Cmas in July

I decided to do a 12 Days of Cmas in July this year. Started on the 13th and ended on the 25th.

Used my new slant tip Parallel Pen! (https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2021/07/new-pen.html)

 Love how my "Cmas" turned out, but not the rest (wish I had done "July" in green and no outline). 

Gestural alpha with ruling pen

 This is a piece I did for my P&I Takeover Week on IG. It's also posted on my Exemplars page.

Walnut ink and ruling pen.

New Pen!

I'd been wanting a radius cut Parallel Pen, ever since I found out they were available, but since JNB only sells them (that I know of) and I hate to pay for shipping, I kept putting it off. I thought about making my own, but didn't know how hard it would be.

Then, I found out that P&I sells a slant tip one! Was so excited, so I decided to treat myself.

Red ink as I'm doing some "Cmas in July" projects.

Not sure if it's the way it's cut or the nib needs to be cleaned, but I find the ink flow isn't very smooth. (esp. when making thick lines) I still plan to get a radius cut one; just need to make my order worth it.

*In case you're wondering, the radius cut one is more curved than the slant tip. (See it on the JNB website.) 

*I also updated this under my Types of Folded Pens page.

 

July 4th theme, Stars

I love clear envelopes, but am always challenged with how to use them.

So, for July 4th this year, I came up with this idea of star cards as inserts.

For the names, I used my metallic Zig fudebiyori markers, as they work great on slick surfaces and they don't smear!

folded pen and India ink.