{"product_id":"van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-orchid-mantis-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"2025 Ink of the Month - Orchid Mantis - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"Petal-like limbs that hide among flowers not to escape, but to hunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) is one of nature's most elegant tricksters, disguising itself among blossoms with petal-shaped limbs and hypnotic stillness, a reminder that softness and strength often wear the same face. This ink is a light, fleshy pink leaning cool with the faintest blue undertone, and on good paper soft blue rivering lines emerge as it dries. A delicate silver shimmer flickers quietly across the surface. Exceptional shading potential for graceful writing and ethereal calligraphy. June 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTry 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume: 4ml glass sample vial\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Van Dieman's 2025 Ink of the Month\u003cbr\u003eBase colour: Light fleshy pink with a cool blue undertone\u003cbr\u003eShimmer: Delicate silver shimmer\u003cbr\u003eDye-based, water-based ink\u003cbr\u003eDecanted in-house from a 15ml bottle in the Van Dieman's 2025 Boxed Collection\u003cbr\u003eHandmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.","brand":"Van Dieman's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67419383431472,"sku":"VD-2EAQD","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0952\/7344\/files\/Swatch_1_5fd35bb9-adb4-45d9-8308-1c15995b6452.jpg?v=1785467794","url":"https:\/\/5heartspaper.com\/products\/van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-orchid-mantis-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"5 Hearts Paper","version":"1.0","type":"link"}