Inky T O D - Holiday Cards - What Ink Will You Use This Year?

[amberleadavis]

Each year, I spend hours writing and sending holiday cards. I carefully choose my ink and fountain pen. I often have a little doodle that I must add as well.

 

Last year, I used Rouge Hemetite.

 

This year, it will be Red Cashmere from Susemai because it shades even more.

 

What aobut you, what ink will you be using?

[dragos.mocanu]

Out of all the inks I own, Diamine Oxblood and Sherwood Green from a pair of italics, with a bit of R&K Alt-Goldgrun from a brush for some mistletoe doodles.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Murky

[Notgatherox]

Diamine Wild Strawberry and Kelly Green. And I'll throw in the occasionally Stormy Grey!

 

 

 

~Epic

[blINK]

I was doing some cleaning at my mother's house and found some of my old ink from 12+ years ago that I used for holiday cards. It seems viable, so this year I will be using Levenger Gemstone Green and Cardinal Red.

[Joane]

MB Royal Blue would go well with the cards planned; however it looks like so would Stormy Grey. I am on the call list for when the latter arrives locally and if I do get it, I would likely use it with a glass or dip pen. Will those here using Stormy Grey be using it in a fountain pen? From what I've been reading about potential clogging, the votes are not yet all in on the matter.

 

Typo corrected.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Joane

[maus930]

I always use green and red -- probably levenger --since I would not normally useeiter color

[BillZ]

This year I'll use MB Irish Green. Seems festive enough for me.

[spotted and speckled]

I'll be using Noodler's green & MB Irish Green, and Quink Red & Levenger's Cardinal Red. Started on them yesterday--I write a scripture, a note, signatures, addresses, but no doodles or artwork. Pens this year are Soennecken 501, Namiki Pilot resin SF, TWSBI 1.1 540, Lamy 2K OBB, and Parker Sonnet stub.

[CaptainBA]

I think Rouge Hematite is the perfect ink for this. I was writing a note last night and thought of this situation.

[DaveBj]

I'm thinking either Green Diamond or Green Cashmere, depending on which one I like best, probably on my Online Calligraphy with the 1.5 nib.

 

Edit: Oops -- forgot that my Green Cashmere is actually Magic Cashmere. Just the Green Diamond.

Edited October 28, 2014 by DaveBj

[Tas]

KWZI Pea Green - so easy and gentle on the eye.

 

Reminds me I must place an order . . .

[napalm]

Tamon Purple Gray for the Halloween cards

[FLZapped]

Noodler's Ottoman Rose

[SallyLyn]

Sheaffer Red and Green. Very traditional.

[amberleadavis]

Tamon Purple Gray for the Halloween cards

 

 

You are going Gothe this year?

[ac12]

Red and Green

red = Sheaffer Skrip Red (nicest red that I've found so far)

green = Diamine Ultra Green, Pelikan Green or Noodlers Gruen Cactus

 

Pen nibs will be F or 1.1 depending on what I am writing.

[Runnin_Ute]

Either Diamine Classic Red or Susemai Red Cashmere.

Susemai Green Cashmere or Diamine Sherwood Green are also options.

 

Heck, maybe all four!

[napalm]

 

 

You are going Gothe this year?

 

You'll see when you'll receive it, it's on its way

[Fabienne]

I think Rouge Hematite is the perfect ink for this. I was writing a note last night and thought of this situation.

Me too. I have a nice bottle thereof and I love using it.

[SeeksAdvice]

"If" I do cards, probably whatever blue/black ink is loaded in whatever pen I have handy. Not really big on the holiday B.S., and I don't really have many people to send stuff to even if I was bigger on the holiday B.S.. Perhaps yellow ink would be appropriate as the X-mas season has its origins in a celebration of the days getting longer.