Swatching Nine Birmingham Pen Co Inks ~ Episode 148 ~

I've cobbled together several different swatching sessions of some Birmingham Pen Co inks.
I want to send my warmest thanks to the Dormouse 🐭 🐁 ‪@TheDormousesDesk‬ for generously sending me a sample of Eroded Bronze from her desk. I won't say whether or not that generosity facilitated yet another purchase of Birmingham Pen Co inks; you be the judge. 😉
To my eye, Pennsylvania Slate and Ohio River are remarkably similar, so much so that I wonder if they are the same ink and that maybe one jar was mislabeled. Maybe the Pennsylvania Slate has a tad bit more green than the Ohio River in larger swatches.
Burlywood, Pennsylvania Fieldstone, and Stormwater Runoff are the best shaders in this group, and Ambered Adobe has a very lovely black halo if you are using a broad nibbed pen. Additionally, Burlywood is a beautiful, deep golden honey once it has dried for a few hours.
Kentucky Bluegrass is a very pretty, fresh, spring green, one of those greens that always brings a smile to my face.
Thank you very much for sharing some of your time with me! Have a great day!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 ~ Intro
1:08 ~ Ambered Adobe (Col-o-Ring)
4:03 ~ Burlywood (Col-o-Ring)
7:13 ~ Tailings Pond (Col-o-Ring)
10:50 ~ Stormwater Runoff (Col-o-Ring)
14:27 ~ Eroded Bronze (Col-o-Ring)
17:46 ~ Pennsylvania Fieldstone (Col-o-Ring)
21:56 ~ Pennsylvania Slate (Col-o-Ring)
25:27 ~ Ohio River (Col-o-Ring)
29:10 ~ Kentucky Bluegrass (Col-o-Ring)
32:43 ~ Hobonichi A5 Notebook
34:34 ~ Yu-Sari A5 Grid Notebook
37:01 ~ Rhodia Notebook
39:55 ~ Midori A6 Notebook & Chromatography
40:15 ~ Midori: Ohio River
41:03 ~ Midori: Kentucky Bluegrass
41:57 ~ Midori: Pennsylvania Fieldstone
42:59 ~ Midori: Pennsylvania Slate
43:56 ~ Midori: Ambered Adobe
44:57 ~ Midori: Burlywood
46:24 ~ Midori: Eroded Bronze
47:35 ~ Midori: Stormwater Runoff
48:46 ~ Midori: Tailings Pond
49:57 ~ Ohio River & Pennsylvania Slate Side-by-Side
51:35 ~ Nine Swatch Col-o-Ring Swatch Cards
51:59 ~ Rhodia Color Squares (seven of the nine)
INKS: Nine Birmingham Pen Co Inks
PEN: Pensive Pens AU Serendipity Hybrid Dip (B)
SWATCH PENS: Pensive Pens AU Serendipity Hybrid Dip (B) pen hand-turned and nib expertly tuned by James Finniss; Kakimori Brass Nib, Kakimori Sakura Wood Pen Holder (I got mine here: kakimori.com/en/pages/kakimori)
PAPERS:
📓 Hobonichi Plain Notebook A5 Tomoe River Paper Grid (Stilo&Stile, 52gsm, ivory);
📓 Nakabayashi Yu-Sari A5 5mm-Grid (Stilo&Stile, 96 sheets, 95gsm, eggshell) NYN-A501-SB;
📓 Rhodia Classic Spiral Bound dotBook Notebook A4+ (Stilo&Stile, 80gsm, superfine Clairefontaine white vellum paper, dot grid);
📓 Midori MD A6 Notebook Graph Ruled (5mm grid, 80gsm, cream paper color);
📜 Col-O-Ring Ink Testing Book, Standard Size (according to Ana from The Well-Appointed Desk it's pronounced coloring like what we do with crayons; Skylab Letterpress, 160gsm, white);
📜 BartOvation Grade 1 Chromatography Paper Strips (0.16mm thick, 22s filtration speed, 6 x 0.75 inches);
📓 Wearingeul Impressions Color Swatch Book: 9 Ink Bottles (Stilo&Stile, 40 pp, 200gsm, white, 2022)
HOBONICHI COVERS: Hobonichi Techo Night Flamingo 2023 ~ A5 Size (fits Hobonichi Techo Cousin); Hobonichi Techo Accessories Yuka Hiiragi: Cover on Cover for A5 Size (Light in the Distance); Hobonichi Techo minä perhonen: anone-anone (Black) A5 Size; Hobonichi Techo 2022 Hobonichi Katsushika Hokusai - Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (2022) A6 Size (fits Planner and Original); Hobonichi Techo 2022 Tokyo National Museum: Shibata Zeshin - Small White Butterfly A6 Size (fits Planner and Original) (All Covers from the Hobonichi Store)
ELF & INK BOTTLE RUBBER STAMP: Paper Game Co on Etsy ~ Ink Bottle Rubber Stamp, Fountain Pen Ink Swatch, Empty Glass Bottle and Elf
Dormouse’s Desk Ink Sample Vial Labels available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/12817072...
#birminghampenco #fountainpenink

[@MorganScorpion]

Thank you for this, I like the way you present the inks so we can see how they work, as well as how they look.

[@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens]

@MorganScorpion Thanks very much Morgan, and thank you for sharing some of your time with me. I am really glad you like the video. Good luck with your Italian language studies! I hope to find some time next year to dip back into Japanese or German, also taking the online route. Have a great day!

[@tbayless8324]

Thanks for the ASMR on these inks, so calming.

[@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens]

@tbayless8324 Oh thank you so very much, and thanks very much for watching!! I appreciate your time and your comment. ☺ Have a great, tranquil day!!

[@tbayless8324]

@@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens You Bet!! Where did you get that Elf stamp on your ink cards please?

[@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens]

@@tbayless8324 Sorry I'm so late replying! I got the Elf stamp from PaperGameCo on Etsy. I am not sure if she still has them because I got it early last year, and her shop has so much washi and PET tape now, but it is worth a look because she has several other ink bottle-type stamps. www.etsy.com/shop/PaperGameCo
Have a great day!! 😊

[@tbayless8324]

@@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens I don't mind the late reply--You answered and it means alot. And yes I ran across it when I was searching. I cannot believe that is not all over the place on the internet. Thank you.

[@Neko-KittyLovesFountainPens]

@@tbayless8324 You are very welcome. Oh thanks for being patient with me! I agree, I can't believe that cute stamp isn't available in more places. I wonder if it is hard to come by. The stamp itself is manufactured by or for Designed by Plain, which is a Stationery Shop in Taiwan. I just found a listing for the stamp on their website:
www.plain.tw/products/plain-ink-stamp
They carry some cute stationery goodies. I have a weakness for rubber stamps and have been collecting them for decades. 😉 Have a great day!