NOV. 13 UPDATES

• Black Friday Promo update: The Charming Village Bundle has sold through, but Santa just dropped off a NEW bundle from CM Japan — the Powdered Christmas Cheer Bundle! See this bundle below, which is now the third bundle option you can earn FREE for every $150 you spend. (Limit 4 free gift bundles per order.) Ends Nov. 17 at noon CT or while supplies last.

• Complementing Secret Box #4 products available NOW: 8x8 Tuscan Teal 2023 cover and Shining Moments cover; 8x8 Shining Moments Paper Album. 

• The November Advisor Advantage Call is taking place this Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7pm CT. Share the invite with people you know who may be interested in learning more about the Advisor opportunity.

• RSVP for the next Create the Best for Your Business webinar with Amber to learn how you can grow your business! RSVP here.

NEW BLACK FRIDAY ADDITION:
POWDERED CHRISTMAS CHEER BUNDLE
Ends Nov. 17 at noon CT or while supplies last

Wow, what a great response from you and your customers for this year's Black Friday Bundles! The Charming Village Bundle has sold through, but thanks to our friends in CM Japan, the promo (with 3 freebie bundle options!) can go on!

The Powdered Christmas Cheer Bundle — a $76.50 value — is a sweet treat that may look familiar... it's this year's Christmas Cheer products with a pastel twist and sprinkles of gingerbread men, candy canes, peppermint candies, stockings and more!

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!

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), Amy Koch (Level 4), Irine Smith (Level 3), Cindy Gentry (Level 2), Shonna Kukula (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! 

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!

LAST WEEK'S PHOTO RECAP

Posted an event to the Facebook page recently? Look for it here this week or next week!

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 Wandita Pastrana-Iglesias congratulates Advisor Brenda Zoé Hernández for hosting her first Beginner Class.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Lanita Medina welcomed 90 ladies and one gentleman to her annual “Novemberfest.” She thanks team members Karen Wolfe, Coni Dyke Farrington and Alyse Barnas Castonguay for their support. You can see sales and key takeaways in the post in the Achievements Planning Group.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Angela Landers held her first event, which was an 8x8 Paper Album Class, and she had four attendees — all new to scrapbooking!

• Second Row Right: Advisor Steph Caple Thompson had 12 ladies at her crop.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Esther Hulshizer had 17 ladies at her Croptoberfest.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Bj Perkins hosted two back-to-back four-day retreat weekends with 30 participants total and they completed just shy of 500 pages.

• Fourth Row Left: Advisor Beth Gurnham Beller’s final crop of 2023 included a toilet paper drive for homeless veterans and they collected 450 rolls for the charity.

• Fourth Row Right: Space is limited in Advisor Michelle Leamy’s house so she hosted five ladies in her garage (complete with her husband offering valet parking!) and everyone loved it.

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Emily Gallo’s “Woodstone Workshop” was hoppin’ with 10 croppers who completed the Autumn Harvest Project Recipe™.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Dawn Slaven Greenwalt had a great day with 29 Girl Scouts.

• Top: Advisor Lisa Smith welcomed 20 people to her five-day retreat. She held four different Beginner Classes and there were 10 new people in attendance.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Rebecca Stansfield held her first “Christmas Craft Weekend.” Some attendees had so much fun that they asked her to start a Card Club once a month and a homeschooler’s mom asked if she’d consider doing craft classes occasionally for homeschoolers.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Ondrea Dukart’s November Croptoberfest was a hit with a record-breaking 10 ladies!

• Second Row Right: Advisor Lisa Thurman hosted a four-day fall retreat with 32 guests, which included a sketch challenge for the first time.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Angela Miller Hall held her Christmas crop and customer appreciation event, which included Make & Takes and being festive with Christmas decorations and attire.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Donna Jones held a three-day “Fall Into Memories” crop for 17 ladies and they completed 316 pages.

• Bottom Row Left: Photo submitted by Advisor Cynthia Faye Whyte Jones. 

• Bottom Row Middle: Advisor Liz Youse Kielley held a Beginner Christmas Card Class and had three new people, including one who brought her daughter.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Catherine Skinner was a vendor at an event and also held a Card Class.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Julie Caise was a vendor at a craft show and her theme was the “12 Days of Christmas” featuring 12 gift ideas for Christmas.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Barbara Poirier Yehle was a vendor at a crop.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Dee Jarvis did a Christmas retreat in November and is grateful that Advisor Lori Knapp was there to help prepare.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Sue Millwater taught a group of Brownies the 8x8 Paper Albums and it was a blast! You can read her event takeaways in the Achievements Planning Group.

• Second Row Right: Advisor Karen Gray’s Croptoberfest had 21 attendees who created a “Swirl Layout” and a “Laser Tag Layout” and there was a Paper Buffet™, too.

• Third Row Left: Advisors Christine Jacoby Balderston and Karen Alter held Croptoberfest for 50 attendees, which included four classes on techniques and tools.

• Third Row Right: Advisor Chris Sanford was a vendor at a no-frills event by Advisor Laurie Surpitski. Laurie honored Carol LeBlanc, Paula Arsenault Mullaney and Chris as her team, and they were set up with a pretty display and lovely crowns for the event.

• Bottom: It was another fun-filled weekend at Advisor Kristine Gleason Bowman’s Croptoberfest retreat. It was her largest one yet with 46 scrappers.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Kathy Baids held her Croptoberfest class.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Marcia Goorley Marion organized a “Coffee and Cards” class at the church cafe with her new Downline Ronda Geen. 

• Second Row Left: Advisors Dominique Westman-Barth and Nicole Goche Bradley co-hosted their Croptoberfest event.

• Second Row Right: There is a monthly book club that is open to everyone in Advisor Patricia Christophiades King’s neighborhood. She decided to give a personal invite to the girls who haven’t been to a book club meeting in over a year so they could make bookmarks (or borders)!

• Third Row Left: Advisor Donna Shore Gibbs hosted a retreat full of food, fellowship and fun for 43 croppers. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Jennifer Miner loved having this group at her four-day retreat. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Martha Taylor Burtenshaw held her third annual “Farmhouse Retreat.”

• Bottom Row Right: Twenty-nine scrappers attended Advisor Sue Baracchini’s “Crop on the Cape Cod Canal.” 

• Top: Advisors Judy Seljan Pluta and JoAnn Frantz co-hosted 92 ladies at their four-day Croptoberfest. Advisor Jennifer Cale taught two Make & Takes, while Advisor Kelly Tignor demonstrated the Argyle Recipe Template. Judy helped the attendees make four pages with the Croptoberfest 2023 Laser Cut Paper Pack.

• Second Row Left: Advisor Karen Lobstein held a Croptoberfest weekend retreat. For each completed page or two cards created, an owl was added to a tree decoration.

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Amy Luther had a booth at a one-day mega sale at an event center. 

• Second Row Right: Advisor Lynn Bullen Wilkins hosted the first of three Croptoberfest weekends for 32 guests. 

• Third Row Left: Croptoberfest was on the agenda for Advisors Cheryl Stringer Pence, Julie Krehbiel, Marcia Sommer Masten and Donna Richardson Baker and 60 attendees. 

• Third Row Middle: Advisor Kendra Matthews Thompson hosted a no-frills retreat, complete with pjs and lounge clothes. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Teri Edwards held a Christmas Card Class and got to spend some quality time with Downline and birthday girl, Shelley Marquez. 

• Bottom: Advisors Becky Kelley Pollard, Caroline Williams Swartz and Ronni Prezioso Wiles had a great four-day Croptoberfest.

• Top: Advisors Beverly Anklam McCay and Dora Colton co-hosted their annual fall retreat for 24 scrappers. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Marilee Moyer Bryant put together a November workshop with lunch on the patio. 

• Second Row Middle: Here’s a picture from Advisor Jodi Dienst’s first-ever crop. 

• Second Row Right: Advisor Becky Carter Ray hosted an event filled with cardmaking, a double-page layout and a border. Becky thanks Advisor Amy Kirchdoerfer, who stopped by to say hello and shop.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Tracy Parrish Robinson planned an awesome team retreat. Tracy gives a shout-out to Wanda Winchester Williams, Barb Brand Best, Vicki Rogers, Beth Saunders and Stephanie Balarzs Douglas for all their support and help with the event. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Ada Weier-Amor hosted her monthly crop — everyone was busy making various projects, from cards to Project Recipes™. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Susan S. Olsen’s hybrid “Novemberfest” was a success. All the classes were pre-recorded to the Facebook Group with photos of the completed layouts. 

• Bottom Row Middle: Guests had the best time at Advisor Theresa Potts’ November crop. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Donna Bohlmann welcomed three new cardmakers at her event. 

 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!