MAY 8 UPDATES

• Punch promo: Earn the exclusive Iron Gate Border Punch FREE for every $100 you spend! (Limit 5 free punches per order.) Ends May 12 at noon CT or while supplies last.

• Embellishments Buffet ends TOMORROW at noon CT or while supplies last: Earn exclusive gifts FREE when you purchase 6+ limited-edition embellishments packs. Shop limited-edition embellishments packs now.

• Last chance for the Sweet Summer Buy-It-All Bundle! Ends Friday, May 12, at noon CT or while supplies last. At that time, the buy-it-all option will go away and the decorative bundle will be available to purchase at full price.

• The May Virtual Crop kicks off this Friday at 5pm CT! Join us on May 12 in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group to take part in this special Fast2Fab™-focused event — and remember to invite your friends!

• Take on the #NSD2023 Challenge: This past Saturday was National Scrapbook Day and this year's theme was all about lemons, so the challenge is to create a layout focused on the color yellow and/OR to create a layout using the NSD 2023 products! Submissions are due by Sunday, May 14, at 11:59pm CT.

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

CONGRATS, ADVISOR ESCAPE ACHIEVERS!

Hooray! Let's give a cheer for the Advisors below, who have qualified for the Wild Card 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.

EARN THE IRON GATE BORDER PUNCH FREE
Ends May 12 at noon CT or while supplies last 

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: Advisor ​​Dawn Slaven Greenwalt held her very first NSD event with 17 scrappers. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Michelle Dodson held her NSD event and they had lots of lemony fun.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Kimberly Anne Collins spent an amazing weekend with some crafters at her NSD event — her 22nd NSD event to be exact.

• Second Row: Advisor Paula Hyde Crossley enjoyed her NSD get-together — two days with 20 scrappers. She thanks Sherry Manning, Kathy Shropshire, Deb Wolfe, Barbara Smith and Pattie Hewitt.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Martha Hach had so much fun with 14 ladies (four were new!) at her NSD/Cinco de Mayo crop.

• Third Row Middle: Advisor Teri Edwards held her fourth annual virtual NSD event.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Vicki Rogers held her fifth NSD event and they completed cards and layouts. 

• Bottom Row: Advisor Denise Jones feels fulfilled after her four-day retreat.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Vicki Taylor Gage also held an NSD event. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Barb Jones Natalie had a wonderful NSD weekend full of fun, laughter and memories.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Vickie Stirmel Saltmarsh hosted her NSD event with a small group of croppers. 

• Second Row Right: Advisor Alana Baker Harvey hosted her 16th NSD celebration for 17 scrappers.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Julie Alesky Olsted held her NSD event that was smaller than normal, but it was fantastic, and there was one new person.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Neysa Wilson Threlkeld had a fun day with her cropping ladies completing their NSD projects.

• Fourth Row Left: Advisor Mary Ann Franks Beaton hosted a successful NSD event.

• Fourth Row Right: Advisor Dianne Strasser Hecker hosted her first NSD for nine attendees.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Emily Gallo hosted her National Scrapbook Day event for 13 guests. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Robin Verret held her NSD event for seven and had almost $1,000 in sales!

• Top Row Left: Advisor Sharon Burns held an NSD event with 15 crafters, filled with Bingo, classes, food and fun!

• Top Row Middle: Advisors Kendra Matthews Thompson, Caren Hutchinson, Nancy Woody O’Neil, Linda Zurick Davis, Paula Hermann and Donna Rymer had a wonderful fifth annual NSD retreat.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Kimberly Livesay Skeen did a pop-up Beginner Class at her hotel venue with over 30 parents and kids in attendance and they completed Paper Albums.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Stephanie Kaack had a great turnout for her NSD crop. Her Upline, Kristen Klomp Gasik, got people cute matching shirts and awesome cookies.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Amy Doss held her first card class — a card party that she donated to the school auction — and four attended.

• Second Row Right: NSD was in full swing for Advisor Kim Moore Kelsey.

• Bottom: Advisor Beverly Anklam McCay enjoyed four days of celebrating NSD.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Meredith Miller Wiens held her NSD event with lots of laughs, pages completed, classes, demos and great sales. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Carole Tice and RethaCarole Griffin Waltemyer held their NSD event. They did Make & Takes and created cards — some had never made cards before.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Cris Stonebraker had a wonderful time at the Sweet Blossom Retreat. A shout-out goes to Rebeca Clampitt, too.

• Second Row Right: Advisor Stephanie Balarzs Douglas had 11 ladies at her weekend crop, plus five visitors who stopped by and purchased! She gained one new team member and her sales were $1,500+!

• Third Row Left: Advisor Karen Harbin Treadway held her spring retreat with 12 ladies. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Nancy Marshall Churby was a vendor at a scrapbook retreat hosted by Advisor Mary Morabito Horwitz. They had a wonderful time and sold many items.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Gina Clement held an 8x8 album class with three beginners and gained new customers!

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Sue Stanish was very busy at her “Denim-Ladybug-Daisy” Spring 2023 Retreat with 54 ladies.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Beth Figlewicz had an awesome Card Party with 20 women from church. They had a lot of fun and Beth got several orders.

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Donna Jones hosted NSD for eight attendees (three were new to her!) and she taught a card class and four page layouts.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Mary Jo Murrell Keiter and Krist Kiger held an NSD event with a total of 19 scrappers. The Paper Buffet™ was a huge hit and one customer finished her wedding album just in time for her 25th anniversary.

• Middle: Advisors Diana McCarroll and Elaine Michael had so much fun hosting their three-day NSD event.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Glenda Van De Voorde held a successful NSD event with 12 croppers. She taught the Beginner Border Class — the ladies enjoyed it and purchased a Border Maker System.

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Lisa Blais Thurman loved hosting her NSD event with 19 ladies. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Maria Phillips thanks Home Office’s Amber Klimek for inspiring her team during their May team meeting. She also thanks Meredith Halvorsen Croswell for presenting and Advisors Tasha Walsh, Trish Lusby Delaurier and Rose Kolisnyk Bogoslowski for encouraging teammates to come.

• Top: Advisor Cyndi Wicks held her second NSD weekend event with 20+ attendees.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Cindy Zeiler Devillier held a retreat weekend.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Denise Mills held her 12-hour NSD event for 22 ladies and they created cards and borders.

• Second Row Right: Advisors Teri Gibson Schultz and Deedee N. Ogie Parker hosted a weekend retreat with a fun theme.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Cindy Crist hosted 15 gals for an all-day crop and their table gift was the Cherish You Paper Album, which some made into gifts for Mother’s Day.

• Third Row Middle: Advisor Patty Hartman Mullins held her annual spring retreat with 42 in attendance and she had nearly $2,300 in sales.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Heather Lee Weed enjoyed a weekend hosting eight ladies. 

• Bottom: Advisors Kathy Baids and Cathy Baids held their 29th weekend crop with 67 ladies and one gentleman in attendance.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Deborah Cumbie Cardwell hosted an NSD event and had a new person who enjoyed the NSD cards so much that she purchased the Tropic Time Card Kit.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Ginger Valesente Weekly held her NSD event and had special orchestra music next to them thanks to a nearby wedding rehearsal.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Shelley Hunt Copeland had 20 participants at her NSD event and everyone loved the theme.

• Second Row Right: Advisor Debi Wiedeman Damato hosted an NSD event with old and new friends.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Peggy Sherer Matthews was a vendor at a craft fair and had great sales and met wonderful people.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Caroline Rouen Dixon held an NSD-themed weekend with lots of lemony snacks. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Sue Stanish held two NSD events and Advisor Sherri Hamm helped out.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Beth Gurnham Beller thanks Home Office for Beginner Classes with Diane in Nashville over the weekend. They did three Beginner Classes and two new Advisors signed up!

• Top Row Left: It was all about scrapbooking and fun at Advisor Bridget Mills’ NSD celebration.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Brenda Matkins held her NSD event with 12 wonderful women. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Debbie Martin hosted an NSD event. 

• Second Row Right:  Advisor Nancy Delzell Mason held a “Bagels & Borders” event and it was a huge success. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Tessa Chapple hosted a Beginner Class and she learned a lot!

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Vickie Thomas had so much fun helping to put together 8x8 Father’s Day albums with these ladies.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Kristin Faver Thomson and her daughter attended Donna Chisholm MacDonald’s NSD event. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Debbie DeFino Crockett spent the past two weeks enjoying quality “scrapcation” with some croppers. Nearly 500 pages were completed and plenty of memories were made throughout the duration. 

• Top Row Right: Advisor Mandee Grafmyer Shirley hosted 64 crafty campers at her event.

• Second Row Left: Advisor LeAnna Lynn loaded her rental car with CM tools and supplies and visited her niece. She showed some demos to her and both enjoyed one-on-one scrapbooking time.  

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Monica Garcia “squeezed” the day at her NSD event. 

• Second Row Right: Advisors Chris Sanford, Laurie Surpitski and Carol LeBlanc shared a weekend with some lovely ladies.

• Bottom: Advisor Ginny Petrilla was part of an Advisor weekend retreat.

 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!

LAST CHANCE FOR THE EMBELLISHMENTS BUFFET!
Ends TOMORROW, May 9, at noon CT or while supplies last 

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. and Canada!

ORDER YOUR KIDS CAMP GIRL & BOY KITS
Ends Aug. 1 at noon CT or while supplies last

What better time to host a kids-only scrapbooking event than in the summertime? To help you prepare for Kids Camp season, for a limited time, you can purchase the Kids Camp Girl Kit and Kids Camp Boy Kit ($44.00/each) to promote to parents and to use at your next events!

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): Beth Beller (Level 5), Joy Lane (Level 4), Martha Burtenshaw (Level 3), Donna De Vries (Level 2), Kim Sutterfield (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! 

GET 10% OFF THE BUY-IT-ALL BUNDLE
Available until May 12 at noon CT or while supplies last 

Keep cool this summer with the Sweet Summer Buy-It-All Bundle, which includes all the decorative products in the Sweet Summer collection AND the complementing Sea Star Chain BMC! But you won't want to wait because the Buy-It-All Bundle that's 10% OFF will only be available until this Friday, May 12, at noon CT or while supplies last. At that time, the decorative bundle will be available for purchase at full price.

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!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FAST2FAB™-FOCUSED VIRTUAL CROP
Starts Friday, May 12, at 5pm CT

You're not going to want to miss the May Virtual Crop, which kicks off this Friday, May 12, at 5pm CT in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! We'll be focusing on Fast2Fab™ products and how you can use them with sketches, and there will be HOT tips from Noreen and other Home Office team members, so you'll want to tune in and have your Fast2Fab™ products ready! Remember to invite your friends — it's more fun that way!