Vintage Button Wedding Invitation

Last summer, I was part of Steve Koo Photography's Website Launch Giveaway. The winner received tons of goodies, including 100 custom designed thank-you cards (or equivalent value) from Keg Design. Jennifer and Tavis were the lucky winners, and I had a blast working with them! Due to the small wedding ceremony they were planning in Australia, they decided to forgo the thank-you cards and had me design their wedding invitations instead. The suite included a 5x7 invitation card and #4bar RSVP card. The theme was vintage - Jennifer actually makes beautiful jewelry out of repurposed vintage buttons - so we had lots of fun with it! They were married this past March in Queensland.

Photos ©2012 Keg Design

Head over Heels Challenge

Another fabulous Minted.com challenge has gone live and I need your help! The "Head over Heels" challenge is all about wedding invitations - one of my favorite things to design - so I entered a total of 6 invitations. I'd love your thoughts and your VOTES - it only takes a minute (I promise). Thank you!

Parisian Balcony in Spring - Vote Here

Acorns in Fall - Vote Here

Simple Landscape - Vote Here

Beautiful Buttons - Vote Here

Grecian Goddess of Vines - Vote Here

Old County Courthouse - Vote Here

Oh Baby

I entered a few designs into Minted's Summer is Born Birth Announcement Challenge. Over 1000 submissions were received, so the competition is pretty tough. I thought I'd share my creations with you. Feel free to help my chances by voting on versions 1, 2, 3 or 4! Feedback appreciated!

Wedding Giveaway!

I am so excited to announce that Keg Design is part of Steve Koo's website launch wedding giveaway. More than $1500 of wedding products and services will be given to one lucky winner... including 100 custom designed thank-you cards from me! Here's the full list of swag:

Engagement session or a couples connection session with Chicago wedding photographer Steve Koo, along with a DVD of usable, edited high-res images and personal reprint rights

A 1-on-1, 2-hour makeup bag makeover session with Chicago’s premier makeup artist, Sonia Roselli

20% off credit for any Sonia Roselli products purchased on the day of the 1-on-1 session

2 hour planning consultation with wedding planner Charlene Liang of Sweetchic Events. At this consultation valued at $300, discuss color schemes, decor, vendor recommendations, etiquette, logistics and all things wedding-related.

$150 gift card for jewelry designed by the fabulous Erin Gallagher

100 custom designed thank-you cards from Kelly at Keg Design

Something for the guy: Two $50 gift certificates towards services at Halo for Men: Chicago’s Premier Salon for Men and a Halo for Men t-shirt

Anyone can enter and it's super easy to do so. You get up to three chances:

1) Check out Steve Koo's blog and comment on this giveaway post.

2) Follow @stevekoo1 on twitter and tweet this exact phrase including the link at the end:

I just entered the Steve Koo Photography Giveaway to win $1500 of products & services! http://bit.ly/mnXVEs

3) "Like" Steve Koo Photography on Facebook here and post this exact comment on your wall and/or his: I just entered the Steve Koo Photography Giveaway to win $1500 of products & services! http://stevekoophotography.com/everthing-else/website-launch-giveaway

Good luck and be sure to spread the word to all of your (engaged) friends!

Minted + Chronicle Books

Minted is hosting another challenge and this time around they are partnering with book publisher Chronicle Books. They asked for fresh, modern stationary designs in a color palette of orange, yellow, lime, aqua and taupe. The winning designs of four designers will be featured in a notecard collection published by Chronicle Books and will be sold in stores around the world, as well as on Minted.com. How cool is that? Here are some of my submitted designs...wish me luck!

Win FREE Wedding Coordination!

Calling all Chicago area brides... a new event coordination service is in town and they are giving away 30 days of FREE wedding coordination to one lucky lady! Praveen, one of the women behind the{little}details, contacted me last week about this amazing giveaway and her awesome wedding blog called rivernorthLove. Check them out and go here for all the details on the contest. Good luck!

30 Days of Free Wedding Coordination Includes:
* Unlimited phone and email correspondence and two in-person meetings
* Rehearsal dinner coordination
* Day of services (8-10 hours)
* Bridal party wish/task list
* Detailed wedding timeline (Ceremony- processional and recessional, Cocktail hour, and Reception)
* Vendor contract review, checklist, confirmation, and payment
* Budget updates
* Wedding checklist, tailored around your wedding day specifics
* Delivery of non-vendor items to ceremony or reception venues
* Bridal emergency kit on site
* All the little details. Which includes and is not limited to: wardrobe assistance, wedding party assistance, breakfast delivery, vendor and bridal party liaison, assistance with program/place cards/favor set up, assistance with selection of favors, assistance with selection of attendant and or parent gifts, dessert table set up, and any other specific needs you may have (i.e. the safekeeping of your grandmother's heirloom cake knife)

Wedding Program Challenge

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. It's been absolutely dreary in Chicago... clouds, rain and cold temps. Blah! The good thing was that it motivated me to complete my submission for Minted's Blogger Program Challenge. I signed up online and received an entry packet in the mail a few weeks ago. Here's the lowdown: Minted is looking for new and creative ways to bind their program cover (which they sell here) to the internal program pages (that brides print themselves). Staying true to the modern aesthetic at Minted, I wanted to offer up something that was unique & fresh. We've all seen programs folded and binded with ribbon, so I decided to use metal eyelets instead!

To cover the top portion of the program I dug up some paper scraps I had laying around. The great thing about this DIY project is that you don't need a ton of materials or money. Approximately 100 metal eyelets cost about $3 on Etsy - this is a steal compared to the price of ribbon! Eyelets come in all shapes, sizes and colors. For the paper, many craft shops will sell the long paper strips that they cut for other items at a discounted price or even give to you for free. Other than that, I just needed a glue stick, X-acto knife and small hammer. Cut the paper to fit the top portion of the program. To create the lower bend in the front cover, use the X-acto knife to cut a straight score line. Glue the paper to the top of the cover then measure & mark the center for the eyelet. Place the eyelet over the center, hammer it down and WA-LAH! You've got a great looking wedding program uniquely adhered together!

I also created a second and third program option that utilized similar metal trinkets. For the yellow and gray design, I wanted to keep it very modern and simple. I placed two gold eyelets in the center top of the program and created another score line for folding. The third photographic option was pretty as is, so I just adhered all of the pages together with two white snowflake brads. These helped bring a winter wedding theme to life and since the snowflakes were white, they didn't compete with the rest of the design. Another great aspect of the eyelets is that thread or ribbon can be looped through them for functional purposes. If you're a bride who likes to be different, you could display and hang your programs at the church on metal sconces or tree branches to WOW your guests!

Photos ©2011 Keg Design

Vote for me!

I entered a few designs into Minted's International Celebration Challenge. All of my card designs fit under the Diwali category. Diwali is an important five-day festival in Hinduism occurring October - November. It's also known as the "festival of lights." Minted's rating scale is 1-5, 5 being the best. If you have the time, I would really appreciate your vote! Thanks! Links below...

Voting links (clockwise): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Green Giveaway Winner!

A winner has been chosen (randomly) for the "Green Giveway." Drum roll please...

Congratulations to Chic 'N Cheap Living.

Please contact me for details. Thanks to everyone who entered, I really appreciate it.

Don't Forget!

Happy Friday! I think this has officially been the longest week ever. I'm looking forward to a low-key, relaxing weekend. Do you think I'm getting old when I'm excited to have NO plans and nothing to do?

Also, a friendly reminder to enter my Green Giveaway! It's super easy... just become a Google follower (if you're not already) and leave a comment here. It's basically like cash - a $40 gift certificate to the lucky winner for use at any of CSN's 200+ online stores. Winner announced Monday!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Kelly

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Green Giveaway!

Images Courtesy of CSNstores.com

Keg Design is hosting another CSN giveaway... and this time it's going to be green. As in cash money green (well a gift card, but nearly the same thing)! The lucky winner will receive a $40 gift certificate for use at any of CSN's 200+ online stores. I'm currently looking for a new vanity, and love the bedroom vanity options CSN offers. What's on your list? Baby items, furniture, shoes, cookware... you name it, CSN has it.

How to enter:

1. Become a Keg Design follower. You must do this to be eligible. Leave a comment telling me what you would purchase with the gift certificate.

2. Become a Keg Design Facebook Fan for a second chance at winning.

3. Post about this contest on your site, linking back to Keg Design, for another chance to win.

(Don't forget to leave a comment letting me know to add you a 2nd or 3rd time.)

Keg Design's "Green Giveaway" will close on Sunday, August 1st at Noon CST. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on August 2nd. This contest is valid for United States and Canadian residents only.Thanks for entering and good luck!

and the WINNER is...

Congratulations to "Bel" from And Stanley Makes Three! You're the winner of the super chic Chalkboard Frame Sticker. I hope it looks amazing in your kitchen! Please send me your email so we can coordinate details. Happy Friday everyone!!!

Chalkboard Decor

It's all the rage! Do you have on old pantry door? Freshen it up with some chalkboard paint. I just discovered a great post over at Belle Maison that highlights a number of fun chalkboard ideas that you can incorporate into your own home. Also, don't forget to enter the CHALKBOARD STICKER GIVEAWAY I'm hosting on Keg Design this week. I'm excited about announcing the winner this friday! So get your comments in, and PLEASE, help me spread the word...

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Minted Wedding Challenge

Minted is hosting another amazing contest...The Breakout Wedding Challenge. Each designer was asked to submit 3 wedding invitations (no more, no less). The 1st prize winner, as voted by the Minted community, will win a chance to launch a collection of 4 wedding suites to be sold on Minted.com. This is such an amazing opportunity, and I'm very excited about the 3 designs I submitted below. I need your help with the voting - pretty please! Follow the links below, and Rate my designs 1-5 (5 is the best!). Thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate it. My full Minted profile can be found here.

PLEASE VOTE: Doodles A7 Wedding Invitation by Keg Design

PLEASE VOTE: Ornate Indigo A7 Wedding Invitation by Keg Design

PLEASE VOTE: Baroque Scrollwork A7 Wedding Invitation by Keg Design

Keg Design's 1st GIVEAWAY!

I'm so excited to host my first GIVEAWAY on Keg Design! I'm always looking for new ways to add character to my home, so when I came across this Kikkerland Large Decor Chalkboard Sticker I thought it was the perfect item to add charm and style to any bare wall. Hang it in your kitchen for recording recipes or your home office for writing daily "to do" lists. It would also work great in a kid's room for a safe alternative to drawing on the walls!

How To Win:

1. Become a Keg Design subscriber (follower). You must do this to be eligible.

2. Leave a comment telling me what you would do with the Kikkerland Chalkboard Sticker if you win.

3. TRIPLE your chances of winning by posting about this contest on your blog and linking back to this post. Don't forget to leave a comment so I know to add you.

This giveaway will close on Thursday, March 18th at 5pm CST. A winner will be chosen by random.org and announced on Keg Design on March 19th.

I'd like to thank CSN Stores for sponsoring this giveaway. CSN sells everything from kids bedding to modern accessories to everyday cookware. The chalkboard sticker frame we're giving away is backed with adhesive and easy to put up and remove. It leaves no residue on your walls and is 27.5" H x 22.6" W. I love the mixture of modern and vintage design in this piece. It's neutral color palette would fit in almost any room. For all you brides-to-be out there, it would be a great piece to frame or apply to an easel for wedding signage at your rehearsal dinner, ceremony or reception.

Here are a few examples of how similar stickers have spruced up some environments. Paper Source even suggests using Bistro Markers or rubber stamps (in addition to chalk) on your chalkboard sticker. Image sources here and here.

Here's a quick tutorial showing how easing the application of this kind of material is: