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2025 Ink of the Month - Ladybug - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample

2025 Ink of the Month - Ladybug - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample

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Bold, bright, and beautifully armoured.

Few creatures are as instantly loved as the ladybug, a symbol of luck, resilience, and quiet strength that carries brilliant crimson armour to warn predators away. This ink takes a deep, saturated red base, rich and full of life, and as it settles a subtle brown shimmer emerges to echo the beetle's earthy underbelly, grounding the fiery red with warmth and texture. Vibrant without being brash, dramatic without being overpowering. May 2025.

Try before you commit to a full bottle. Each sample is hand-decanted into a 4ml glass vial with a screw-top cap and a labelled colour name, so you can test the shading, sheen, and flow in your own pens on your own paper first.

This is a shimmer ink. Shake gently before each fill, and use it only in fountain pens that can be easily disassembled for cleaning. Dip pens and brushes are always a safe bet.

Volume: 4ml glass sample vial
Series: Van Dieman's 2025 Ink of the Month
Base colour: Deep saturated crimson red
Shimmer: Brown shimmer
Dye-based, water-based ink
Decanted in-house from a 15ml bottle in the Van Dieman's 2025 Boxed Collection
Handmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

A perfect way to build a swatch library or fill an ink-sample flight. Ideal for junk journaling, lettering, fountain pen collectors, and stationery lovers who want to explore Van Dieman's Tasmanian inks without committing to a full bottle.
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