Ellie Claire has three new journals out this year that are out just in time for the pre-Christmas season. All three are finely crafted with thick, sturdy hardback covers that feel at once firm and soft to the touch. The paper inside each journal is a thick cotton that withstands pencil, pen, and even ink without damage or bleed-through. When you hold any one of these journals, you feel that you are holding something unique and precious.
One – The Illustrated Word – An Illuminated Bible Coloring Journal
This is an amazing work of art. At first glance this is simply a journal decorated with scattered full-color photographs of historical illuminated scripture from around the world complete with attribution. There are also full-page coloring pages woven through the lined journal.
At first I just paged through this journal, looking at the pictures and pages. Then accidentally I opened the book at the back and started paging forward. WOW!
It turns out that this amazing journal is designed in 4-page repeating patterns. Every 4 pages includes a page to color, a small inset photograph of the original illustration on the following page, and an inset color photograph of the original showing detail of your coloring page on the page opposite your coloring page.
Why? Well it might seem a little complicated, but the results are stupendous when you color the page. You end up with repeating patterns and colors with every turn of the page. Echos of the original full illustrated scripture. Not only that, the color schemes of each piece take you on a coherent journey through color and pattern as you page through the entire journal once you color all the pages.
And then you can fill the rest of the journal with your thoughts and dreams and ideas. It really is a book that provides two activities in one, all focused on the Word.
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Pages: 160
Published: September 19, 2018
ISBN: 9781945470196
Publisher: Worthy Publishing Group
Price: $15.99
Two – Illuminate Your Story Journal
This perfectly-sized journal begins with a history of the different kinds of illuminations, complete with picture examples of each. Then the author explains the process, and sets out all the supplies you will need to create your own illuminated letters.
Not only will you learn how to illuminate all the letters of the alphabet, you will also learn and practice each of the common small details you typically find in and around an illuminated letter. From cats to owls to flowers and vines, you will learn each of the steps to create each piece of the illumination in simple, four step processes. And then the fun begins and you can practice!
At the end of the book, inside that back cover is a Keepsakes pocket so that you can slide in completed illuminations, and there is a pretty bookmark ribbon woven into the binding that you can use to keep your place as you work through the journal.
This journal will provide hours of fun and thoughtful practice for anyone interested in illuminations and drawing!
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Pages: 160
Published: September 4, 2018
ISBN: 9781945470684
Publisher: Worthy Publishing Group
Museum of the Bible Books
Price: $18.99
Three – Faith & Lettering Journal
Have you ever seen the beautiful work people create as they journal in their bibles? I love watching people do this, but whenever I try myself it is a disaster!
If you are like me, with a passion for the Word and a desire to add your own artistic thoughts into the margins of a page in your Bible, then this is the journal for you!
The book begins with a brief introduction to Faith and lettering and an overview of how to use the book. Then you turn the page and jump right in!
The journal is broken into sections that repeat and turn the journal into an activity book that will keep your interest, teach you how to letter, and bathe you in the Word as you go.
There are sections that give you a fully lettered quote from the Bible, followed by a tracing of the quote and additional sections to try yourself and practice, practice, practice. There are also sections that take you through different styles of lettering so you can practice until it is easy to create a range of fonts simply with a will and a pen. And finally, there are sections that provide lined journal paper to practice, along with gorgeous examples to spur your creativity.
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Pages: 160
Published: February 20, 2018
ISBN: 9781633261822
Publisher: Worthy Publishing Group
Price: $15.99
These are three perfect gifts for the holidays. Overall, the hardest choice you will have to make is which one of the amazing journals to give as a gift and which to keep for yourself!
