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NOV. 21 UPDATES

• Holiday hours: Home Office will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Customer Service and the warehouse will resume regular hours on Friday, Nov. 25. 

• The Black Friday Promo is available until Nov. 25 at noon CT or while supplies last: Spend $100-$159.99, and choose 1 of 3 gift bundles FREE. Spend $160+, and choose 1 of 5 gift bundle options to get FREE. Additional tiers are available to earn more bundles. (Excludes the CM Rolling Bag.) Get details here.

• The Black Friday Digital Promo is available until Nov. 25 at noon CT. Spend $30+ in Digital Artwork or Custom Products and get the Digital Black Friday 2022 Kit free. (Excludes Photo Prints.) Get details here.

• Penny Power Sessions: The final session of the series will be tomorrow, Nov. 22, at 5pm CT. Learn more below in this email and sign up here.

• Fast & Fun Projects with Noreen: Join PD Creative Manager Noreen Smith every Wednesday at 5pm CT on YouTube and in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group.

• Christmas shipping guidelines: View the recommended dates to order traditional and Custom Products by for the best chance of delivery before Christmas below in this email.

• The #2022BlackFridayBONUS challenge submissions are due by Dec. 4 at 11:59pm CT in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group. 

YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE THE DREAM COME TRUE!

Let's give a cheer — more Dream Team yard signs have arrived! Congratulations to everyone who has received one so far! When you get yours, please post a photo of you with your sign in the Advisor Group so we can help you celebrate! 

LAST WEEK'S PHOTO RECAP

Please include #MyEvent in your description when posting your photo(s) to be considered for inclusion in the weekly collage. Thanks!

Please refer to the CDC for the latest guidance regarding COVID-19. 

• Top Row Left: Advisor Linda Clark had a fun “Fall Fest Weekend” with 25 ladies making tons of pages. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Julie Stanley Tibbetts recently wrapped up a five-day scrap retreat with 20 fabulous croppers. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Denise Jones held her Open House.

• Second Row: Advisors Karen Mahoney and Tiffany Ballard Call co-hosted an event with 81 crafters. There were prizes, breakouts, photo opportunities and chair massages. 

• Third Row Left: Advisor Theresa Potts held her first Croptoberfest this past weekend. 

• Third Row Middle: Advisor Brenda Simeth had a great time preparing and hosting her Open House. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Beth Gurnham Beller held her final crop of 2022. Forty-four ladies joined in on saving memories, sharing stories and laughing. 

• Bottom Row: Advisors Kathy Baids and Cathy Baids held their 27th weekend crop with a great crew of scrappers. 

• Top Row Top: Scrapbookers and cardmakers thoroughly enjoyed Advisor Gretchen Winterfield Diffee’s three-day retreat. 

• Top Row Bottom Left: Advisor Cheryl Dippner and Upline Sheri Lehman co-hosted a four-day mountain retreat. From the Project Recipes™ to the door prizes and talks about new products, everyone had a blast. 

• Top Row Bottom Right: Advisor Laura Landry’s Christmas retreat was very merry with a Christmas tree, goodie bags and, of course, scrapbooking.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Beth O'Briant Scott (or as she stated, Elf Beth!) held an Open House and customer appreciation crop. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Laura Maguire celebrated 25 years of CM love by teaching six card creations to some scrapbookers. Laura also wants to give shout-outs to Advisors Mary Jo Chretien and Nancy Jorgensen Hodges.

• Bottom Row Middle: It was a successful Croptoberfest event for Advisor Kim Austin Spilman. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Carol Childs hosted a scrapbook retreat and everyone had a super time — just look at those smiles!

• Top Row Left: Twenty-four croppers attended Advisor Cassie Oelberg’s event at her “crop cabin.” It was jam-packed with Paper Buffets™, a “Family Feud” game, delicious foods and scrapbooking. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Sue Baracchini held a card class with a few church ladies. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor ​​Robin Verret had a wonderful time as a vendor at “Hangar Holiday,” an annual holiday bazaar. Robin was able to get lots of great contacts. 

• Second Row Right: Everyone went nuts at Advisor Meredith Miller Wiens’ Croptoberfest. And Advisor Andrea Plate Van Hofwegen taught attendees how to make mini albums.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Cindy Crist went wild, literally — she hosted a Wild West three-day retreat with 50 ladies. It was full of fun: photo opportunity with a real horse, Secret Box openings, a Paper Buffet™, a saloon with root beer floats and much more. Together, everyone completed more than 900 traditional pages, 130 digital pages, 120 cards and an abundance of other awesome crafts.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Krislyn Mattei had her Open House with around 30 in-person guests and a few virtual ones. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Emily Gallo held her “Gratitude Retreat.” Emily demoed how to make an accordion border for the group and offered two breakout classes, too. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisors Skye Peterson Bennett, Christie Bernier and Laurie Jowell O'Brien came together to put on their Open House. They did the Secret Box opening and used a Virtual Crop sketch as a Make & Take.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Caroline Rouen Dixon was blown away by the fun and success of her annual “Crop & Shop.” There were eight vendors and 60 croppers who joined in on the event. And she gives big thanks to Colleen Wiley, Gladys Garcia Mitton, Heather L. Kennerson, Dawn Dimock, Judy Foss, Kim Goldstone, Beth Gerrish Renzetti, Donna Bushnell, Suzanne E. Kane, Hazel Thompson and Maria Scheuer.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Carol Barber joined in on a craft fair for the 29th year and talked to many interested people.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Karen Gray hosted 36 lovely scrappers at her Croptoberfest. She enjoyed $5,000 in profits and $500 in Christmas Wish Lists, too.

• Second Row Right: Advisor Kelly Kane Bryson put together a card and tag class at the library where she works. 

• Third Row Left: Advisor Dee Bryant hosted 16 ladies at her retreat. In total, the attendees completed 434 pages.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Liz Youse Kielley held her Open House on Friday.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Monica Garcia held her Open House with 11 in attendance. The event included Make & Takes, lots of products to review, refreshments and a raffle.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Connie Tabor Skaggs had not one, but two crops this past weekend.

• Top Row: Advisor Leslie Theys loved this year’s rendition of “Beach Retreat” — the weekend was put together by the leadership team of Leslie, Laurie Appel, Martha Murray and Ashley Roesch. Eighty scrapbookers gathered together with the theme of “under the sea” and enjoyed creative sessions, tool talks, a “polar plunge” (Myrtle Beach style) and more.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Nicole Soh and crew had a fantastic time gathering together at the “Rocket City Advisor Retreat.” Creative Memories’ PD Creative Manager Noreen Smith also joined in on the good times, and there were great training sessions from Advisors Donna Hall Guest, Karen Cornell, Gina Lanzillo Embry, Debbie Martin, Sheri Tilley, Catherine Skinner and Lisa Thurman. 

• Second Row Right: Eighty-seven scrappers finished lots of pages at Advisor Pam Winn’s “Winter Holiday Retreat.” Pam wants to give special thanks to Advisors Stephanie Baxter, Gloria Dominguez, Connie Hainline, Darlene Nelson, Judy Siemssen, Julie Templeton, Chris Wooden, Berlie Freidt and others who helped make the three-day retreat run smoothly.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisors Jayne Lang Frahmann and Cindy Esselman co-hosted another amazing Croptoberfest filled with demos, displays, a Paper Buffet™ and more.

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Adrienne Stevens put on her final greeting card workshop of the year. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Jenny Korte was at a recent craft show and she met many new and awesome contacts. 

 We love to celebrate your successes! Share your creative or business-building ideas anytime with your fellow Advisors on the Facebook Group and we’ll share them here. When posting event photos, please include #MyEvent in your description. Welcome new team members and celebrate your team’s accomplishments on Welcome Wednesdays. Not a member? Join today!

A friendly reminder that Home Office will be closed this Thursday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Customer Service and the warehouse will resume regular hours on Friday, Nov. 25. 

THERE'S STILL TIME FOR THE BLACK FRIDAY PROMO 
Ends Nov. 25 at noon CT or while supplies last

Have you earned this year's Black Friday Promo bundles yet? You can get them FREE with orders starting as low as $100+ or $160+!

To see just how easy is it to reach the lower tier to earn the promo, here are some ideas you can share with your customers:

• For those who love winter: Polar Lights Buy-It-All Bundle + Tape Runner Refill — $106.50

• Tool fanatics: Special-Edition 12-inch Trimmer + Special-Edition Original Border Maker System + BMC of choice — $104

• Back-to-basics: 2 packs of 12x12 Refill Pages + 12x12 Pocket Pages + 2 Tape Runner Refills — $100.50 

So, which one(s) do YOU have your eye on?

TOP EARNERS BY LEVEL

Well done to each of you who rocked it last week, and to last week's top earners by level!

Pictured (from left to right): Cassie Oelberg (Level 5), Melissa Ward (Level 4), Donna Marcionette (Level 3), Alisa Vitantonio (Level 2), Christyle Broadworth (Level 1)

ORDER 8x8 SCHOOL & BABY ALBUM KITS

Did you catch the webinar about the NEW 8x8 School Days and My First Album Kits with CEO Alison Dutton and Advisor Success Coach Diane Lampert in the Achievements Planning Group last Thursday? If not, you'll definitely want to watch the recording to learn all about these new kits for beginner scrapbookers — they're intended to be an easy way for Advisors to meet new customers and hold Beginner Classes for these two themes.

Priced at just $65 each, these kits include everything moms who are new to scrapbooking will need to get started AND they'll get FREE Ground shipping on orders with the kit!

As a friendly reminder, this first set of preview-edition products have limited quantities, so if they sell through quickly, you can rest assured that there are more on the way as you're planning your 2023 events.

(Note: Free Ground shipping will not apply with orders that include the CM Rolling Bag.)

The School Days and My First Album are also available sold separately ($39.50 each), however, individual albums sold outside of the kits do not qualify for free Ground shipping.

JOIN THE WEBINAR
Final session is tomorrow, Nov. 22, at 5pm CT

You're invited to join us tomorrow for the last webinar in the Penny series! In this final Power Session, the Penny Trainer will offer must-know tips to make the most of your My Business dashboard and customer sales information, and will also be addressing some of Advisors’ most commonly asked questions so you can make the very most of the holidays! We hope to see you there!

GET CREATIVE INSPIRATION
Live streaming Wednesdays at 5pm CT

This week, join PD Creative Manager Noreen Smith for a live streaming on YouTube and in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group, where she'll teach you to make a Thanksgiving layout using Golden Harvest that highlights all that you, your family and friends are grateful for. You'll want to be sure to mark your calendar because this is one you won't want to miss!

TOP GROUP & PERSONAL SALES

Congratulations to each of you who had a terrific personal week last week and to each of you who inspired your teams to do the same!

CUSTOMER SERVICE:
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*Customer Service will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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