Color your memories
Personalized color by number, made from your photos
Checked by hand
You know the color by number from your childhood, those grids of zones to fill in by following a color code. Memory Pencil builds it from your own photos. Each family picture becomes a numbered coloring page to follow.
Excellent- Printed close to youevery book is one of a kind, printed on demand
- Photos kept safeGDPR-compliant, never shared
- Checked by handevery page reviewed by our team before printing
- Delivered to your doorships in 5 to 7 business days
In 4 steps
How it works
1. Upload your photos
Your favorite memories, straight from your phone or computer.
2. We draw your pages
Each photo becomes a keepsake page and a coloring page, checked by hand.
3. You check, we redraw
Before we print, preview the whole book online and ask for a redraw or a new photo at no extra cost.
4. We print and ship
Printed near you, just for you, then shipped within 5 to 7 business days.
The transformation
An example: Noa's photo becomes two pages
Here is what a real photo looks like once we're done with it: the original photo, the color model page, and the numbered coloring page with its legend.
Drag to compare the two pages
Every page is reviewed. If a face doesn't look right, we redo it.
The example above was made by us, with the family's permission.
Inside your book
A real bound book you can flip through
Hardcover or softcover depending on the format, thick paper that takes pencils well: this is the object you'll receive. Flip through it as if you were holding it.
- 21.6 cmsquare format
- Stays flat when open on the table, the right size for coloring.
- 90 gsmmatte uncoated paper
- A grain that grips colored pencils and won't bleed with markers.
- Soft or hardcover
- Softcover for the 6 photo format, rigid hardcover for the 12 / 24.
- 5 to 7days to ship
- Printed as a single copy by a professional printer, then shipped with tracking.
And everything else is yours
- Your cover100% personalized
- The photo of your choice redrawn in color, with your own title. Or our signature cover, simple, with the Memory Pencil logo.
- Your dedicationa page just for you
- A whole page set aside for your personal note, signed and printed just before the first coloring page.
Their words, not ours
They loved their book.
Incredible! My son loved his book so much he even sleeps with it. The moment he gets home from school, all he wants to do is color HIS book! He remembers every moment, every memory!
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Pick the right book
Three sizes, one book. Every album is hand-checked before we print.
Free delivery to your door
The perfect book to gift
The format most families pick when they're gifting.
12 to color + 12 color memories · 21.6 × 21.6 cm
−25% vs the 6-photo size
Just 150,00 kr. more than the 12-photo size and you get 24 extra pages. Each extra page costs only 6,25 kr..
- Matte 90 gsm paper, pencils and pens grip
- Free replacement on print defects
- Photos deleted 7 days after delivery
Personalized items cannot be returned. We check every book before printing.
Not sure yet?
The full album as a PDF, right away. Print it later and its price comes off the book.
Try it yourself
Your photo as a color-by-number, for free
Send a photo, confirm your email: your color-by-number, zones and legend included, lands in a few minutes.
Your photo is only used to generate the preview, then it's deleted. We keep your email to send you the preview, a few reminders while it's online and the occasional Memory Pencil offer (one-click unsubscribe in every email). Your connection details are stored to limit abuse (details).
The catalog
Discover our other ranges
The same photo can become a very different book. Here are the others we make from your memories.
Coloring book
Each photo becomes a color keepsake page and a clean-outline page to color freely. The Memory Pencil classic.
Discover
Dot to dot
Each photo becomes a color model page and a page of numbered dots to connect: the silhouette appears, then gets colored in. A keepsake with a game inside.
Discover
The Pinso Album
The book you compose: for each photo, pick line-art coloring, color-by-number or dot-to-dot. Three activities mixed in a single book, exactly how you like it.
Discover
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before you order.
What is a personalized color-by-number book?
It's a color-by-number book made from your own photos. Each photo becomes two pages: a model page, your photo turned into a full-color illustration (the result to aim for), and a page to color, where the image is split into empty, numbered zones, with a legend that matches each number to a color. You color by following the numbers and your memory comes back in color.
How is it different from the classic coloring book?
The starting point is the same, your photos transformed, but the way you color changes. The coloring book gives you an outline page to fill freely, with whatever colors you like. Color by number splits the image into numbered zones and gives you the color code to follow: it's guided coloring, more reassuring for children and more relaxing for adults who like to be led.
What age is it for?
Any age. The numbers guide the hand, so from around 4 or 5 a child can follow the legend and watch the image appear. For adults, color by number is a gentle, meditative activity, perfect for unwinding without having to choose the colors yourself.
How much does color by number cost?
As a printed and bound book, free delivery: 249,00 kr. for 6 photos (12 pages), 379,00 kr. for 12 photos (24 pages), 529,00 kr. for 24 photos (48 pages). As a downloadable digital version: 55,00 kr., 95,00 kr., 159,00 kr..
Is the book printed and bound?
Yes. It's a real bound book, printed on demand on paper that takes pencils and markers well, delivered to your door. The 6-photo format is saddle-stitched, the 12 and 24-photo formats have a hardcover. Manufacturing is handled by our printing partner, as close as possible to the delivery address.
Can I try the digital version first?
Yes. The digital version is the same color-by-number book delivered as a PDF, ready to download right away, from 55,00 kr.. You see how your photos turn out without committing to the book, you keep the file, and you have 30 days to have it printed as a real bound book if you change your mind.
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What if I don't like how a photo turns out?
Once your pages are generated, you have a window to swap, from your tracking space, the photos you're not happy with, with a new version on each try (2 swaps included on the 6-photo format, 4 on the 12, 8 on the 24). And before any printing, our team reviews every book to check the zones and numbers are legible.
Gift idea
Gift them their memories to color
Never sure which photo to pick for someone? Let them choose. You gift the book, they select the memories that matter to them and receive a real printed book where their family becomes a coloring page.
- 1
You gift it in 2 minutes
Pick the format, add a sweet note, pay. Done.
- 2
The card lands by email
A lovely PDF gift card, to print or forward on the big day.
- 3
They create their book
The recipient picks their photos and starts the creation. They have 12 months.
Gift card sent by email right away. Valid 12 months.
Gift cardA coloring book, just for you
To turn into memories.
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Valid 12 months · All formats
Your turn
Create your personalized color by number
From 249,00 kr. as a bound book, or 55,00 kr. as a digital version.
From 249,00 kr. · free shipping, ships within 5 to 7 business days