I’m going to kick off Inkmas with a few pink inks that crossed my path this year. First, up is the Vanness Planner Pink. This was a special limited edition ink made especially for the Chicago Planner Conference 2024. Before you ask, this ink is no longer available. It’s possible that Vanness will make another…
A new player has come to light recently in the pen world – Tom’s Studio. This is a pen maker in England who broke into the scene with calligraphy tools and is quickly expanding into fountain pens, refillable fiber-tipped pens, and most recently, Tom’s Studio ink. I ordered a Lumos pen from Tom’s Studio months…
I just returned from the Dallas pen show – a marathon show if there ever was one! This show was open on Friday from 10am to 8pm! It was a blast, though, seeing so many people passionate about the hobby. At the show, I worked for the Dromgooles. They stake out a large corner of…
I was able to pick up the Sailor 2024 Pen Show Exclusive ink somewhere along the Pen Show Trail this year and finally had a moment to uncap and check out the color. The label suggested a yellow-undertone dark green so I was stoked to give it a try. My initial swatch card was so…
Today’s review is another for the definitely not peach files. In fact, I would have slotted this one in with the Living Coral of 2019 inks! Kobe #12 Okamoto Pink ($30 for 50mL) is a bright pinky coral ink with beautiful shading. There’s no sheen, but tons of lovely pinks and corals. It reminds me…
Last weekend I attended the Washington DC show and helped at the Dromgoole’s booth selling ink and paper. While helping people find the perfect ink to match a pen or the latest release, I spent an enormous amount of time looking at ink colors and ink boxes. The Ferris Wheel Press boxes have caught my…
In today’s post I’ll share another ink that I thought might be orangey-peach, but didn’t end up that way. I’m talking about Van Dieman’s Tassie Seasons Salmon (30mL for $17.00). I found this one while I was looking for peachy ink samples this spring and well, I digress. Tassie Salmon is a beautiful red ink…
