Ink Pics, a Card, and an Anniversary

A few weeks ago (or maybe longer), I promised to revisit my ink storage on this here blog because I know you all love seeing evidence of other people's mental illness obsession collections of crap stuff in pictures.

So here are my most current photos of my ink collection.



Brilliance Inks have a lovely shimmer to them, and of
course I need to add the silver Delicata to the collection.
The gold is just scrumptious!

Yellow, orange, pink, red, and neutral pigment inks.
I use happily Memento Luxe, VersaMagic, and Fresh Ink
interchangeably for that thick, rich pigment look

Purple, blue, and green pigment inks

Kaleidacolor pads. These dye pads are so much fun!

What's left of my SU dye ink collection: all the old-
style, flip-top pads. Great colors every one!

Miscellaneous pads that I hardly ever use.

Blue and green dye inks. My favorites are Hero Arts, Memento,
and Ancient Page. The Memories inks are the same as Hero inks.



Pink, Red, and Purple dye inks.



Yellow, orange, and neutral dye inks.

So there you have it. My inky craziness.

BTW, I like having my inks in plastic drawers stored on my desk within an easy arm's reach. I can pull out a drawer, stack them on my desk, put them back. It's light-weight, easy, and a cinch to straighten up afterwards.

I reflected yesterday, as I deep-cleaned my craft space, that ink is a necessary supply for me...lots of ink in lots of colors. It actually gets used all the time. While some of my supplies might have been over-bought in too many colors (Smooch, Stickles, baker's twine, ribbon, etc.), I don't feel I have too many colors of ink.

Which probably makes me certifiably crazy. But I don't care.

Anyway, today's card uses Memento black, VersaMagic jumbo java, and Avery Elle mango inks, along with a few Copic/Bic/Sharpie markers and some brown Stickles. That seems like a lot for such a simple, clean card, doesn't it?

 

Today, Flag Day, is my wedding anniversary. Twenty-nine years. This is odd, because that means we got married as infants. We. Are. Not. That. Old.

I'm still thirty. Right?

Denial is a river that runs deep and wide.

Supplies
stamps: Mama Elephant, Papertrey
ink: Memento, Avery Elle, VersaMagic
paper: Papertrey white
accessories: Stickles, alcohol markers