FOUNTAIN PEN INK HAUL // Inks from friends // Birmingham Pen Co, The Wet Pen, Ferris Wheel Press

[@thewetpen]

Hey Karyna :-) Wonderful video! That Birmingham super sheener is awesome... I'm a big fan of their Emerald Fusion, too, for times when that much sheen works for me. I mentioned on my site and video that Diablo Lake is just an experimental ink... not something that will be available in the long run unless I reformulate it because it's TOO wet (although my inks do tend to be on the wet side) and doesn't shade enough, as it is. I like the color, though. If you happen to see a picture of the real Diablo Lake here in WA, it's probably even greener than my ink. I hope you stick with the multiple paper swatches... they make such a huge difference with some inks!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you so much for the comment!!! 🥰 I love the colour of Diablo Lake and will be trying it out in a dryer nib. I do love swatching on the multiple papers but the prep work to get all those little papers takes ages. I need to find a better, less time consuming, system. But I do love the end result!

[@oshun5880]

Interstellar Bronze is my favorite of the bunch. I love writing with heavy sheening ink. It also reminds me of BPC Emerald Fusion. Just gorgeous. Great video (as always) Karyna!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Ooh! It is beautiful but heavy sheeners do give me a headache. Thanks for watching!

[@oshun5880]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan oh I definitely get that. I have chronic migraine syndrome and fake sugar triggers mine instantly.

[@jenifermerrill]

The Wet Pen Co ink is my favorite

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@jenifermerrill it is beautiful and I think it would be great in a dryer nib!

[@waahtever]

Yeah I find interstellar bronze to be good mostly for mixing with other inks. On its own the sheen is too strong and tends to smudge (the smudging is my main gripe, personally). But it’s potent enough that you can mix a little bit of it into a non sheening ink to give it a bit of an ~edge haha

[@valknitbug]

That is such a great tip, thank you! I have a sample of BPC Jupiter Vortex and it also pretty much never dries but it’s so stunning I held onto it anyway. I never thought to add a bit of it to another ink!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@waahtever really great tip! Thank you!

[@nlamproplos]

Maybe I have a one-off bottle - always possible with BPC inks - but mine dries quickly. I love the sheening. It's almost always in my Benu Brown Orchid.

[@AmberUnfinished]

These are all so interesting. I really love BPC magnolia mirage and the ink from The Wet Pen. What a great package from Wendi! 🎉

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Yes those two inks really stand out! So grateful to Wendi Sue!

[@ZodiacLeopard.]

The load out was a lot heavier on the Rodia since that was the first paper the ink went down on after the dip, so you're not getting a lot of variation on it, and why the Rodia swatches took the longest to dry. Also, as far as I'm aware, The Wet Pen is not a company, but one guy who puts out small batches of self-mixed ink.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! Yeah I do think Rhodia being the first one gets all the ink. I will need to work out the ink distribution better.

[@zeus52452]

The Diablo Lake is the one that appeals to me the most!! Wonderful video, by the way!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you so much!

[@elizajournals]

I absolutely love your videos. Please keep sharing ❤❤

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you Eliza! I have so much fun swatching inks, as you can tell.

[@sirjoe88]

Pretty sure the pen is a Pelikan Twist P20. I have one in a different colorway and love it. If I remember the information correctly it is new old stock from the 80s and it can take a cartridge or converter. I bought it on a whim just because I thought it was cute. It writes pretty darn good for the price and I use it pretty regularly.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@sirjoe88 ooh thanks for the info! I will give it a try.

[@sushanart]

Love the Robin's Egg! 🥰 The Magnolia Mirage is fascinating and Cabernet on the lake is beautiful also. I really hope BPC starts selling to Europe soon. 🙃

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

They are fantastic inks! It is a small company so maybe it’s something they will look into one day. They do not even ship to Canada unfortunately.

[@inkyfingers1045]

Yes thank you for responding I saw that

[@courtneyruss9122]

Hey Karyna! The Diablo Lake and Robin’s Egg are both very nice. Blue being my favorite color that makes sense. The Interstellar Bronze will trigger a migraine for sure. It was hard to look at in the video. I can imagine cleaning that out would not be fun unless you clean it out quickly and don’t let it dry in the pen. We should all be mindful of that anyway. But I’m guilty of putting it off like many of us. Some really nice inks for sure. A very kind friend to send you a fountain pen care package like that. Have a wonderful evening.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Hey Courtney! Sorry for the delayed reply. The Interstellar Bronze is still sticky days later! Yes, people in this community are so lovely.

[@DebraDarkandTwisty]

I love Magnolia Mirage & Diablo Lake. Thanks for sharing x

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thanks Debra! Both are so pretty!

[@Adventuresover40]

Some really good ones!!! I wanted to try a couple inks from the wet pen but they were sold out. I have a charger sample of Cabernet on the Lake. It is such a pretty color. I really like how you did all the papers. I can imagine how painstaking that is though.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

I just spent the evening cutting 42 little squares for an ink haul I will be filming tomorrow, plus another 48 for preparing for 30inks. Very finicky. I need to find another way to do this 😂

[@Adventuresover40]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan oh my gosh!!! That is a lot but we all appreciate it 😁 It's so nice to see it on all the papers. I have an onion skin notebook that I want to use but don't want to ruin it 😂. I need to get loose paper for letter writing.

[@moultingrook8091]

I love the magnolia mirage! It reminds me of troublemaker golden orchid which I like but is much too dry for me.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Troublemaker can be dry, which I have heard about a lot of their inks.

[@moultingrook8091]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan that’s definitely been my experience, but they’re so, so beautiful. 😩 They behave well in my LAMY Safari but are too dry in any other pen I put them in.

[@blktauna]

Intertsellar Bronze is always inked in a dedicated Kakuno. Its WILD. I love it. The Magnolia is very interesting.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Oooh I know you and I sometimes have different tastes in inks and I love hearing what your always inked pairing is!

[@blktauna]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan fortunately i dont get headaches from sheen. 3/4th of my ink collection would be gone! 🤪. You’ll like the Bpc non sheeners. They are really good

[@brittanyalattabi7062]

For the squares of paper… I bought a specific scrapbooking hole punch to do circles, I wonder if something like that could work for you?

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thanks for the idea! I will look into this.

[@andreapalacios2664]

The rhodia swatches are always my favorite! I haven’t tried rhodia myself yet (I’m new to the community), but I just ordered a ton of sample packs of paper and I’m thinking I should’ve just bought a rhodia notebook.. whick book or paper pad is your rhodia paper from please?

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

It is the A5 Rhodia pad. I like getting those to just keep on my desk!

[@heatherbrinkmeier4080]

As cool as Interstellar Bronze looks, it literally never dries. I have a swatch I put down several months ago and it still smudges if I touch it. I definitely prefer the standard inks from BPC.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@heatherbrinkmeier4080 it’s beautiful but does take forever to dry. And sheen can trigger headaches for me unfortunately.

[@inkyfingers1045]

I don't think that is a paperweight I think when you put a drop of ink on a paper you use that to swirl it around

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@inkyfingers1045 yes I figured out by the end!