The Art of Laurel BurchTM Coloring Postcard Book: 20 Iconic Designs
By: Laurel Burch
Rating: 4 of 5
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.