Monteverde Shimmers! Dromgoole’s Exclusive Ink

Monteverde Shimmers! Dromgoole’s Exclusive Ink

Releasing at the Pacific Northwest Pen Show, Dromgoole’s in unveiling two new shimmer inks. These inks are exclusively created for Dromgoole’s by Monteverde. Ice Queen and Ice Dragon are the same shade of deep blue-teal but Ice Queen features silver shimmer and Ice Dragon features gold shimmer. These inks end up looking like slightly different…

Ink Review: Diamine x Independence Trust a Bivalve + Shimmering Kelp

Ink Review: Diamine x Independence Trust a Bivalve + Shimmering Kelp

A few weeks ago I was super excited to order Inkdependence’s newest collaborative inks. Mike teamed up with Diamine to create Never Trust a Bivalve and Trust a Bivalve ($8-14 for 30mL) featuring wonderful label art from Tom of Sugarturtle Studio. These two new inks are lots of fun, but I was a good girl…

Inkmas Day 9: Robert Oster No Fixed Address

Inkmas Day 9: Robert Oster No Fixed Address

Robert Oster No Fixed Address ($26 for a 50ml bottle) is an unusual ink. It was originally created as a charity project. Oster donates to a charity for families in need that provides four meals for each bottle sold. It is a red ink with a blue iridescent shimmer which is truly unexpected. This ink…

Inkmas Day 8: Diamine Blue Edition Jack Frost Shimmer & Sheen

Next up on my audition list was to find a good blue. Blue works exceptionally well for my holiday cards because my family is Jewish and my husband’s family celebrates Christmas, meaning it works as a somewhat neutral but still winter-ish, holiday-ish color. This year I was fascinated by the idea of Diamine Blue Edition…

Inkmas #2 – Ferris Wheel Press Wondrous Winterberry

Each year I approach Inkmas with a single goal in mind: find the ink to address this year’s holiday cards. While I don’t write messages to each person on my list, I do sit down and hand address each envelope, so each year I try to find the perfect ink for the job. This year…

Inkmas Day 7: Colorverse Chi-Town

Inkmas Day 7: Colorverse Chi-Town

Two of my favorite things: Colorverse ink and anything featuring my hometown: Chicago… how could I resist? If I were to guess what color someone might create for an ink that embodies Chicago, I am not sure I would guess a dark purple/brown with shimmer particles. I might have thought of the sky blue from…

12 Days of Inkmas: Day 12 Birmingham Blizzard Twinkle

12 Days of Inkmas: Day 12 Birmingham Blizzard Twinkle

I absolutely love that Birmingham Pen Company took their ink making process in house. Over the past year, they have been fine tuning and streamlining their  process and getting a crash course in the fine art and chemistry of ink making. Of their several different formulas, their Twinkle inks seem most appropriate for the holiday…