SEPT. 25 UPDATES

• Order the Limited-Edition Rainbow Refresh Bundle NOW: Seeing your organization tips in the Virtual Crop and Advisor Facebook Groups inspires our PD Team! For a limited time, you can purchase the Limited-Edition Rainbow Refresh Bundle, which includes two organizational products that are available EXCLUSIVELY in this bundle, plus the Rainbow Edges Cardstock Sampler Pack! Ends Friday, Sept. 29, at noon CT or while supplies last. See below for details.

• View the products in the Open House Business Enhancer Bundle, which is EXTENDED: The Open House Business Enhancer Bundle is extended until Friday, Sept. 29, at noon CT or while supplies last. You can see the products that are included in the bundle below in this email! 

• The September Completed Album Challenge starts TODAY in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Make a video of your completed album and use hashtag #CompletedSeptember2023 for the chance to win! 

CONGRATS, ADVISOR ESCAPE ACHIEVERS!

Hooray! Let's give a cheer for the Advisors below, who have qualified for the Wild Card, Sun Riser and Sun Chaser 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: Advisor Sue Millwater had a crop on Saturday and on Sunday. 

• Top Row Right: It was a fun Sunday for Advisor Debbie Taylor — she hosted a no-frills crop at her home. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Kim Smittle’s friend, who normally makes cards, has been wanting to make an album for her daughter — she finally started her first album! 

• Second Row Right: Advisors Linda Savage Hendrix, Donna Lyn Watson and Susan Fraser Thoenes had a productive weekend at their Croptoberfest retreat. Special guest and Advisor Melissa Ullmann also joined in on the good times. 

• Third Row Left: Advisor Gina Lanzillo Embry loves working with fellow Advisors Mati Markley King, Debbie Nichols Webb and Susie Sharp Griffin. They came together to host their Croptoberfest event, which was full of laughter, fellowship and completed pages.

• Third Row Right: A great group of business builders came together at Advisor Lisa Thurman’s “Crop & Connect” leadership training — Home Office’s Amber Klimek joined in, too.

• Bottom Row Left: Croptoberfest was a hit for Advisor Esther Adame Summers. Esther also held a Beginner Class. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Tessa Chapple had a great weekend with 37 croppers at her recent event.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Leslie Theys hosted a “Fall Crop Camp.”

• Top Row Right: Advisor Janet Ramos hosted three Beginner Classes at a friend’s house. 

• Middle Row Left: The very first Croptoberfest event is in the books for Advisor Robin Kephart and her bestie. She added a Beginner Card Class and her daughter joined to make the Happy Hauntings Trio Card Kit.

• Middle Row Right: As part of her youngest sister’s birthday festivities, Advisor Julie Caise held a Beginner Class. 

• Bottom Row Left: Fun was had by all during Advisor Tammy Armstrong’s event held at a local library. What started out as a Card Class ended up being a Border Class when they saw the border they could make — way to be flexible, Tammy!

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Leona Adams held a Card Class for six beginner card makers. Leona also introduced the newbies to many CM products like the various album sizes and types and tools.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Kim Moore Kelsey’s daughter’s church hosted their first craft show and Kim was set and ready to go with her display.

• Top Row Middle: Check out Advisor Denise Harding Mitchell’s stunning Autumn Harvest display!

• Top Row Right: Advisor Becky Benner-Carr held a fall wreath class for four scrappers, using various autumn-themed collections.

• Middle Row Left: Advisor Melissa Lynne McClenney Fago held another Croptoberfest event. 

• Middle Row Middle: Advisor April Dunham-Filson held her first Beginner Card Class and it was a success.

• Middle Row Right: Advisor Deborah Lawrence Jones has been invited to be a CM representative at a VFW fundraiser scrapbooking event for the last two years. This year did not disappoint! She had great sales, held an 8x8 Paper Album Class, did a demo and provided lots of door prizes. 

• Bottom: Advisor Tracy Parrish Robinson partnered with Lynn McCulloch Trulock to host a four-day retreat at Cassie Oelberg’s crop cabin. Lynn and Alison McHugh taught classes and everyone laughed throughout the whole event. 

• Top Row Left: Advisor Liz Youse Kielley hosted her monthly no-frills crop. She also thanks Advisor Elaine Atchley for taking the time to join the shenanigans while she was vacationing and for Leslie Breighner for taking the picture. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Donna K. De Vries hosted her Croptoberfest event.

• Top Row Right: Thirty-one croppers joined Advisor Sharon Vanderberg Park at her fall retreat. They celebrated Croptoberfest by making many pages, Project Recipes™ and cards.

• Middle: Advisors Karen Mahoney and Tiffany Ballard Call co-hosted a “Ready, Set, Crop” retreat for over 80 attendees.

• Bottom Row Left: It was all about sightseeing during the day (in Jackson, Wyo., and Yellowstone) and scrapping at night at Advisor Susan Sturgis’ adventurous retreat. Fellow wanderers Donna Veselka Cesca, Sandra Connatser and Cindy Hutchings Retterer and some very sporting spouses had the best time. 

• Bottom Row Middle: Some wonderful women surprised Advisor Cindy Crist with a birthday party at her all-day Friday crop. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Patti Jo Hicks held an event for three scrappers. They completed Project Recipes™ and card kits.

• Top: After a summer break, Advisor Margo Diebold hosted 10 scrappers at her “Back to Crop” event. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Mandee Grafmyer Shirley held her first of three Croptoberfest events. Eleven ladies joined for two days of preserving memories and making pages. 

• Bottom Row Middle: Croptoberfest was also on the agenda for Advisor Stephanie Balarzs Douglas. Lots of attendees loved the owl theme and had a blast making projects.  

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Donna Chisholm MacDonald’s Croptoberfest event was owl-some! Everyone loved the Project Recipe™.

 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!

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!

EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AT NOON CT
Or while supplies last

We've had questions about what goodies are inside the Advisor-exclusive Open House Business Enhancer Bundle in addition to the CM Blue Tote Bag and Special-Edition 12-inch Trimmer... so here you go!

Quantities of this business-builder bundle are limited, so act fast if you'd like to secure yours!

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): Lauren Hinds (Level 5), Jennifer Smucker (Level 4), Lee Raglin (Level 3), Marion Zidar (Level 2), Lindsiann Taylor (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! 

THE COMPLETED ALBUM CHALLENGE
STARTS TODAY

The September Completed Album Challenge is going on this week in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Take part in all the fun and show off your completed album by making a video flipping through the pages of your album and share it in the group with #CompletedSeptember2023 for a chance to win!

Your Completed Album Challenge video could look like this one from Diane from the Home Office Team!

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!