How To Use Washi Tape to Cover Bleed-Thru

Bible Journaling: Washi Tape to Cover Bleed-Thru
As a little kid, I loved stickers. I was obsessed with them. There was no sticker that I wouldn't collect. And most of them ended up on my headboard. And half of those ended up in my hair. But I didn't care. Stickers are the bomb! And what is washi tape except one long, pretty sticker?

This is my first attempt at using washi tape, and you can expect more posts to come! This stuff is sticker-tastic fun. You'll find a free "washi tape" printable at the end of this post. Or you can find the washi tape I'm using here.

Today we'll take a look at how to cover bleed-thru with washi tape. If you've ever used markers or paints in your Bible only to flip the page over and find your art has leaked through, then this is the post for you!

Step 1: Locate the offending page and begin cutting strips of tape to fit over the bleed-thru. I wasn't worried about getting them all perfectly straight or exactly the same size. I kind of like the messy look. It's like a messy bun for your Bible.

Step 2: That's all. There is no step 2! You just cover it up! How easy was THAT? And it's cute and pretty and effortless. The end.

Okay not the end. I actually decided to add some words over my washi tape, cuz hey, I like words. And words in the Bible are pretty important. So, I printed out a few words from a pretty great verse and cut around them, gluing them over the washi tape.

All done!
And there you go! A beautiful, colorful, quick fix for bleed-thru in your Bible! I was hesitant to give washi tape a try, but I'm so glad I did! And I think you'll like it, too!

Free "Washi Tape" Printable
To download this free printable, click the image below to open. Then right click and save the file. You can print this on sticker paper or just print on regular paper and cut & paste it. Of course, it's not the same as actual washi tape, but you can use these fun patterns in your Bible journaling to make your own creations. Enjoy!

Want MORE Bible J Ideas?
Check out my post on How To Trace An Image Into Your Bible.

10 Bible Verses for Spring

 

Bible Journaling Ideas: Ten Bible Verses for Spring & Free Spring Doodles Download
I don't know about you, but after a loooong Iowa winter, I'm ready for spring! Here are some verses that you can use in your Bible journaling this spring, along with a few ideas of drawings you could do with each verse. (Free download at bottom of post.)

Song of Solomon 2:11-12
For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
(flowers, birds singing, doves)

Zech 10:1
Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime; it is the LORD who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone.
(rain, clouds, lightning, a field of flowers, umbrella, watering can)

James 5:7
Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
(a farmer, a field, a fence, rain, clouds, flowers, a sprout)

Psalm 85:11
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
(the word "faithfulness" coming up like a plant, "righteousness" as a sunbeam)

Psalm 104:12
Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.
(birds, branches, clouds, trees)

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
(birds on a wire, birds flying over the ocean, a birdhouse, birds eating from a hand)

Matthew 6:28-29
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
(lily flowers, a field of lilies, a girl wearing lilies)

Psalm 50:11
I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.
(fields, birds, hills, sunset with birds flying)

Matthew 13:32
It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.
(a sprout growing from a seed, a plant with birds and nests)

Eccles 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
(the four seasons, a swan, a heart with flowers, an hourglass with flowers)

Free Spring Doodles Download
And here are some spring doodles to inspire you. To download, click on the image below to open, then right click and save to your computer. To use these doodles, print and trace them into your Bible, or cut, color and paste them. You can also just use them as ideas and inspiration to draw your own doodles. Enjoy!

Want more ideas? Learn to draw simple flower doodles.

 

Two Printables for Isaiah

Free Bible Journaling Traceables for Isaiah
Okay, Bible J-ers! You asked for printables, and here are what I hope will be the first of many to come. These two printables were inspired by the book of Isaiah. I doodled them and scanned them for you to print & trace into your Bible.

One is an oak sprouting from an acorn, inspired by Isaiah 11:1 -
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.

The other is an umbrella in the rain with a little sprout rising up out of a puddle that spells "salvation." It's inspired by Isaiah 45:8 -

You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;
    let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
    let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
    I, the Lord, have created it.

How To Use Traceables
To use these, print them out and follow the directions here for tracing them into your Bible. Easy peasy!



In the interest of full disclosure, I did not actually color these in my Bible.... yet. Instead, I overlaid the images into photos of my Bible using Photoshop and then experimented with different looks. The umbrella photo is how it might look using watercolor paints, and the oak sprout is how it might look with colored pencil. But you can color them however you want. Be creative and use your own unique ideas for coloring your traceables.

And when you're done, please share your ideas with me on Facebook.
Now, who's going to try these traceable designs in their journaling Bibles?

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Check out these Bible Journaling Supplies for Beginners.

To download this traceable, click the image below to open. Then right click and save the file.