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Diamine Inkvent Calendar Day 25

Merry Christmas everyone!!! As usual, I spent Christmas Eve waking up every hour until the kids came in at 6:00 a.m. to open presents. Yes, they’re in college, but it’s tradition!

The ink for Christmas Day is called Happy Holidays. It’s a shimmer and sheen ink, and it comes in a 30ml bottle.

Happy Holidays is a blue/purple ink (primarily blue but with purple/magenta sheen), and I believe the shimmer is silver (in close up pictures it looks light blue).

I love, love, love blue inks, so I’m happy that the December 25th ink is blue. And it’s a pretty spectacular blue at that. The cobalt color shows up well in any size nib and that magenta sheen is fantastic. As always, if you want the shimmer to show up, it’s best to use wide nibs.

So, we’ve come to the end of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar. Now all twenty-five doors are open and all the inks are revealed.

I did an inventory of the twenty five inks in terms of color distribution. There were

Six blue inks: Blue Peppermint, Polar Glow, Jack Frost, Festive Cheer, Midnight Hour, and Happy Holidays
Five red inks: Candy Cane, Ho Ho Ho, Noel, Mulled Wine, and Poinsettia
Four brown inks: Triple Chocolaté, Nutcracker, Gingerbread, and Roasted Chestnut
Four green inks: Mistletoe, Elf, Season’s Greetings (teal), and Holly
Two purple inks: Winter Miracle and Purple Bow
One yellow/gold ink: Gold Star
One orange ink: The Embers
One grey/silver ink: Snow Storm
One grey/black ink: Winter Solstice

Of these, my favorites are: all the blue inks, Noel, Mistletoe, Winter Miracle, and Winter Solstice. What are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts. I tried to do more than just ink reviews. I incorporated some of my favorite Christmas memories--memories evoked by the various inks in the Inkvent Calendar. I’ve enjoyed opening each door with you for the past twenty-five days.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

(Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.)

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Posted on December 25, 2019 by Susan Pigott and filed under Diamine, Inkvent, Ink Reviews.

Diamine Inkvent Calendar Day 24

Merry Christmas Eve to you all! I hope you have your shopping all done and you don’t have to venture out to any stores today. Instead, I hope you’re with people you love, wrapping a few last minute gifts, and drinking hot chocolate or egg nog or something warm and tasty.

The Inkvent Christmas Eve color is Purple Bow. It’s supposed to be a standard ink, but I found that it has lovely gold sheen. The color is a vibrant, deep, luscious purple.

The ink looks great in all nib sizes, but if you want that sheen, you’ll need to use flex nibs or wide italic nibs. I love purple inks and Purple Bow is no exception. This might be a great choice for writing thank you notes after Christmas.

I like to wrap special gifts with unusual wrapping paper and spectacular bows. One of my favorite combinations is gold paper with purple ribbon and a sparkly purple bow. This ink combines both properties for a lovely effect.

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Posted on December 24, 2019 by Susan Pigott and filed under Diamine, Inkvent, Ink Reviews.

Diamine Inkvent Calendar Day 23

(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)

December 23 is the day my husband and kids deliver Christmas Candy to neighbors and friends. I’m usually frantically making the last few batches, plating the candies, running out of Saran Wrap, and drowning in chocolate (not a bad way to go, by the way).

Today’s ink is . . . yet another brown! Hurray? Roasted Chestnut is a beautiful brown. I like it much better than Gingerbread. It’s a standard ink with good shading and a deep reddish tone.

On Rhodia paper it seems a bit lighter. I wrote with standard nibs during my nib testing (I use a dip pen with a flex nib for the Col-o-ring Card samples). Plus, I think the photo is a bit washed out. If you like brown inks, this is another good choice.

We always call December 23 Christmas Eve Eve. This is a tradition my mom started, and it was always the day my parents threw their Christmas Party. I loved that party. Neighbors and friends came over, everyone bringing yummy treats and drinks. Then my mom would play the piano and we’d all gather around and sing Christmas songs at the top of our lungs. My dad and I would compete for the highest notes on O Holy Night (him in falsetto), and I think he usually won.

Merry Christmas Eve Eve, everyone!

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