Sakura of America announced today their most recent ink innovation, the Souffle' pen. Like the food dish of the same name, Souffle' ink rises, giving an embossed effect on coated papers
and non-porous surfaces, such as stickers, plastic, glass and metal.
Like Glaze pens, Sakura's other raised ink pen introduced last year, Souffle' provides "writing you can feel" and eliminates the need for heat guns and powders which crafters have had to
use up until now to create embossed, or raised effects on papercrafts and other craft projects.
Peter Ouyang, Vice President of Product Development and Director of Marketing, explains Sakura's excitement over Souffle', "Souffle' give crafters and consumers another choice in a raised
ink pen, which no other company makes but Sakura. Souffle's ink dries to an opaque, matte finish which means Souffle' will also work on dark colored surfaces. This is a significant
product development and we think consumers are going to respond to Souffle' as eagerly as they did to Glaze."
To achieve its greatest effect, Souffle' rewards the patient user. Sakura recommends that someone using Souffle' waits two minutes after application so the ink can dry and rise to the
touch without smearing.
Souffle' comes in ten colors: yellow, orange, light orange, pink, purple, light green, green, blue, gray, and in white. It will be offered in two-pack pouches of each color with a
manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) per pack of $3.96. It will also be offered in a ten-color assortment with a MSRP, of $19.80. Sakura is offering retailers an attractive retail
display featuring 36 ten-packs and 120 two-pack pouches, 12 packs of each color. Souffle' will be available in finer crafts, art and scrapbooking stores, nationally, starting November
1st, 2005.
Headquartered in Hayward, CA, Sakura of America is the U.S. subsidiary of privately held, Sakura Color Products Corp. of Osaka, Japan. Besides Souffle' and Glaze, Sakura manufactures the
popular Gelly Roll® gel pen, Pigma® Micron fine-line pens, as well as many other high-quality writing instruments and art materials. Go to www.sakuraofamerica.com for more information on
Souffle pens.