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APRIL 24 UPDATES

• The Spend/Get Promo has been EXTENDED until April 28 at noon CT or while supplies last. Quantities of the Unbe-leaf-able Bundle have sold through, however, there are still quantities of the Ladybugs Bundle that you can earn FREE with qualifying orders.

• Reserve the Tractor Punch and Square Tile Punch NOW: As you know, we trialed the offer to order the Trail Sign Punch to ensure that everyone who wanted one could get one. This ends Friday at noon CT. Because of the success of that offer, for this week only, we are also going to re-open the Tractor Punch and Square Tile Punch until Friday at noon CT. After Friday, the team will look at how many were reserved as early orders and ensure we have the amount needed to fulfill all of your orders. We encourage you to reach out to customers while the current Spend/Get Promo is running, as you will be able to order the Trail Sign Punch, Tractor Punch and Square Tile Punch while the promo is running through Friday at noon CT. Get the details below!

• Fast2Fab™ Promo: Get 20% off select Fast2Fab™ Bundles, Albums and Refill Pages until May 2. Quantities are available while supplies last.

• Limited-edition 8x8 Album Covers are available until May 2 at noon CT or while supplies last.

• NEW Scrapbooking 101 Tutorial with Noreen: Invite your beginner scrapbookers — there's a new LIVE Scrapbooking 101 Tutorial with Noreen coming to the Virtual Crop Facebook Group and YouTube the last Friday of every month! The first event kicks off this Friday, April 28, at noon CT. Learn more below in this email.

• NEW “Monday Memories” social media initiative: Starting today and each following Monday, we're going to be featuring an Advisor OR customer on our Instagram and Facebook pages! Posts will go live each Monday at 7am CT — you'll want to head over to these channels to see who is the first to be featured! If you or a customer are interested in being showcased, please fill out this form!

• The April Completed Album Challenge kicks off today in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Make a short video flipping through each page of the album(s) you completed in April and post it in the group with #CompletedApril2023 for your chance to win. 

• The Earth Day Pop-up Challenge is going on now in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Take on three sketch challenges (all of which will help you use up paper scraps!) and/or, in honor of the current Spend/Get Promo, create a layout of your own that incorporates ladybugs or leaves for the chance to WIN! You'll have until April 30 at 11:59pm CT to post your layouts in the group with #2023EarthDayBONUS!

• Create the Best for Your Business webinar: The next LIVE webinar is this Thursday, April 27, at 11am CT. You can watch the recording of last week's webinar here as well.

• Advisors are qualifying for Wild Card AND Sun Riser status for the Advisor Escape! See who has reached Wild Card and Sun Riser status (in the last two weeks) below in this email.

• Submit your completed Beginner Classes: Have you hosted Beginner Classes in 2023? Make sure to submit them for credit toward earning the Advisor Escape with these 3 simple steps:

  1. 1. Pre-register your Beginner Class on the website.

     2. Hold your event (and take a picture!).

     3. Submit your completed event here by April 30 and YOU can earn the free gift as an Advisor Achievement in May.

CONGRATS, ADVISOR ESCAPE ACHIEVERS!

Hooray! Let's give a cheer for the Advisors below, who have qualified for the Wild Card or Sun Riser status* in the last 2 weeks and are working toward earning their way to the Advisor Escape in Puerto Vallarta in 2024! To learn more about the Escape and how to achieve it, visit the Advisor Escape page.

*Achievements are not final until the end of the qualification period.

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!

• Top Row Left: According to Advisor Violetta Tait Bubelis Welsh, it was such a privilege to host an NSD event for a lovely group of crafty ladies. She also thanks Advisors Tammy Benn and Amber Constable for their helping hands. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Andi Johnson hosted her second NSD event of the season — this iteration was a four-day weekend get-together with 24 ladies. It included regular classes, a Beginner Class and breakout sessions. Andi also gives a shout-out to Advisors Tina Miller and Heather Knutsen. 

• Top Row Right: Advisors Amy Bryant Weaver, Ellen Evanoff, Nancy Lake and Patty Hartman Mullins got together at the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention in St. Louis. Being a vendor at the event proved to be a win — record sales, sold-out template class, running out of roughly 300 Tape Runner Refills before the end of the first day and more. 

• Middle: Advisor Betsy Detlefs thoroughly enjoyed her four-day crop. 

• Bottom Row Left: The 2023 “Scrap Happy Gals NSD event” was a success for Advisor Cheryl Bush. Twelve fabulous scrappers (plus her mom!) joined in on the event, including three new scrapbookers. Cheryl held a Beginner Class and thanks Downline Amy McVay Busch for her help and support. 

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Cheryl Bliss enjoyed hosting three croppers for a whole week at her “Scrapbooking Bliss B&B.” Cheryl taught new techniques with a couple of classes. In the end, they finished more than 225 pages. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Angela Miller Hall had a blast at her first Beginner Class. Angela encourages all to keep inviting, calling and passing out business cards to get your name and events out there!

• Top Row Left: Advisor Esther Adame Summers had a great Beginner Class. 

• Top Row Middle: It was all about NSD for Advisor Kathy Glinowiecki at her event.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Caroline Williams Swartz hosted a retreat for 11 of her customers. It included tool demos, Make & Takes and even a boat ride. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Leona Adams had a fantastic scrapbooking and crafting retreat featuring a Beginner Card Class at her church.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Jackie Meyer hosted a Beginner Class for two fine ladies. 

• Second Row Right: It was an amazing NSD celebration for all at Advisor Denice Cowell’s recent event. 

• Third Row Left: What do you do when you schedule a Beginner Class and no beginners show up? According to Advisor Beth O'Briant Scott, you go ahead and teach the class with your tried-and-true customers! Beth got some practice teaching the projects and sold almost all of her card kits in stock. 

• Third Row Middle: Advisor ​​Lynda King held a cardmaking class for 10 scrappers.

• Third Row Right: One Monday a month, Advisor LeAnna Lynn offers a “Make-Along Monday Zoom.” She had four makers join her for this month’s event — they did the Painted Garden Project Recipe™ and loved it.

• Bottom: Advisor Emily Brown Taylor held a two-day NSD crop for 55 scrappers, which also included a Beginner Class. It was her most successful crop yet — way to go!

• Top Row Left: Advisor Allison Starr hosted 26 virtual and in-person scrappers at her hybrid NSD event. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Sandy Chuirazzi Fryer organized a “Squeeze the Day” NSD get-together. 

• Second Row Left: Advisors Diane Murphy Ambrose and Sue Baracchini co-hosted an NSD weekend where many pages and cards were made.

• Second Row Middle: An NSD Zoom crop is in the books for Advisor Karen Richardson. It was a non-stop session from 9am-7pm with an open craft format so guests could work on their ongoing projects. The event included a breakout session where Karen taught a project idea and lots of gifts and prizes. 

• Second Row Right: It was a fantastic weekend for Advisor Beth Gurnham Beller — 134 scrapbookers joined in on a PJ crop. The crop included plenty of demos, product buffets, a card class and more. 

• Third Row Left: Advisors Stefani Jones and Kim Spilman co-hosted an NSD event for more than 35 guests. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Peggy Sherer Matthews loved sharing cute, lemony decorations with other Advisors.

• Bottom: Advisor Lisa Thurman and crew squeezed out as much fun as possible at her NSD event she co-hosted with Advisors Debra Becker and Donna Leal. The Oscar Mayer® Wienermobile even stopped by!

• Top Row Left: There was a lot of lemon love at Advisor Emily Gallo’s NSD get-together. She hosted a full house of 24 croppers and taught a Beginner Class featuring the Original Border Maker System and Citrus Slice BMC, as well an advanced NSD class. Emily also wants to thank Advisor Kathleen Johnson Krapf for helping with her Beginners Class… and for reaching Level 2 in less than 60 days! 
  

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Wendy Lyons had a magical time at her Harry Potter-themed weekend crop in March!

• Top Row Right: Advisor Adrienne Stevens helped her customers get creative with their first border and layout creations!

• Second Row Left: Advisor Joy Nakamura Lane’s dear friend recently came over to say “hi” with an acquaintance. She saw the many card kits and decided she would like to make a kit. She made her first card at Joy’s crop and left smiling. 

• Second Row Right: Advisor Colleen Day held her NSD event with the “Savvy Scrappers” and they completed pages using photos from Easter, high tea and a garden trip.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Jackie Criddle Casciani held her NSD event with three in attendance. She combined it with a Beginner Card Class and Beginner Border Class and everyone had a great time.

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Christine Jacoby Balderston had a great retreat, which included a Beginner Class and a fun Project Recipe™.

• Bottom Row Right: Between two NSD events, Advisor Holly Umberger had eight people in person and several on Zoom. 

• Top Row Left: Advisor Pamela Hall Chattin hosted her NSD event with 15 wonderful women. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Beth Saunders spoke about Quaker genealogy at a library event and had a booth set up a few days prior to the event. She got five to six new contacts!

• Second Row Left: Advisor Patti Jo Hicks’ recent Saturday included an NSD crop for several friends.

• Second Row Right: Advisor Cyndi Wicks held her part one, two-day NSD crop for a hybrid group of croppers. 

• Third Row Left: Advisor Marcia Goorley Marion and 14 lovely ladies made wonderful pages at her NSD event.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Lisa McCormick held her very first NSD event this past Saturday for 15 scrappers and cardmakers.

• Bottom Row Left: After a few months' hiatus, Advisor Joan Marso and team are back doing their monthly “Scrap Zoom” events for 2023. A huge shout-out goes to Advisors Donna Laforce Rischbieter, Mary Beth Hinckley O'Connell and Jennifer Brovero-Monoson for their help in hosting this month's event.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Joy Cornell-Baker hosted her NSD event and had seven fantastic ladies and one visitor attend! Everyone brought things to share for lunch and Advisor Odette Malehorn baked a beautiful cake and stayed to complete some cards.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Beckie Wilcox Belote’s three-day NSD celebration was both profitable and fun.

• Top Row Middle: Advisors Janet Ramos and Dawn Hastie planned a virtual NSD event.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Dawne Watts had a successful Open House sale at her first in-person event since 2020.

• Middle: Advisor Kim Miller held her 24th NSD event where hundreds of pages were completed in a span of 24 hours.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Rhonda Lynn Wilder held her NSD event with two loyal customers. They enjoyed creating pages and sharing ideas.

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Jamie Duquette LaMora held her NSD event. Everyone had fun and accomplished a lot, and she taught her first card class with lots of great feedback on the cards. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Jane Butterfield DeBlasio had a wonderful time scrapping with a small group for six days.

• Top: Advisor Diana Doyle’s NSD group all brought lemony foods and she taught a wave class.

• Second Row Left: This group loved Advisor Suzanne Orlando’s NSD celebration. 

• Second Row Right: Advisor Kathy Crow Lotz hosted her NSD event for nine ladies — her best crop turnout yet! The occasion included demos, a Paper Buffet™ and more.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Karen Mahoney’s cousin invited her to do a paper album class with her Girl Scout troop. Most of them wanted to make a pet album, so Karen brought lots of goodies for them to use. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Judy Snow loves having NSD events. It was two full days of scrapping, learning new techniques, sharing ideas, prizes and enjoying a delicious chocolate pound cake.

 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!

EXTENDED — GET GIFT BUNDLES FREE
Ends April 28 at noon CT or while supplies last  

Here's some great news you'll for sure want to let your customers know —  the spend/get promo has been extended to Friday, April 28, at noon CT or while supplies last! Quantities of the Unbe-leaf-able Bundle have sold through, however, there are still quantities of the Ladybugs Bundle that you can earn FREE with qualifying orders.

RESERVE THE TRACTOR PUNCH &
SQUARE TILE PUNCH NOW
Ends April 28 at noon CT

As you know, we trialed the offer to order the Trail Sign Punch to ensure that everyone who wanted one could get one. This ends Friday at noon CT. Because of the success of that offer, for this week only, we are also going to re-open the Tractor Punch and Square Tile Punch until Friday at noon CT!

After Friday, the team will look at how many were reserved via early orders and ensure we have the amount needed to fulfill all of your orders. We encourage you to reach out to customers while the current Spend/Get Promo is running, as you will be able to order the Trail Sign Punch, Tractor Punch and Square Tile Punch while the promo is running!

As a reminder, if you or your customers order any of these products, you will receive a Photo Card in the box with your order (in place of the punch) notifying you of when you can expect further communication about the estimated timing for receiving/redeeming your punch(es).

TEAM BUILDERS

Building your team not only grows our community but moves you one step closer to earning the Advisor Escape in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in 2024, where you will have the opportunity to spend time connecting with fellow Advisors AND your Home Office Team!

Congratulations to each of you who welcomed new team members last week (Sunday-Saturday) — YOU are the Dream Builders! 

Let's give a cheer for a few of the top team builders this week for the U.S., Canada and Australia!

ONE WEEK LEFT TO ORDER
LIMITED-EDITON 8x8 ALBUMS
Ends May 2 at noon CT or while supplies last   

Time is running out to get your hands on the limited-edition 8x8 Album Covers — Terra Cotta Herringbone, Ultra Violet Filigree Floral, CM Blue and Soft Yellow. These albums make great gifts, especially with Mother's Day fast approaching! They're available until May 2 or while supplies last.

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), Maureen Shepard (Level 4), Lydya Hulst (Level 3), Kelly Redmann (Level 2), Gail Davis (Level 1)

Have you uploaded an Advisor profile photo? Make sure you have a profile photo uploaded because you may be featured in an upcoming newsletter! 

    NEW SCRAPBOOKING 101 TUTORIALS START THIS FRIDAY
First session kicks off this Friday, April 28, at noon CT  

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!

COMPLETED ALBUM CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY
Submissions due by Sunday, April 30, at 11:59pm CT

The April Completed Album Challenge starts today, so if you've completed an album during the month of April (does not need to be from start to finish in April, just completed in April), take a video flipping through the pages and post it in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedApril2023 to be eligible for the chance to WIN!

Your Completed Album video could look like this!

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