I got this pad in both versions because I couldn't decide between the two. I think they're both cute and the picture is nicely detailed. The cover is textured. One of the pads had a wad of gunk stuck to one of the pages. It was like hardened glue, but I'm not too sure what it really was. I just flicked it off, but it left a tiny indent on the pad, so I'm a little disappointed about that, but otherwise the pads themselves are good quality with nice paper.