Christmas Coloring Galleries

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I'm delighted to show you some of the fabulously festive ways that people have been coloring in the art from my Christmas Coloring Book, Holiday Cheer Coloring Book, and small Color Christmas Coloring Book!

I’ve just added new coloring galleries to my website so you can see a bunch more examples of how people have colored in these whimsical holiday pages. Click the links below and scroll down to the view the coloring galleries:

As an artist I find the Christmas season to be full of such rich visual imagery - I guess that explains why I've created three Christmas coloring books! 😁 I must say, coloring and Christmas do seem to go hand in hand!

If you color in any of these pages, I would totally love to see how they turn out!! Feel free to post your colored version on my Facebook page, in my coloring group, or post it on Instagram and tag my account @artbythaneeya and/or use my hashtag #thaneeyamcardle. Can’t wait to see!! ✨😍✨

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Christmas Coloring Galleries

I'm delighted to show you some of the fabulously festive ways that people have been coloring in the art from my Christmas Coloring Book, Holiday Cheer Coloring Book, and small Color Christmas Coloring Book! I’ve just added new coloring galleries to my website so you can see a bunch more examples of how people have colored in these whimsical holiday pages.

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