52+ Inks - 2017 - Weekly Community Ink Project

[lgsoltek]

Amberlea's 2016 An Ink A Day project (see it here and here) has been a lot of fun. I hope we can continue this big community project in 2017. Surely one ink per day can seem daunting, so for the new year I'm proposing a weekly inking project: for every week, you just need to choose one ink according to the theme of the week, and share with us your choice (ideally with pics!)

I've discussed with Amberlea and drafted this post. Read our FAQ and themes below. Tell us what you think about this project! We still need your input: suggestions of themes (they are by no means definitive and can still be changed), suggestions of titles, what you think how this should work, what you don't like, etc. We will modify this post as it goes.

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FAQ

Q: What do I need to do?

A: It's simple:

1. Check out the theme of each week. Choose a suitable ink to ink up one of your pens.

2. Write with it, draw with it, doodle with it, splash with it, anything you like!

3. Share what you write. You can take pics or scans and share them on the corresponding thread (Amber and I are going to start a new thread on the Co-Razy-Views subforum), or more ideally, mail your writings or drawing in letters and exchange them!

Q: Do I have to participate in all 52 projects?

A: No you don't. Take part whenever you want to!

Q: I don't have an ink for the theme of the week!

A: Don't worry. If you don't have any suitable choice, just write with any other ink you want!

Q: Does that mean I can only use one ink for the whole week?

A: Of course not! That'd be cruel! Our project means you will ink up one pen with an ink according to our theme, and of course you can use any ink in any other pen you have!

Q: I have several choices for that week, I can't decide!

A: Why not choose all of them?

Q: Do I have to make a choice on Sunday/Monday?

A: No, just any day of that week.

Q: What are these themes?

A: Well I'm just proposing this project. I have already made up some themes (see below) but of course you can add your suggestions, propose to change any one of them. There are still a few slots. I need your input! (Update: with the help from our fellow (th)inkers we have map out all the themes. But you can still tell us what you think about them!)

Q: Some of the themes are boring... They don't have clever titles!

A: I know... That's why I'm asking for your suggestions! I think we need a fun title for each theme. That's where you come in.

Q: What do I do with the writing samples?

A: Anything you want! Keep them in the diary, publish a book, show them to your ink-muggle friends, burn them (I advise against that), show pics of them on the corrsponding thread (note that our weekly threads will be opened on Co-Razy-Views subforum, not here), mail them as CRVs to friends on the forum...

Q: Where did you get this idea from?

A: Actually I got the idea from the Scent of the day - Friday community projects on nstperfume.com, where each Friday everyone chooses a perfume according to a given theme.

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Modified Themes Updated 12/16/16

Week 1 / 1 Jan: Happy New Year

Use an ink that’ll bring you good luck for the new year.

Week 2 / 8 Jan: Throw of the Dice

Close your eyes and pick a random ink from your stash.

Week 3 / 15 Jan: When Old Loves Rekindle

Use an ink you once loved but somehow ignored for a long time.


Week 4 / 22 Jan: Red Packets Please

It’s Lunar New Year this weekend. Use a red ink (especially a festive one) to celebrate with Asian friends!

Week 5 / 29 Jan: New Kid on the Block

Use your most recent purchase.

Week 6 / 5 Feb: Go Large

Choose the largest bottle from your collection. If there are several of the same size, choose any one.

Week 7 / 12 Feb: Week of Love

Happy Valentine's Day. Choose an ink you’ll use to write love letters.

Week 8 / 19 Feb: Iron-gall Week.

Use an iron-gall ink.

Week 9 / 26 Feb: Raining Dyes and Pigments

Use the wettest ink in your collection.

Week 10 / 5 Mar: Show Us Where You Live

Pick an ink that says something about where you live (climate, geography, food...): e.g. red brick houses, desert brown, luscious green forests, deep blue glacial lakes, slate blue harbour, and so on. (Thank you evyxmsj for the idea.)

Week 11 / 12 Mar: Bling-bling Week

Choose an ink with shiny particles in it to celebrate Holi Festival in India. (Thanks mehandiratta!)

Week 12 / 19 Mar: Inking Spring

Spring has come. Use a colour that represents spring for you. (If you’re living in the southern hemisphere, choose an autumn colour.)

Week 13 / 26 Mar: I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To No Good

Celebrate the upcoming April Fool's Day. Use any ink that you find to be fun.

Week 14 / 2 Apr: $nk

Use your most expensive ink.

Week 15 / 9 Apr: Oh My Eyes!

Use the brightest, most vibrant, most retina-searing ink you have. (And maybe write a letter with it to Amberlea too!)

Week 16 / 16 Apr: Iro, Iro, Iro

Use a Japanese ink.

Week 17 / 23 Apr: Thanks for All the Fish

Use an ink or sample that's been gifted to you.

Week 18 / 30 Apr: May the Force Be with You

May the Force be with you! Interpret that in whatever way you want.

Week 19 / 7 May: Europe's Blue

Choose a blue ink for Europe.

Week 20 / 14 May: Anything with M

Use an ink that contains "m" in the name.

Week 21 / 21 May: Last But Not Least

Sort the names of your inks alphabetically and use the last one.

Week 22 / 28 May: Sub-aquatic

Waterproof ink: use a waterproof ink. Or the most water-resistant ink you have.

Week 23 / 4 Jun: It's Not That I Don't Love You

Use an ink you've never used, or the one you've used the least.

Week 24 / 11 Jun: My Preciousssss

Use a limited edition ink.

Week 25 / 18 Jun: Why Did I Buy This?

Use your least favourite ink.

Week 26 / 25 Jun: Elements in Ink

Choose an ink that represents an element in the periodic table. (Thank you migo984!)

Week 27 / 2 Jul: Independence

Choose a blue ink and a red ink to celebrate Independence Day with our American friends.

Week 28 / 9 Jul: Liberté, égalité, fraternité

National Day in France this week. Use a French ink.

Week 29 / 16 Jul: Umbra Rumba

Week of shades. Use an ink that shades a lot.

Week 30 / 23 Jul: Chemists Rule

Express our love for our chemists by using an ink from a brand founded by a chemist: KWZI, Noodler's, L'Artisan Pastellier Callifolio, Organics Studio, etc.

Week 31 / 30 Jul: Be Done with It

Finish one of your samples or bottles. Or pick one that has the least amount left.

Week 32 / 6 Aug: Love/Hate

Mix an ink you love and an ink you dislike at 1:1 ratio.

Week 33 / 13 Aug: Nah...

Use a colour you find boring.

Week 34 / 20 Aug: The Fifth Element

Choose an ink that represents either air, earth, fire or water. Or four inks for all four of them! (Thank you migo984!)

Week 35 / 27 Aug: Oooh yeah...

Use your favourite ink.

Week 36 / 3 Sep: Charlie the Unit of Sheen

Celebrate the birthday of Charlie Sheen with the sheeniest ink you have.

Week 37 / 10 Sep: Faster (drying), Higher (sheen), Stronger (shading)

Colours of Olympics. (Idea from evyxmsj.)

Week 38 / 17 Sep: The Ink Harvest

Autumn equinox this week. Use a colour of Autumn. (If you live in the southern hemisphere, it’s colour of spring for you!)

Week 39 / 24 Sep: Is It Just Water?

Use the least saturated ink in your collection.

Week 40 / 1 Oct: Arigato, Ishimaru

Pay homage to the ink master in Sailor (and our longest post on FPN) by using a Sailor ink.

Week 41 / 8 Oct: Ink and Match

Pick an ink that matches your favourite piece of clothing or accessory. (Thank you migo984!)

Week 42 / 15 Oct: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Choose a pink ink. If you don't have a pink, maybe a red or a magenta?

Week 43 / 22 Oct: Lights of Diwali

Diwali week: Celebrate the festival of lights with our Indian friends! (Idea from mehandiratta.)

Week 44 / 29 Oct: Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!

Week 45 / 5 Nov: My Significant Other

Use an ink that has a special meaning to you.

Week 46 / 12 Nov: Rock That Colour!

Saturation week: use the most saturated ink you have.

Week 47 / 19 Nov: Black Ink Friday

Choose a black ink for Black Friday.

Week 48 / 26 Nov: I'm Going to Sahara

Use the driest ink from your collection.

Week 49 / 3 Dec: First Come First Served

Use the oldest bottle of ink you have.

Week 50 / 10 Dec: Kill Winter with Orange

Kill winter with orange! (If it's summer where you live, kill the heat with aqua/turquoise/blue/mint!)

Week 51 / 17 Dec: Thanks for the Memory

Pick an ink that reminds you of your favourite music, book, film or character. (Thanks migo984.)

Week 52 / 24 Dec: Merry Christmas!

It's been a good year!

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Modified Themes Updated (December 27th 2016)

Week 1 / 1 Jan: Happy New Year

Use an ink that’ll bring you good luck for the new year.

Week 2 / 8 Jan: Throw of the Dice

Close your eyes and pick a random ink from your stash.

Week 3 / 15 Jan: When Old Loves Rekindle

Use an ink you once loved but somehow ignored for a long time.


Week 4 / 22 Jan: Red Packets Please

It’s Lunar New Year this weekend. Use a red ink (especially a festive one) to celebrate with Asian friends!

Week 5 / 29 Jan: New Kid on the Block

Use your most recent purchase.

Week 6 / 5 Feb: Go Large

Choose the largest bottle from your collection. If there are several of the same size, choose any one (or all of them).

Week 7 / 12 Feb: Week of Love

Happy Valentine's Day. Choose an ink you’ll use to write love letters.

Week 8 / 19 Feb: Iron-gall Week.

Use an iron-gall ink.

Week 9 / 26 Feb: Raining Dyes and Pigments

Use the wettest ink in your collection.

Week 10 / 5 Mar: Show Us Where You Live

Pick an ink that says something about where you live (climate, geography, food...): e.g. red brick houses, desert brown, luscious green forests, deep blue glacial lakes, slate blue harbour, and so on. (Thank you evyxmsj for the idea.)

Week 11 / 12 Mar: Bling-bling Week

Choose an ink with shiny particles in it to celebrate Holi Festival in India. (Thanks mehandiratta!)

Week 12 / 19 Mar: Inkuinox #1

Spring has come. Use a colour that represents spring for you. If you’re living in the southern hemisphere, choose an autumn colour. (Thank you LizEF for the title.)

Week 13 / 26 Mar: I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To No Good

Celebrate the upcoming April Fool's Day. Use any ink that you find to be fun.

Week 14 / 2 Apr: $nk

Use your most expensive ink.

Week 15 / 9 Apr: Oh My Eyes!

Use the brightest, most vibrant, most retina-searing ink you have. (Bonus points for writing a letter with it to Amberlea!)

Week 16 / 16 Apr: Iro, Iro, Iro

Use a Japanese ink.

Week 17 / 23 Apr: Dear Ink-abler

Use an ink or sample that's been gifted to you.

Week 18 / 30 Apr: May the Force Be with You

May the Force be with you! Interpret that in whichever way you want.

Week 19 / 7 May: Week of Europe

Choose an ink from Europe, or a colour that represents Europe.

Week 20 / 14 May: Anything with M

Use an ink that contains "m" in the name.

Week 21 / 21 May: Last But Not Least

Sort the names of your inks alphabetically and use the last one.

Week 22 / 28 May: Sub-aquatic

Waterproof ink: use a waterproof ink. Or the most water-resistant ink you have.

Week 23 / 4 Jun: It's Not That I Don't Love You

Use an ink you've never used, or the one you've used the least.

Week 24 / 11 Jun: My Preciousssss

Use a limited edition ink, an exclusive ink, or your most treasured bottle.

Week 25 / 18 Jun: We Have Your Inks

Pick an ink you’d write ransom notes with. (Idea from bone215.)

Week 26 / 25 Jun: Elements in Ink

Choose an ink that represents an element in the periodic table. (Thank you migo984!)

Week 27 / 2 Jul: Ink-dependence

Choose a blue ink and a red ink to celebrate Independence Day with our American friends. Bonus points for using American inks.

Week 28 / 9 Jul: Liberté, égalité, fraternité

National Day in France this week. Use a French ink.

Week 29 / 16 Jul: One Small Step for a Man

Celebrate our first Moon landing on July 20th 1969 with grey inks or any ink that reminds you of the Moon. (Thank you dcwaites for the idea!)

Week 30 / 23 Jul: Chemists Rule

Express our love for our chemists by using an ink from a brand founded by a chemist: KWZI, Noodler's, L'Artisan Pastellier Callifolio, De Atramentis, Organics Studio, etc.

Week 31 / 30 Jul: Be Done with It

Finish one of your samples or bottles. Or pick one that has the least amount left.

Week 32 / 6 Aug: Love/Hate

Mix an ink you love and an ink you dislike at 1:1 ratio.

Week 33 / 13 Aug: Umbra Rumba

Week of shades. Use an ink that shades a lot.

Week 34 / 20 Aug: The Fifth Element

Choose an ink that represents either air, earth, fire or water. Bonus points for four inks for all four of them! (Thank you migo984!)

Week 35 / 27 Aug: True Love

Use your favourite ink.

Week 36 / 3 Sep: Charlie the Unit of Sheen

Celebrate the birthday of Charlie Sheen with the sheeniest ink you have.

Week 37 / 10 Sep: Faster (drying), Higher (sheen), Stronger (shading)

Colours of Olympics. (Idea from evyxmsj.)

Week 38 / 17 Sep: Inkuinox #2

Autumn equinox this week. Use a colour of Autumn. If it's spring where you live, it’s colour of spring for you!

Week 39 / 24 Sep: Undiluted Love

Use the least saturated ink in your collection.

Week 40 / 1 Oct: Arigato, Ishimaru

Pay homage to the ink master of Sailor (and our longest post on FPN) by using a Sailor ink.

Week 41 / 8 Oct: Ink and Match

Pick an ink that matches your favourite piece of clothing or accessory. (Thank you migo984!)

Week 42 / 15 Oct: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Choose a pink ink. If you don't have a pink, maybe a red or a magenta?

Week 43 / 22 Oct: Lights of Diwali

Diwali week: Celebrate the festival of lights with our Indian friends! (Idea from mehandiratta.)

Week 44 / 29 Oct: Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!

Week 45 / 5 Nov: My Significant Other

Use an ink that has a special meaning to you.

Week 46 / 12 Nov: Rock That Colour!

Saturation week: use the most saturated ink you have.

Week 47 / 19 Nov: Black Ink Friday

Choose a black ink for Black Friday.

Week 48 / 26 Nov: I'm Going to Sahara

Use the driest ink from your collection.

Week 49 / 3 Dec: First Come First Served

Use the oldest bottle of ink you have.

Week 50 / 10 Dec: Kill Winter with Orange

Kill winter with orange! (If it's summer where you live, kill the heat with aqua/turquoise/blue/mint!)

Week 51 / 17 Dec: Thanks for the Memory

Pick an ink that reminds you of your favourite music, book, film or character. (Thanks migo984.)

Week 52 / 24 Dec: Happy Holidays!

Celebrate the end of a good year and the beginning of a new one.

Edited December 30, 2016 by amberleadavis

[Tas]

Third time I've said "Oooo" today . . .

[lapis]

Q: How old do I have to be?

[cattar]

I'm in.

 

You've got to be old enough to raid the inks and get away with it.

[amberleadavis]

I'm in.

 

You've got to be old enough to raid the inks and get away with it.

 

And not get caught!

[amberleadavis]

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/12-December/slides/IMG_20161215_133152.jpg

 

And for those of you who don't know:

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/12-December/slides/IMG_20161215_133124.jpg

[amberleadavis]

OOH yeah, since my birthday is 4/6.

 

Week 15 / 9 Apr: Oh my eyes!

Use the brightest, most vibrant, most retina-searing ink you have. (And maybe write a letter with it to Amberlea too!)

[haruka337]

Oh, what a fun idea. :c)

[jazzmd]

What a great idea.... I'm in

[migo984]

Great idea - I'm in (although it'll be a challenge in the months when I'm away from my inks)

 

Here are some ideas to maybe fill one or two of those TBD slots.....

 

~ Use an ink closest in colour to your favourite sweater or pair of socks

 

~ Use an ink colour from a book title eg Anne of Green Gables :-)

 

~ Use a colour that represents the meaning of the word "brio"

 

~ Use an ink that represents either air, earth, fire or water.

 

~ Use an colour that represents an element in the periodic table.

[evyxmsj]

Here's one:

 

• Pick an ink that says something about the geography or climate where you live (e.g. red brick houses, desert brown, luscious green forests, deep blue glacial lakes, slate blue harbour, and so on).

[visvamitra]

Count me in

[lgsoltek]

Oooh thank you guys for joining!!!

And thank you also for the suggestions! I'm gonna add them to the list.

[mehandiratta]

oh this sounds awesome....

week 43rd is where Diwali is ... India's biggest festival... it is festival of lights... can we propose week 43rd as Diwali Theme

[mehandiratta]

And yeah I am game for it...

[mehandiratta]

 

OOH yeah, since my birthday is 4/6.

 

Week 15 / 9 Apr: Oh my eyes!

Use the brightest, most vibrant, most retina-searing ink you have. (And maybe write a letter with it to Amberlea too!)

 

 

 

ha ha ha... I will surely write you one...

[mehandiratta]

Week 11 / 12 Mar:

Bling bling week: choose an ink with shiny particles in it.

this week is Holi Festival in India... Festival of colors....

[migo984]

oh this sounds awesome....

week 43rd is where Diwali is ... India's biggest festival... it is festival of lights... can we propose week 43rd as Diwali Theme

Great suggestion :-)

[evyxmsj]

Another one: colours on the Olympic flag.

[Ergative]

This is an awesome project. I'm totally for it.