Color Me Grateful: Nearly 100 Coloring Templates for Appreciating the Little Things in Life

The Color Me_________ Series of coloring books are the best adult coloring books on the market! The books are divided into several chapters, each having a theme. At the beginning of each chapter there is an inspirational statement, reaffirming life. There is a nice balance of simple to intricate designs to keep the novice and advanced artist interested and busy! The pages are filled with everyday things and beautiful mandalas. Constructed of heavyweight paper, printed on one side, colored pencils glide. Gel pens and water based markers will not bleed through. Alcohol based markers will. Like all books a blotter is recommended just in case. The cover is make of a stiffer cardboard, and the pages are stitched in the binding. You can lay the book flat without breaking the binding. The only drawback is that you can not remove the pages since they are not perforated. These books are like potato chips...once you have one you'll want the others!!

“Color Me Grateful” is my third full-size coloring book in this series. Of 77 designs I counted in the book, 13 are what I would categorize as mandalas. The designs in this book are detailed and intricate. Some have small areas to color which may require sharp pencils or pens/markers with ultra-fine points. The book has seven chapters, which include: Friends and Family, The Natural World, Good Health, Creature Comforts, Support, Enrichment, The Little Things. Each chapter has a lead-in which describes the intent of the designs within. For instance, Friends and Families, designs has friends shopping, a tree house, manicures and perfumes and fun things to eat while out and about. In Creature Comforts, designs include a great looking bubble bath, donuts and other pastries, a stack of books with pets surrounding it and a design with electronics that make life a tad easier. The designs in the book certainly represent many of the things I have been grateful for throughout my life. I think coloring the book will be fun and will remind me to look at the positive in life rather than focusing on the negative. This is what I found while looking through and coloring in this book: 77 Designs depicting things that we should be grateful for - Designs by Angela Porter Designs are printed on one side of the page Paper is medium weight, white (with color print on the back of the page), slightly rough and non-perforated Sewn Binding Designs do not merge into the binding. All designs either have a framing line at the outer edges or have finished edges (such as a mandala.) The book is thick but could be opened to a fairly flat position without breaking the spine Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens leave shadows on the back of the page Coloring pencils, both oil and wax-based, worked well with this paper. I was able to layer the same color for deep pigment. I could layer multiple colors and blend easily using a pencil style blending stick.

Variety of designs and fun/relaxing to color.

I love this series of coloring books and this is one of the top two, in my opinion. There's a wide variety of designs to suit every mood. The drawings allow you to test out your skill in shading or blending, but there are also pictures with lots of detail. I just wish that the book had twice as many pictures to color, although they were generous with the designs. If I were going to buy a book for a friend, this is the one I would buy.

I love this carries of coloring books and I plan to buy all of them. They are calming and filled with gorgeous patterns.

I wasn't sure if I would like the drawings in this book but i ordered it anyway there were no reviews on it with pictures but I'm so happy with it is got cute and beat drawings in it and I'm so happy with it if your looking to buy this book you should is a great one to color in I wish i could post pictures of it but i don't know how

I love the drawings in this series of books. This "Grateful" title is the first full size copy because I normally purchase the portable version.The book is substantial and sturdy with a semi hardback cover which is still easy to color. Lots of pictures that once colored can be used in other crafts such as card making or framed prints.

Angela Porter at her best. Love this book. Each page is so much fun. Please join Angela’s fabulous Facebook group. Angela Porters Coloring Book Fans

Livro lindo, com acabamento muito bem feito, um desenho por página. O papel é grosso, dá pra usar as canetinhas hidrocores sem problemas.

I have lots of colouring books but these are by far the best ones I have ever purchased.

Pour moi. J’ai déjà d’autrès cahiers de cette dessinatrice

Another fantastic book

An extensive selection of images to color and with which to relax. Very happy with this!