One of my favorite things to do in my Bible is to add painted embellishments — especially florals and almost always in watercolor! It’s fun because the embellishment can hang off the page a bit and act as the tab. All you need are some black pens or markers in several sizes, a pencil and eraser and some scrap paper. In the past I’ve used white cardstock, but I picked up this pad of tiny water color papers for $1.99 at Hobby Lobby last week. It is the perfect size for tip-ins and embellishments in my Bible.
Pencil Sketch I loosely drew a flower and a few leaves with a pencil on the watercolor paper. I like really loose, contour line drawings with lots of extra lines, but you can draw them in whatever style you like.
Add watercolor Using an inexpensive brush and my watercolor paints, I built up layers of color and dried them with a hair dryer because I’m always in a hurry!
Pen & marker Using my Illustrated Faith pen and a sharpie marker (since I’m not drawing on my Bible pages, I wasn’t worried about bleeding), I added more lines and some heavy shading.
Cut & Paste I cut the embellishments out, leaving a slight white border. You can cut closer if you prefer, but I like the contrast a little bit of a white edge leaves behind. I used a glue stick to adhere them to the Bible page, leaving a few petals to stick out on the top for a tab.
“… for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.”
Philippians 2:13
