Book Review: Ellie Claire Art Journals
As I continue my month-long thankful series, I have to say I LOVE the opportunity to review products. Whether it is books, movies, family products, or music, I enjoy sharing what I think in hopes it helps someone else trying to make a decision, or, making readers aware of an item they otherwise wouldn’t know about.
Today’s review is a first.
I was able to review three journals from Ellie Claire. I am a journal person. I have them dating back to my seventh grade year, no lie. To have this opportunity, I take it seriously. And Ellie Claire art journals deliver.
There are three, so I will go through each one. The first is the Illustrated Word. This is a coloring journal with crisp papers that remind me of Bible pages. The cover is absolutely gorgeous—colorful and with texture to touch. The gold just pops, so it’s very visual right from the start. There are blank pages to write in, and many pages to color. The entire book lends to relaxation and stress relief, as well as a great devotional tool during prayer time. The pages to color are Scriptures or pictures from the Bible. I highly recommend.
The Faith and Lettering Journal is more feminine in presentation with it’s pink title and flowery cover. If you journal and/or follow people who 
do, you know lettering is really popular. Whether taking a verse or maybe a word in your reading that inspires, you transform it into your journal as a work of art. This journal shows you how to do that with page after page of examples, plus room for you to practice. There’s fancy lettering, Scripture, messages, and of course, blank pages for your own journaling.
The last is Illuminate Your Story journal. The cover is simple, yet demonstrates exactly what the journal is about. The first pages describe the illuminated manuscript design history including Renaissance and Gothic. From there, you learn how to create your own lettering with every letter in the alphabet. There are different aspects of each letter from basic to fancy, so you can practice and decide how ornate you want to be with your work. This is more of a how-to journal than an actual blank page book to share your feelings. If you long to make your writings look like art through the years, this is a great tutorial. There’s even a pocket in the back to store small, flat keepsakes.
All three are absolutely gorgeous and sturdy. They are not average journals, I’ve never seen anything so exquisite in all my journal years, and if I started in the seventh grade and my youngest child is a freshman, that gives you a clue that I’ve seen lots of journals in my time. I am picky about cover, the feel of a page, and clear instructions on what to expect. Each journal is exceptional.
To learn more and purchase the Ellie Claire art journals, click HERE.
I received these art journals from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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If you live in the United States, you have the choice, if you are the one winner randomly chosen, of print (except A Christmas to Remember,) or eBook. If you are outside of the US, it is automatically eBook.
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