Wow! November is here .. and it is also the beginning of the busy holiday season! With that in mind, Kate has a wonderful new template to share with you this month and we can't wait to see what you do with it. Before we show you the new blog template for November, let's begin with the winner of the Kate Hadfield's Blog October challenge. A very big thanks to everyone who joined in. We really enjoyed seeing your beautiful pages made with the "Ups and Downs" template! The winner chosen by Rafflecopter for the $15 gift card to Kate's Store for October is Christina (aka @Christina W ) for her wonderful page titled "Tortie". Congratulations Christina!! And here is her winning page: (Christina, please PM Kate here for information on how to obtain your Gift Card.) Now for November!!! Kirstie has helped Kate by creating another awesome clustered template for us. We are calling this template "Clustered Template 3". It has lots of spots for clusters of elements, and great spaces for your papers and fabulous photos! Here is the fun page I created with it: (Please click on page to get full credits) Now it is your turn!! Head on over to Kate's blog to pick up the free template (please scroll down on Kate's blog for download links) and to see more inspiration pages from the rest of Kate's Creative Team. Enjoy & have fun with the template! You could win a $15 gift card to Kate's store! THE CHALLENGE: 1. Download the template from Kate's Blog. (Please scroll down until you see the "Download Template Here: PSD PNG PAGE Tiff" ) You can use them as is, flip them, resize them, anything you want, to make them your own! 2. Create a digital layout, hybrid layout, or even a card or other project. It can be any theme that you wish. The only requirement is that your page should include at least 50% of Kate’s products. *Please note: This has to be a new layout for the challenge* If you are looking for some inspiration on how to use Kate's doodles, check out the huge Kate Hadfield Creative Team Pinterest board! You'll find 300+ layouts with all kinds of doodles & themes! Or, go to Kate's blog to see all the layouts from her Creative Team using this template! TO ENTER: 1. Post your page in the Kate Hadfield gallery here at the Lilypad. 2. Leave a comment and the link to your page (so we can all give you some gallery love) in the Rafflecopter giveaway at the bottom of the November challenge post on Kate's blog, by midnight EST on November 30th! The winner will be announced along with the next blog challenge on December 1st! We hope you enjoy creating with this "Clustered 3" template for November! We can't wait to see the gorgeous pages you will make with it and Kate's doodles, as well as reading your journaling! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS: I wasn't sure if you saw that Kate has a new pack of Doodles called "Sweater Weather" in the Store, for the November BYOC. It is on sale at 20% off through Sunday 11/3. Don't miss out on it! It is perfect for all your Fall pages!! I had so much fun scrapping my photo from the Hunt Club Farm with it, and here is my layout: (Please click on the layout for the full credits) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Fall, Happy Sweater Weather and Happy Scrapping!