Ana, the winner of my surprise box give away, asked me if I had ever posted photos of my ink collection. I have, after a fashion, but not every bottle, unboxed, on one surface.
So here are my inks. Oh, and this is AFTER the giveaway.
PENS PAPER INKS...WHATEVER!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
I'm not sure if I have enough ink...
[You can click on any of the photos to enlarge for more detail]
Ana, the winner of my surprise box give away, asked me if I had ever posted photos of my ink collection. I have, after a fashion, but not every bottle, unboxed, on one surface.
So here are my inks. Oh, and this is AFTER the giveaway.
Ana, the winner of my surprise box give away, asked me if I had ever posted photos of my ink collection. I have, after a fashion, but not every bottle, unboxed, on one surface.
So here are my inks. Oh, and this is AFTER the giveaway.
If you would like all the details, here is the complete list of the inks: Julie's inks
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Clairefontaine Back to Basics 1951
Some weeks ago I came home from work to find a package from Exaclair waiting for me. I could not imagine what it might be since I had not won anything from them recently. Thank you, Karen!
I opened the package and found these two lovely carnet notebooks from Clairfontaine's Back to Basics 1951 collection.
From the label: "For you, Clairefontaine has reintroduced its original notebook cover with a modern twist of the iconic French notebook. Collection 1951, combines Clairefontaine's renowned satin smooth 90g paper and the timeless look of the original covers. An exceptional collection, offering a high-quality and vintage look."
As expected, the wonderfully smooth 90g paper from Clairefontaine performs beautifully with fountain pens.
Some minor showthrough but no bleedthrough or feathering. I love these notebooks and plan to use them as study books for a work related project yet to be started.
These notebooks may be found at a number of brick and mortar stores in addition to your favorite online retailers.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
4th Blogiversary has passed!
Wow! Pens, Paper, Inks...Whatever! is now four years old.
It's hard to believe that this all began because I wanted to comment on someone else's Blog and Blogger made me sign up.
I decided to take a look at my stats and was a little surprised that the Reform 1745 is the most popular post. Here for your edification are the stats collected by Blogger.
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
And the WINNER is...................................
Ana Reinert said...
So sorry that tax season turned into tax week. But hopefully, things will relax a bit for you now.
I've just gotten the itch to try to do an ink swap project on my blog (I haven't mentioned it yet so don't blow my little secret) so a big box of inks would be a great way to kickstart it and give me lots of colors to swap. Thanks for sharing the wealth!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Diamine Music Ink - 6 of 10
[You can click on any of the photos to enlarge for more detail]
First let me take just a moment to say that I would really love to hear from you, my readers. Comments are adored and let me know that you are interested in what I have to say.
That said, back in February I purchased the Diamine Ink Music Set. There really is very little written information about this ink, the Diamine site simply lists the set on it's gift set tab and a color chart.
First let me take just a moment to say that I would really love to hear from you, my readers. Comments are adored and let me know that you are interested in what I have to say.
That said, back in February I purchased the Diamine Ink Music Set. There really is very little written information about this ink, the Diamine site simply lists the set on it's gift set tab and a color chart.
This ink comes in ten 30ml bottles, nicely packaged in a presentation box.
I really like the Diamine inks and they have recently become my go to ink maker.
Below are writing samples on Tomoe River Paper and Rhodia.
So far, Schubert is my favorite, but I have to admit to being partial to greens.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
I'm Back [and there's a giveaway]
I want to apologize to all my regular readers for the long unexplained absence. But well, sometimes life happens.
Those of you have been with me for a while know that I am a CPA in public accounting... a tax preparer. This year thanks to the wisdom of Congress and the requirements imposed upon banks, brokers and others who report tax information to the IRS, plus the media's constant publication of the IRS postponing the acceptance of tax returns... well our busy season compressed into 4 weeks the work we normally have 8 weeks to complete.
Anyway, I just could not keep up with everything this year and my blogs were the first thing to suffer. Apologies also to all the people that I exchange correspondence with, I am very behind there too. But such is life.
For my blog followers I have a little giveaway [read: shameless bribe] for your patience during my absence. The giveaway consists of one medium sized priority mail box which weighs in at a healthy 11.2 pounds.
What's in the box? Honestly I can't be specific. But there is ink, a lot of ink. Some colored pencils, perhaps some paper.
Here's the story. I have way too much ink, so I decided to go through my stocks and pull out the bottles that were just not getting used. Then I went through my art supply drawers to see what was there that was not being used and in need of a new home. I packed it up and taped up the box, in mid-February. So now here in the second half of April I just don't specifically remember what is in the box. I do know that I had a heck of a time situating it all in the box, so I am not about to opened in up and try to repack it. So it is really a surprise package.
Now I need to make one thing clear. Because of the weight and size of this box international shipping is approximately $60 while domestic shipping is about $13. Because of this I will not ship this box to an international address unless you are willing to pay the difference of $47. So if you are outside the US and not willing to pay this difference, please do not enter. I will also put a declared value of the items in the box at $100, so you may be subject to VAT. I'm sorry about this but I really don't have a choice.
Ok guys, here are the rules - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read them carefully.
****LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT****
1. Leave a comment no later than midnight EDT May 3, 2013.
2. You MUST leave an email address, I need to know how to contact you if you are the winner.
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Those of you have been with me for a while know that I am a CPA in public accounting... a tax preparer. This year thanks to the wisdom of Congress and the requirements imposed upon banks, brokers and others who report tax information to the IRS, plus the media's constant publication of the IRS postponing the acceptance of tax returns... well our busy season compressed into 4 weeks the work we normally have 8 weeks to complete.
Anyway, I just could not keep up with everything this year and my blogs were the first thing to suffer. Apologies also to all the people that I exchange correspondence with, I am very behind there too. But such is life.
For my blog followers I have a little giveaway [read: shameless bribe] for your patience during my absence. The giveaway consists of one medium sized priority mail box which weighs in at a healthy 11.2 pounds.
What's in the box? Honestly I can't be specific. But there is ink, a lot of ink. Some colored pencils, perhaps some paper.
Here's the story. I have way too much ink, so I decided to go through my stocks and pull out the bottles that were just not getting used. Then I went through my art supply drawers to see what was there that was not being used and in need of a new home. I packed it up and taped up the box, in mid-February. So now here in the second half of April I just don't specifically remember what is in the box. I do know that I had a heck of a time situating it all in the box, so I am not about to opened in up and try to repack it. So it is really a surprise package.
Now I need to make one thing clear. Because of the weight and size of this box international shipping is approximately $60 while domestic shipping is about $13. Because of this I will not ship this box to an international address unless you are willing to pay the difference of $47. So if you are outside the US and not willing to pay this difference, please do not enter. I will also put a declared value of the items in the box at $100, so you may be subject to VAT. I'm sorry about this but I really don't have a choice.
Ok guys, here are the rules - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read them carefully.
****LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT****
1. Leave a comment no later than midnight EDT May 3, 2013.
2. You MUST leave an email address, I need to know how to contact you if you are the winner.
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Another Jesse Aston Custom Journal
Another wonderful custom journal from Jesse Aston over at Aston Handmade.
This journal, in addition to have this wonderful, eyepopping hot pink cover has a couple of hidden attributes.
First, there is this wonderful pawprint page maker, which I wish was just a tad longer.
And an awesomely color front envelope. I have not yet decided if I prefer this placement over the back pocket, or if it really makes a difference.
The requisite elastic closure, which is my only complaint. I wish this was made out of a little stronger elastic, I can envision the elastic giving out very quickly.
But the coup de grace of this journal is the paper.
Lovely and thin,
yes, there is show through, but it's worth it to use...
Tomoe River Paper.
If you have not yet tried this paper you owe it to yourself to check it out.
Here is a link to Jesse's Etsy shop, I Art Books, but you'll have to inquire about journals with Tomoe River Paper. I do not that there is discussion about Goulet Pens possibly importing it or you might check the classifieds over at FPN.
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