Kate Hadfield's Jan 2018 Blog Challenge and 2 chances to win a $15 Gift Card

Can you believe it is January 2018 already? December was so busy that the month actually flew by! Now we are getting ready for the new year and what it has in store for us, including the MOC right here at the Lily Pad!!

Before we go any further we want to congratulate the winner for December 2017, that was chosen by Rafllecopter. Rafflecopter picked Ferdy’s colourful Christmas page “Us” as the winner!



@Ferdy

[Ferdy-please message Kate via PM for details of how to claim your prize].
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Many thanks to everyone who played along with the December challenge!

Now on to the January Challenge!

This month we have not one, but TWO fun templates for you to scrap with! You’re welcome to scrap with both templates and enter the giveaway twice, just make sure to create a separate entry for each layout so Rafflecopter counts both entries!

Both templates have a ‘new yearsy’ feel to them: Kirstie created a fun countdown themed template (that big circle is crying out to be replaced with a clock element for a New Year’s Eve layout!) while I created a year in review template to help you look back on the highlights of 2017! The 2017 date is a separate layer so if you want to create similar pages for other years, or to use the layout to showcase a series of photos it’s really easy to amend and customise.

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Here are the pages I made with each of the templates: (See each page for list of credits)

Kirstie's Template:



My Year in Review template:



In addition to the January challenge templates on her blog, there are also the celebration overlays and monthly brads that Kate is giving away as freebies. I made them with her doodles, that I also used on my pages. We hope you enjoy them!

Head on over to Kate's blog to pick up the free templates (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 templates! 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 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% 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 in the Rafflecopter giveaway at the bottom of the January challenge post on Kate's blog, linking back to your page by midnight EST on January 31st! Remember if you are entering twice one with each template, you must leave seperate comments for each one.

The winner will be announced along with the next blog challenge on February 1st!

Just a reminder, Kate's Wrap Up Warm is her featured kit for January. It will be on sale all month at 30% off until January 31st!



We hope you will join in with the challenge. We can't wait to see your wonderful pages! Good luck everyone, and we wish you all the best in 2018!!​

 

great page @Vivi! Thanks for your page!

 

Love everyone's ages so far!! Hope to see more! 2 great templates and also some freebies on Kate's blog.. don't miss out! Good luck everyone!

 

bumping up... 1 more day .. challenge ends tomorrow.. do both templates and have 2 opportunities to win!!