Chalk-Style Blessings Coloring Book: Color With All Types of Markers, Gel Pens & Colored Pencils (Design Originals) 32 Faith-Affirming Designs Celebrating Gratitude & Joy, in the Chalk Folk Art Style - Softcover

Deb Strain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497203031 ISBN 13: 9781497203037

Publisher: Design Originals, 2017

Synopsis

Celebrate life's blessings with all the beauty of chalkboard art—without the mess!

• 32 hand-drawn designs, each with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art
• 8 beautifully colored examples to help inspire your palette choices and creativity
• Faith-affirming messages from "miracles happen" to "pray more, worry less" surrounded by inspiring decorations
• Looks like a real chalkboard, with white line illustrations on textured black backgrounds
• High-quality, extra thick paper resists bleed through and stands up to markers, gel pens, watercolors, brush pens, colored pencils, and more
• One-side-only designs so you don't have to decide which pages to color and which to sacrifice
• Perforated pages detach easily so you can present your art as a gift, or frame and display it

Connect your faith with creativity through chalk art! These faith-based art activities will keep God's purpose close to your heart in the midst of a busy day.

If you love the simplicity and spontaneity of coloring with chalk—but wish it was less dusty—this book is for you! Enjoy uplifting affirmations with beautiful chalkboard art coloring pages. These 32 hand-drawn designs feature reassuring words, spiritual insights, and positive messages—with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art. Relax and fill these beautiful designs with color to create your own inspirational chalk art masterpiece!

Each heartwarming white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard! You'll be delighted by the way warm colors, bright colors, neons, and lighter pastel shades really pop from these designs. You can even use light-colored pencils and gel pens to personalize your work with lettering, flourishes, and patterning.

Inside Chalk-Style Blessings Coloring Book, author and talented chalkboard artist Deb Strain provides useful coloring tips and tricks, basic information on color theory, insight to her own creative process, and 8 beautifully colored examples to help jump-start your chalk art coloring adventure. Also included are 8 Guided Coloring Pages that make coloring easy for beginners, with a ready-to-use color palette included with each 3/4-page design.

The 32 handmade designs help you count your blessings with messages and Scripture quotes like "rejoice in the bounty of the Lord" (Jeremiah 31:12), "love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:8), and "rejoice and be glad" (Matt 5:12). Each message is surrounded by joyous images of birds, flowers, butterflies, hearts, decorative borders, and more. Each inspirational pattern is printed on one side only of archival-grade, acid-free paper, so you don't have to choose which pages to color—you can color them all!

On the back of each page, you'll find an uplifting quotation or related Scripture and lined space to write a small note or reflection. The pages of this motivating adult coloring book are perforated, so when your art is complete, it is easy to remove for framing, display, or gifting.

Be thankful for the blessings in your life and enjoy all the beauty of coloring with chalk—but without the mess—with Chalk-Style Blessings Coloring Book!

About this title

About the Author

Acclaimed artist Deb Strain has been one of Moda Fabrics top designers for 19 years. She licenses her work on products from fabric to greeting cards, calendars, dinnerware, and figurines. Deb and her husband own Saltbox Wholesale, a business that distributes their Folk Art line of stationery products.

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497203031
• ISBN 13: 9781497203037
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80