Colour My World!

There seems to be only one colouring tool on earth currently that gives me printed looking results with minimal effort. Enter: the Copic Marker. So bloody expensive was this marker that I thought long and hard and eventually still purchased the cheapest range they had: the Copic Ciaos. This set of 36 features the 'A' range of colours (heck if I knew what that meant but I am guessing better start at A and work my way down the alphabet).

There are 3 types of Copics if you didn't already know: the regular, the Sketch and the Ciaos. Regular Copics come in square tubes with hard, marker-like edges but blend seamlessly for a professional finish. The Copic Sketch is a slightly elongated oval with two heads- one regular marker and the other a soft almost brushlike nib that actually feels like painting when you use it! The Copic Ciaos are a smaller version of the Sketch for *ahem* those of us on a budget. It does the same thing but comes in smaller tubes and thus need to be refilled more often. You can read more about Copics from their official website.

Copics are generally used by art students and comic artists so you can imagine how gorgeous it will look when wielded right. But in case you can't guess, here's a sample of what it can do:
And of course, a gorgeous wreath like that just aches to be part of card:

A colourful world it's going to be!