Roaring Springs Paper Products Review & Giveaway

Summer is here and it ALWAYS peaks my midnight ramblings. It intrigues me to just write and write and write. I have always been one of those girls that has too much paper, and too many pens, binders and markers. 'I have always LOVED shopping for office/school supplies.

SO you know I was excited to review some notebooks from Roaring Springs Paper Products.  Roaring Springs is a126 year old manufacturer of paper products in the US who has recently extended their line of earth friendly paper products to include Sugarcane Paper Notebooks, Cross-Over Notebooks and Color Me Products for the kids!

I was sent 4 Color Me Notebooks, 2 Cross-Over Notebooks, Genesis Shades 1 Subject Notebook Genesis 5 Subject Notebook and a Genesis 3 subject Notebook, SO you know I was like a kid at Christmas over here.

Here is some info on each:

Color Me Products – These notebooks and folders encourage kids to be creative and personalize by coloring the covers. There are a variety of pre-printed themes on the covers such as Aquarium, Farm, Sports and Fun Park to peak kid’s interest.

Sugarcane Paper Notebooks - This environmentally friendly product is made of paper from sugarcane, truly a renewable paper.  This is a notebook where, by purchasing it really does save a tree.

Cross-Over Notebook - Unique wire bound notebook that has college-ruled lines running the width of the page on one side, and the length of the page on the other side. This unique printing allows you to take notes three ways:  wide for sketching or to illustrate diagrams, standard, or use the backlight grid pattern the lines create for graphing. These are several great ways to get a lot out of one notebook-- crossover to a better note taking

 

My Review*

 

I Love to Write ♥

I write and I write A LOT! I feel better about using Roaring Springs Paper Products because their Sugarcane Paper Notebooks are environment friendly. Instead of using paper made from trees (like normal paper is) there are made from sugarcane!

The BEST thing about the sugarcane made paper is that it actually write more smoothly than regular paper (or to me it does anyway). I took one look at all these empty notebooks just waiting for ME to dig in and get to creating and I was HAPPY HAPPY!

They are regular white like normal paper, and has a durable vinyl cover that can be wiped clean! I also love that I can write notes to myself on these covers with dry erase markers and then wipe it off when I’ve completed whatever to-do list or whatever that I wrote down.

The inside of the notebooks still contain the little double sided folder which is convenient to keep to-do lists, grocery lists, school handouts, or whatever inside. That way they don’t slip out and you lose them for GOOD!

They also have colored notebooks that are made of sugarcane as well. They are also college rules and have the double sided folder in the front as well as the vinyl cover. This is one of my favorites! This is great for personal means. Journals, Quotes, Poems!

This is one of the crossover notebooks! This also have a vinyl cover that is easy to clean/wipe off if needed! It doesn’t have a folder, but these are AMAZING notebooks. I’d never seen anything like it before.

See how the landscape pages can be seen and then when you flip over it’s letter size! This makes it easy to use both sides for something different. Or you can use both back and front for the same such as poems, lists for school or work, to-do lists..

These are the Color Me notebooks. I got 4 of them, so I gave each of my kids 2 each. I’d never seen them have so much fun with a notebook! They had fun coloring and designing the front!

The top picture is my daughters, and the bottom picture is my sons. The inside of the notebook is like a regular notebook with lined paper.

Since it’s summer and Aidan learned so much in Kindergarten this year. We use one of his notebooks for continuing learning how to add and subtract small numbers.

Adisyn’s other notebook is used for learning letters and numbers since she will begin preschool in the fall. My kids are growing up too fast, HOW did this happen?

This is the inside of Aidan’s color book. I loved looking through it and seeing all the cool stuff he is learning to draw. The first picture is of Me and him inside me as a baby (as he wanted to know how he got here LOL).

The second picture is of a rocket ship and the last is a King! He is getting so creative and amazing at drawing for a 6 year old. It’s cool what some crayons, a paper, and an imagination will bring out!

This is Adisyn’s drawings. She said hers was the clouds and her (the first one) and flowers (the second). I am definitely putting these up as keepsakes!

Connect with Roaring Spring Paper Products on Facebook & Twitter.

They have a very interactive Facebook Page that offers their fans an opportunity to win products randomly, by answering quiz questions or sharing.

WIN IT: One Stylish Southern Mama reader will win the exact same assortment of notebooks that I received!

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Jessica Renee

Review: Pentel EnerGel Deluxe RTX Gel Pen #PentelofAmerica

I love a smooth writing experience. Who doesn’t? Pentel has provided JUST that! I was super excited to open my surprise box from them. They sent me some very amazing random gifts to show you, but I want to focus on one at a time!

This amazing EnerGel Deluxe RTX Gel Pen comes in a variety of colors. The one I got was violet, and it’s a very deep purple. This is Part of the "Pink by Pentel" product line.

This pen hits 100% on my comfortable list. I love the very cushiony rubber-like grip on this pen. It makes for amazing writing capability, and writing for longer periods of time because my hand doesn’t cramp up. The gripper is latex-free, so if you’re allergic to latex, you’ll be thrilled to hear this!

The stainless steel tip, the sleek & stylish barrel, the stainless steel accents, it all comes to one thing! A very professional looking pen that also adds a bit of color to your life! I fell in love with this pen from the very first use. It is such a classy looking pen!

The pen has a unique blend of liquid and gel ink. It dries very quickly, writes extremely smooth, and never dries out. The ink is acid-free, so if your kids dig through your purse or climb up on your desk and write on themselves- no harm done, just wash it off!

I love the color it writes. It makes a great pen for the office, school, notes, to-do lists, writing notes to my kids teacher, grocery lists, and SO much more. This pen has been attached to my side 27/4 since I got it.

I love that it’s retractable. I don’t like pens that have tops, because with me- I either end up losing them (if they don’t attach to the top of the pen) or my kids do. So I end up with a pen with no top. This one easily retracts so I can keep it clipped to my pocket, purse, or clipboard at the office. No more searching forever!

I love the quality of the ink. I can write forever without any skips, bubbles, or no ink coming out. The ink only takes approximately 3 seconds to dry. So if you’re left handed, and looking for an amazing pen (for work, school, or home) this is what you need. NO smearing!

I am impressed not only with the quality of the ink, but the prettiness (and sophistication) of the pen! This looks so great sitting on my desk in my pen holder. Much more professional than any other pen! KUDOS to Pentel! Absolutely amazing (coming from someone who writes practically 24/7).

Whether you’re looking for stocking stuffers for someone who writes a lot, a gift for your co-workers, or a little something for yourself- you should definitely check into this pen. There are 5 colors; black, purple, blue, green, and red! I myself LOVE the purple!

BUY IT: You can buy a 3 pack of the EnerGel Deluxe RTX Gel Pen for only $7.04!

Or you can buy the variety pack (of 6) with 2 blacks, a blue, a purple, a red, and a green for $12.71 from Amazon.

Connect with Pentel on Facebook & Twitter.

Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, products were sent for review purposes only. The opinions in this post are completely honest and not influenced in any way.

Jessica Renee

Review: C-Line Products #shopletreviews

Have I mentioned that I LOVE office supplies? If I won $1000 and didn’t have clothes or stuff to buy for the kids, it would all go on office supplies. I love fresh paper, new pens, and bookshelves..

For those of you who are like ME, or know someone who is an office supply junkie.. Shoplet offers a variety of Office supplies. With the holidays right around the corner.. Think about checking into some of their amazing products!

When Shoplet introduced me to some new C-Line Products, I immediately jumped on it. (You KNEW I would). They ended up sending me 2 products to try out, and I LOVED both of them! They sent the C-line Expanding File with Handles and a C-line Bound Sheet Protector Presentation Book.

The first item I want to tell you about is the C-line Expanding File with Handles. I love it because it looks so professional, stylish, and beautiful yet looks like a briefcase. Having those must-need files aren’t such a problem now.

I love that it looks like a briefcase, until it’s opened up. Then you get to see the 13 expandable pockets that let you keep everything organized. It has a velcro closure to keep everything secure without falling out or being too tightly closed.

It comes with the color coded tab dividers. You can write on them or feed them through your printer, if you don’t have great handwriting. I love that it expands SO much (it can easily hold 300 documents). BUT I can use less documents and keep my tablet inside, so that my documents both electronic and paper are inside.

In my expandable file, you’ll find all my business information. I just went into business with my mom. She bought a local shop and we’ll be doing retail. She put all the money up front, but I am the brains behind the operation. I am going to be keeping up with the tax information, finding all the tax deductions, and keeping the spending down.

SO- it’s great that I can take this with me and have it on hand. Without this, I feel like I would be MUCH less organized when traveling from store to home. The information and documents could become lost, crumpled, or ripped and I definitely don’t need that. This is absolutely the PERFECT size!

BUY IT: You can buy the C-line Expanding File with Handles for only $11.94.

The next product I was sent was the C-line Bound Sheet Protector Presentation Book. This is also something I really really like. Like I said with the expanding file folder- I needed something like this for the new business.

This is for presenting projects, but this will also help business owners. I can now keep track of best-selling items, websites that sell wholesale that I would like to purchase from, and items that have the most profit.

Having stuff I need on hand is absolutely the most important thing. When I can take everything I need with me, it makes the business life SO much easier. I love this because it can fit right inside the expanding file folder, so it’s right there with my other information!

It is VERY durable, so I don’t have to worry about it getting torn up, ripped, or the covers coming off. I love that it has a pocket in the front for extra papers or a to-do list of things printed if necessary.

This has many, many uses. If you aren’t in college or work at a company where you would present something- you could use it in other ways. It could be used for recipes, crafts, or pictures!

BUY IT- You can buy the C-line Bound Sheet Protector Presentation Book for $3.20

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Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, products were sent for review purposes only. The opinions in this post are completely honest and not influenced in any way.

Jessica Renee

 

Review: Sharpie Retractable Porous Point Pen

I have been a Sharpie fan for as long as I can remember. I LOVE all the different colored markers, and the fact that they come in such a variety of points for different tasks.

We’ve all used the poster/craft markers that come in vibrant colors. BUT now, I’ve had the chance to review the Sharpie Retractable Porous Point Pen in Black. This pen is amazing. It lives up to the Sharpie name, but makes it better.

This Sharpie Retractable Pen writes like a dream. They sent me 2 of these fabulous pens, so I gave one to my husband. He is a foreman at a Tree Trimming service, so he has to fill out a ton of paper work.

ME? I just love to write! I love the way it writes like a pen, yet the tip feels like a marker. With other markers, even if they are fine tip- they dry out extremely easy. If they do this, it makes it really a waste of money, because your buying them to use them a few times before they dry out.

This pen hasn’t dried out and I’ve had it for a month. I love that it has a retractable tip, so it makes it easier to get right to work! I don’t have to worry about a cap- whether it’s going to fit on the top of the pen, or if I’m going to misplace it if it doesn’t.

It has a soft grip, so that I am writing comfortably the entire time. It has quick drying ink, so I don’t have to worry about it smearing together as I write. I love that I can easily flip to the next page without it smearing on the page in front of it.

It has water-resistant, acid-free ink that doesn’t bleed through onto the back of the paper or the next page. I love this! The only reason I disliked the other fine-tipped markers is because they most definitely DID bleed through. This one doesn’t, which is what makes it so perfect!

It is non-refillable, so once it’s gone, it’s gone. BUT most markers aren’t refillable, so this is perfectly fine with me! They aren’t expensive and last quite a while, so it’s perfect quality for an amazing price.

I love that it has a metal clip attached to it. When I’m at my store and need to price stuff, I can just attach this to the pocket of my jeans or my shirt. It’s always there if I need it, and I don’t have to worry that I’m going to forget it in my back pocket!

BUY IT: You can buy this amazing Sharpie Porous Point Pen for only $3.23

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Jessica Renee