book as well.