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I have been stamping and scrapbooking for the past 10 years. It is my favorite hobby and I sure do miss it when life gets way too busy. I have 3 amazing children, and a wonderful, supportive husband.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Inky Antics CC Binding System Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone, Happy Thursday!!!! Welcome to the Inky Antics Blog Hop!!! If you have arrived from Jovi's Blog you are in the right place if not you might want to start back at the beginning at Keri's Blog so you don't miss anything along the way!! This Blog Hop starts today and ends on July 3rd Midnight Central Time.....

Today the Inky Antics Designers are showcasing this FABULOUS Carla Craft Binding System!!!




A little bit of info about this FAB product:

WOOHOO a spiral coil binding system that is portable, inexpensive, and super easy to operate!!!! OOOO I love this thing :)))) You will just LOVE the pretty colors available for the coils!!!! I just had to have every color teehee :)))

The Carla Craft Binding System will punch up to five sheets of copy paper or two sheets of cardstock at a time, It will also punch through lightweight chipboard so you can have sturdy covers or make a fun project...You can make any size booklet or project up to 12 inches long......

I had a blast working with this awesome binding system....Today I would like to share a fun calendar I made for my desk using this fab product, Hope you enjoy!!!







I had a blast making this, I used my one of my FAVORITE paper pads by My Mind's Eye Lime Twist and I couldn't forget to add one of my favorite animals on my calendar as well, this darling Monkey image from Inky Antics.

For my creation, I started with a 6x12 piece of chipboard and scored it at 5, 6, and 7 to make my calendar base. I used the Carla Binding System to punch the chipboard and all this fun designer papers. I used my su scallop border punch to give each month a border. I printed a yearly calendar by month and dress them all up with My Minds Eye matching twine and a matching butterfly using my Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch. I then used my Viva Decor Pearl Pen to make dots on each of my butterfly centers :)

This was just so much fun and now I have a calendar on my desk with my FAV colors!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my project today!!!!

Please visit each DT members’ blog to view their project and leave feedback. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win. (Limit one comment per blog, please). One person’s name will be drawn at random to receive a CarlaCraft Binding System and coil assortment. The lucky winner’s name will be announced on the Inky Antics blog next Monday, so remember to stop back and see if you’ve won.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, YOUR NEXT STOP ON THE HOP is our VERY TALENTED TEX

41 comments:

Auntie Em said...

Your calendar is so cute! I love the pretty pink binding you used.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring! :)

Anneke said...

OOh how cute Crystal!! I love this calendar :) So beautiful for on your desk ;)
Hugs Anneke

Trina said...

This is too cute! Love the addition of that cute, little monkey!

Cassie said...

Gorgeous creation, Crystal! My mom used to bind things like that for a company in NE as a daily job. Now I can own one? That's cool :D

Linda . J said...

This is stunning calender Crystal, fabulous colours and details!
perfectly gorgeous and the papers are beautiful!

Hugs Linda

Susie said...

Super awesome project. Very beautiful.

Shauna K said...

oh my gosh, how CUTE is that monkey!!! SO cute :D I love all the twine and great papers!!

Karen Wilson said...

Well, look at you! You make me want to run out and buy that gadget! I just got myself the YourStory bundle from cricutmachine.com for $20!!! Can't wait to chk it out!

LOVE this creation, Crystal! Super fun!

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

I LOVE your calendar!!! Great job!

Cindy Haffner said...

FUN FUN I love your calendar, so PRETTY!!~

Jovita @ Inky Impressions said...

Gorgeous desk calendar Crystal, the colors are so pretty and the little monkey hanging around is fabulous.

Jackie Wamhoff said...

Absolutely adorably calendar, Crystal. The embellishments are fantastic. You're such a rockstar!

Dana said...

So cute sweetie!! The papers you used are just amazing! I just got my first Inky Antics stamps this week and can't wait to ink 'em up : )
Hugs~
Dana

Michelle Pearson said...

love your calendar! very cute!!

Lena95469 said...

This is too cute for words!!! I love this little monkey calender you did an amazing job !!!

Kate Block said...

This calendar is too cute!! I like to give caledars as gifts, I can't wait to give this one a try!! I am going to have to check out the tutorial on the binding system, it looks like it might be "just what I need."

Tammy said...

WOW Crystal your calendar is absolutely adorable!! I LOVE the papers, twine and that cute little monkey!! Awesome creation! :)

Jackie said...

that calender is very cute, great idea

Kerri said...

This is AWESOME!!! OOH, I just love it, Crystal! So pretty and I adore how you have the monkey hanging off~so CUTE!!!

Kelly G said...

Love your calendar!!!

Dee in N.H. said...

Love your calendar! That would be so awesome on my desk! LOL!

Marie said...

Love the calendar. So glad you added a little monkey humor to the elegant creation.

Betty Wright said...

Crystal, this is terrific! I love the binding color, too! Great project!

Trisha said...

Your calendar is super gorgeous and cute too. Just love it and the binding. Thanks for sharing and I hope I win. I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

Super cute project! :)

Brenda said...

Awesome project Crystal. You used my favorite papers as well!! Love the twine and monkey!!!
Super cute!
Hugs~Bren

Chelsea said...

Soooo cute. Love this idea!

Sue D said...

Fabulous calendar and love the monkey!

Anonymous said...

How beautiful! Would love to make one of these calendars!

Lucy said...

Great project! I watched the video and it is so easy to do. I really, really want this :)

Jodi Collins said...

ACK! This is SO stinkin' cute girlie! LOVE this!!!

Lisa said...

Great calendar! I like how dainty the binding is. So cute! Thanks

Carin McDonough said...

Your calendar is gorgeous Crystal what a lovely item to look at every day! Just love the hanging monkey! :)

Bev Gerard said...

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!!!!!
CUTE ALERT right here!
Surely this is the cutest calendar I have ever seen, Crystal!!!
Wowwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
I feel a "need to" coming on .... thanks to your fabby inspiration!

~Tex

Barbara said...

Hi Crystal, This is indeed a darling calendar. I think our crafting club would just love it!! Now I am crossing my fingers to win the blog hop. The design team has certainly inspired me :) Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs XX

Barbara said...

Your desktop calendar is adorable. Love the monkey.

Mary said...

Cute Calender idea Crystal. I love the papers that you used. Neat way to bind the calender together so that it can sit on one's desk. Thanks for sharing!

Therese Kl said...

Too cute, I love the Monkey.

Tonya Burke said...

ooooohhh.... ahhhhhh.... I LOVE this calendar! Thanks so much for explaining how to make your calendar base too! And who DOESN'T love that cute little Inky Monkey??!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Awesome calendar so country feeling. Fabulous Christmas gift idea... hhhmmm... you got me thinking. hee hee

FerrellGraph-x said...

I love your calendar! I'll have to try this for Christmas gifts.
Kindest regards,
Jennifer Ferrell