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I've been given the opportunity to test some of Dr. J's De Atramentis Sparkly inks, so thanks to all who made this possible! (Wish my photo skills were more advanced.) I tested the Columbia Blue series, and here, on the same Rhodia Ice paper, lined this time, with the same pens (Hero 359s), I tested the Copper, Gold, and Silver variants. But unlike the Bronze batch, all three of these variants leaked and blobbed (the silver, all over my hands). I don't know what went wrong; all four of the Hero 359 pens have been in use before without blurping, and all four were cartridge-loaded. As mentioned in the Bronze review, Columbia Blue is a nice, readworthy color. The sparkle load is heavy enough so I did not have to constantly agitate the pens to get glitter payout. The notes were finished with Columbia Blue Bronze, and the pen worked as expected, so, as this was virtually the same paper, I will rule this out as the 'bad' element. It's a puzzle, but I still enjoyed the process of using and testing. Here are the photos. Head-On: http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/5114/7862/1019/Columbia_Blue_DA-headon-640p.jpg Tilted: http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/5014/7862/1020/Columbia_Blue_DA-tilted-640p.jpg The scan: