Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pen Review

Ahhhh, glitter . . . Don’t we all love the sparkly look it gives?  I know I do and I was amazed the first time I used it in combination with my rubber stamping – I think it lends a professional finish to just about anything.

Glitter in pen form is the least messy way to add sparkle to any papercrafting project.  I debated for some time about purchasing these new glitter pens by Copic, especially since I already had another manufacturer’s glitter pens.  But since I have a weakness for glitter, I decided to try out the Clear Spica pen first.  I heard it was totally clear, leaving only a lovely sparkle behind, unlike Sakura’s Clear Stardust Gelly Roll pen which has a silvery base.  Here’s a comparison for you:

Needless to say, I was hooked and purchased the other 12 colors, too!  The big difference in the Spica glitter pen is that the sparkle is actually made up of micro bits of glass. Here’s a closer look at the individual colors:

Some additional information about these pens:

• water based pigment ink
• acid free
• non-toxic
• archival
• micro glass flakes for maximum sparkle!
• twice the writing length of other pens -- 360 yds.

• perfect for card making, scrapbooks and doodling
• transparent ink - great for color and bling overlays
• 1 clear pen & 12 bold colors: Black, Clear, Silver, Gold, Lemon, Orange, Pink, Red, Lavender, Sky Blue, Turquoise, Olive, Melon

Besides the clear pen actually being clear, another one of my favorite things about these pens is that they dry very quickly.  Here’s a comparison for you:

Immediately after writing with a Stardust Gelly Roll pen, I rubbed my finger across it and the top line is the result – the ink smeared everywhere.  The bottom line is the Atyou Spica Glitter pen – just a small amount of smearing at the very end, the last color layed down.

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Since they are acid-free and archival, these pens are fabulous for your scrapbooking, writing inside your greeting cards or to add a wonderful accent to any of your papercrafting.  Here, I’ve used them to accent a rubber stamped image that was colored with Copic markers.  I used some corresponding colors of the Atyou glitter pens over the marker colors (lemon fruit, orange fruit and bow) and then used just the glitter pens to color in the purple and red fruits:

I was very pleased with my purchase and I know you will be, too!  Available from Ellen Hutson.

Comments

[Libby]

1.

I'm glad you gave a glowing review - I just became the proud owner of these little gems when my shipment arrived from Ellen's store a few days ago! I haven't had a chance to really play with them yet, but I can't wait! :-)

[Lorie]

2.

I have one of these glitter pens and that is the Clear and I LOVE it! Maybe I'll need some other colors now...LOL!

[Fran]

3.

Wow! They look beautiful!

[Shawn K.]

4.

Thanks for the great review. Unfortunately, you have just enabled me to add another expensive item to my wishlist. Maybe therapy is cheaper than stamping! Oh well...stamping is more fun! Hope you had a wonderful holiday.

Shawn K.

[christina fischer]

5.

Thanks for the review! The Spica pens have been on my wish list for a while, but you have pushed me over the fence! Your sparkly fruit wreath is gorgeous!

[Velta]

6.

I just purchased these same markers from Ellen's store...and like you, I love them. There is just nothing like Copics in any form. I love what you did with the wreath :)

[Pat S.]

7.

You should be earning a commission from Copic :)

You made up my mind!

[Juanita]

8.

Happy New Year.

Great review, if anyone was sitting on the fence you've shown them the best reasons to get off. You did a beautiful job on that wreath. TFS.

[Lauren (mytime)]

9.

I think its great you did a comparison to the Sakura gel pens! What a difference huh? I thought the results would be very similar. Guess not!
Happy New Year Sharon :D

[Carolyn King]

10.

Wow...thanks for the information...I am gonna check those out...love that they dont smear!

Happy New Year!

[Alexandra Hobson]

11.

ooh, you enabler you! Really like that they don't smear! Happy New Year Sharon! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

[erinkmckinney]

12.

Sharon, I ordered a couple of these from Ellen! They are great! Thanks for the info..I havd no idea it's bits of glass..too cool!

[Chris]

13.

I have been wanting to get at leas the clear glitter pen. I need to make that a priority. Love your card.

[Kim Hughes]

14.

what a wonderful blog you have Sharon!

I am fairly new to the blogging world and I recently asked my readers to recommend a blog that I can check out. Many of them listed friend's and others chose blogs that inspires them and your blog was put forward. I would like to invite you to come visit my blog, http://paperhugs.typepad.com/ and you will be entered into a drawing to win a sweet RAK. Hope you will come play :) Kim Hughes

[Colleen]

15.

You just keep doing it to me...every time I think I have every "cool" product on the market...you show me a new one. THANKS!!! I'm off to check out Ellen's store (AGAIN) :)

[Carol Weimer]

16.

Thanks for the specifics. I have been contemplating getting these since I only have the one stardust currently. Looks like you just made a sell.

[Lori Craig]

17.

WowZA! Great review. I love mine, too. You enabler! And, Ms. Sharon - I *LOVE* your blog banner. Did you hear me squeal when I saw it? adorable!

[Rose Ann]

18.

Great review! I love my glitter pens too!!

[SmilynStef]

19.

You finally pushed me over the line ... my glitter pens are on their way.

[Angel W.]

20.

Thank you for sharing on these. I wanted em before but really want em now!

[Leslie Miller]

21.

Thanks, Sharon! I love my clear Spica *sparkle* pen. I don't even call my Sakura pen "clear" anymore. I refer to it as silver. I still like it but the Spica pens are like regular glitter--so pretty! I want all the colors, but then, I want a lot of things...

[Speedmaster]

22.

Great work, I love the review!

[kim ui jin]

23.

oh my god!!
what a fantastic review!!
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[Religion Dissertation]

24.

Blogs are so informative where we get lots of information on any topic. Nice job keep it up!!

[Rosy Newlun]

25.

Thanks, Sharon,
It really looks worth the money to try these after using Sakura for a long time. Best wishes,
Rosy