This hand-sewn journal has turquoise and gold printed art paper on the covers. The gold floral pattern looks as if it is gold leaf. The book is sewn using the coptic stitch. I used turquoise linen thread for the stitching. The book opens completely flat for easy entries. The inside covers have gold crinkled paper (Momigami) covering them. There are 112 blank pages of Strathmore drawing paper. SIZE is 5” square-a good size for either journaling or sketching.