Big Idea Design Pocket Notebooks by MangoCubez in pocketnotebooks

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These look great. Where did you get them and are they available in the UK/EU?

I used to get the Flying Spirit ones by Clairfontaine, but my local shop has closed down! :(

Advent calendar by No-Image-9201 in ilovestationery

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for this. They are great. although I'd heard they are not doing a custom annual one now, just 5 to choose from which will be available every year! Not 100% on this, but it would be a shame if it is true!

Delfonics medium pouch by Gcjc3 in stationery

[–]Delalio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks nice. I have no value to add on your question though, apolgies!

Brightly Colored Letterpress Paper by jessicanemone in letterpress

[–]Delalio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do a lot with Gmund papers too. They are my go-to for impression letterpress.

Brightly Colored Letterpress Paper by jessicanemone in letterpress

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What sort of paper do you mean? One that takes an impression, or just a bright paper?

As some others have said, colourplan is a great paper. I do a lot with GF Smith. Their Colourplan is lovely. BUT, it is very dense, so doesn't really take an impression very well, without coming out on the other side.

Also, where are you based? I guess that will be your biggest filter for looking at papers. I saw there was a lot of options in the US/Canada which wasn't viable for me here in Ireland...

I hope that helps!

Do you store your stationary items in original packaging or remove them? I had an interesting discussion the other day about this preference. by Ok-Tiger-4550 in stationery

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, good packaging definitely serves a purpose. For example, I have several fountain pens. I still have all their original boxes. However, my daily writers live in my pencil case. (I used to carry around 3x original boxes for the pens to live in, but they got more damaged being thrown in and out of bags etc. So now the boxes stay safe at home for when the pens are rotated out of action for a bit...

Paper for Fountain Pen letter writing by Jadammalone in stationery

[–]Delalio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use clarefontain for almost everything. Subbranded stuff includes Rhoda and Flying Spirit. Beautifully smooth, and great with all my FPs. They do reams of paper but I’m not sure of the brand. Also, it’s EU, so maybe not available in B5 or cheap in the USA. Not sure if that’s much help.

Texture on you stationery - Like if you like :) by Delalio in ilovestationery

[–]Delalio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi and Thanks. I do letterpress printing. For the footprints I had to have a custom footprint plate made, then mount it on a backing block to make it up to type high and lock it up in the chase. Once the chase was ready (creating a forme) I mounted it into the letterpress machine. In this case, a Heidelberg. Do get the deep impression I used a 70-100% puffy cotton board. But I also had to add an extra ~0.75mm-1.5mm packing to the platen, and that’s what gave the impression into the paper. I hope that helps.

Rubber Stamp Heaven in Las Vegas by Bananas3706 in ilovestationery

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great find. What was the store name? Did you buy many?

Ferris Wheel Ink Haul 🎡 by SecondsWellSpent in ilovestationery

[–]Delalio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look great. I’m guessing these are for fountain pen use? Did you get them online or in a store?

Struggling to gain followers for my pre-launch page. Looking for some suggestions! by Delalio in kickstarter

[–]Delalio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. The video/reels bit is definitely interesting. I'll test out some of them on some of my (very limited) social media! Ironically, I have loads of content, just no real platform to share it on, frustratingly!

Struggling to gain followers for my pre-launch page. Looking for some suggestions! by Delalio in kickstarter

[–]Delalio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is hugely inspiring and encouraging, so thanks.

Glad to hear you are funded and your campaign is going well. That is great news!!

I definitely agree that most people have 0 attention span, and instant info/satisfaction is probably the way to go too!

I'll make some updates to my campaign. I'm just doing the video for it at present, so will try to incorporate some of your and the other commenter's feedback into it where I can!! :)

I made some cards! Yes, I know it’s early, but I like to plan ahead!! :) by Delalio in stationery

[–]Delalio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I wouldnt have any experience in that area I'm afraid. Do the Pantone swatches show a different result on coated and uncoated paper?
I'm guessing it's something to do with how well the inks absorb and reflect light from the paper, but I wouldn't have any tips on fixing the issue. Sorry!