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Shana Tova and Quick Update
Shana Tova to all who celebrate the Jewish New Year. The passing year has been an extremely tough one on a personal and national level. I sincerely hope that the coming year will be better in every...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 1
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 day 1 door: The door Day 1’s ink is Diamine Baltic Breeze a shimmer periwinkle blue ink: The bottle The sample came out a bit rough because I tried to use a dip pen...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 2
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 day 2 door: The door Day 2’s ink is Diamine Wilted Rose, a standard ink in a dark dusty rose shade. I tested it using a Lamy fine nibbed fountain pen. The Col-O-Ring...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 3
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 day 3 door: The door Day 3’s ink is Diamine Noble Fir, an apple green star bright ink. Star bright inks feature extra shimmer, as in all the shimmer that Diamine could...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 4
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 day 4 door: The door Day 4’s ink is Diamine Forest Gateau, and unfortunately it’s a scented ink. The base colour is a rich, dark claret that is very saturated, and so...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 5
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 5 door: The door Day 5’s ink is Diamine Icy Lilac, a light bluish purple shimmer ink with silver shimmer. I used a Montrverde Giant Sequoia with an ominflex nib to...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 6
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 6 door: The door Day 6’s ink is Diamine Cranberry, a saturated magenta coloured standard ink with a good amount of green sheen. I used a Lamy Safari with a medium...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 7
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 7 door: The door Day 7’s ink is Diamine Lemon and Lime – a light lime green ink with green to gold chameleon shimmer. I used a Lamy AL Star broad nibbed fountain...
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Weekly Update: Catch Up Edition
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a weekly update, but as part of my effort to get back to a regular blogging schedule I want to start posting these. Here are some cute kittens cuddling together to...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 8
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 8 door: The door Day 8’s ink is Diamine Marley, a purple grey standard ink that is actually multi chromatic, like some of the Sailor Studio inks. I used a Lamy...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 9
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 9 door: The door Day 9’s ink is Diamine Wishing Tree, a grey green ink with chameleon shimmer in it that is silver, green, blue and copper coloured. I used a Lamy...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 10
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 10 door: The door Day 10’s in is Diamine Chilly Nights, a blue-black “Star Bright” ink, which means shimmer, a lot of shimmer. I used a Lamy AL Star fine nibbed...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 11
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 11 door: The door Day 11’s ink is Diamine Grotto, an “Extreme Sheen” reddish-orange ink. “Extreme Sheen” is a new ink property added to the calendar this year, and...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 12
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 12 door: The door Day 12’s ink is Diamine Snow Globe, a dark blue ink with Chameleon shimmer in blue, silver, pink and purple. I used a Pelikan M205 fountain pen...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 13
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 13 door: The door Diamine day 13’s ink is Diamine Lullaby a standard lilac/purplish-pink with a nice amount of shading. I used a Waterman Phileas fountain pen with...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 14
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 14 door: The door Day 14’s ink is Diamine Mint Twist. It’s a dark Eau de Nil or light viridian green coloured ink with some shading and chameleon shimmer that goes...
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Weekly Update: Sketching, Inkvent BTS and Fountain Pen Purchases
I went to a demonstration across the street from the American Embassy. The families of the hostages asked Jake Sullivan to pressure our current government to sign an agreement to release the hostages...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 15
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 15 door: The door Day 15’s ink is Diamine Sleigh Ride, a burnt sienna (i.e. reddish brown) “Extreme Sheen” ink. In this case the sheen is more pronounced than the...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 16
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 16 door: The door Day 16’s ink is Diamine Tundra, a standard grey brown ink with a good amount of shading. I used a Lamy LX fountain pen with a fine nib to test...
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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 17
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 17 door: The door Day 17’s ink is Diamine Winterberry, a bright red ink with chameleon shimmer that ranges from pink through red to gold. I used a Lamy AL Star...
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