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SEPT. 26 UPDATES

• Ends TOMORROW, Sept. 27, at noon CT: Last chance to purchase limited-edition Shades of the Seasons Paper Packs, and when you purchase 6+, you'll earn exclusive Shades of the Seasons Cardstock Sampler Packs FREE. View details here.

• More Advisors have received Dream Team yard signs! See who received one recently and posted a photo with their sign below in this email.

• The LAST Create the Best for Your Business — Let's Go Nuts webinar is Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11am CT. Register here.

• NEW My Course: The newest course, “3 Must-Have Advisor Reports,” is available to take starting today in the Advisor HQ. Sign in to your account and visit My Courses to complete the training.

• The September Completed Album Challenge kicks off today in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Make a short video flipping through the completed pages of your album and post it in the group for a chance to win! 

• #2022SeptemberBONUS challenge submissions are due by Oct. 9 at 11:59pm CT in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group.

YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE THE DREAM COME TRUE!

Woohoo! Dream Team yard signs are arriving all over the place! 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!

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• Top Row Left: Advisor Mary Beth Hinckley O'Connell and crew had a super time at her recent fiesta crop. 

• Top Row Middle: Advisors Beth Frappier and Dena Stone DeGarmo spent their weekend with 60 friends for their fifth anniversary “Flamingo Fling.”

• Top Row Right: Advisor Ruth Crofut held her annual “Mountain Retreat.” While it was a smaller group this year, there was a ton of fun to be had. Ruth taught seven different technique workshops. 

• Middle Row Left: Advisor Emily Gallo recently held a crop — it was a very crafty weekend for her VIP customers.

• Middle Row Middle: Advisor Jelantha Elliott put together an awesome weekend crop. They even celebrated a scrapper’s 70th!  

• Middle Row Right: Advisors Claire Borg and Janet Noble had a great time at the “What Women Want” event. Advisor Success Coach Diane Lampert also attended the event, where they introduced and reintroduced people to Creative Memories. 

• Bottom Row Left: It was a great weekend for all things Croptoberfest at Advisor Amy Bryant Weaver’s event. 

• Bottom Row Left/Middle: Advisor Lynn McCulloch Trulock held three classes for her Croptoberfest event with 20 scrappers.

• Bottom Row Middle/Right: It was a great weekend for Advisor Ellen Evanoff, who cropped with friends at her “Chance of Chocolate Crop.”

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Deborah Lawrence Jones was invited to be the CM representative for a scrapbooking fundraiser for a local VFW. Out of 25 attendees, 21 were new to Deborah.

• Top Row Left: Advisors Beverly Anklam McCay and Dora Colton co-hosted a fall retreat with 11 ladies.
  

• Top Row Middle: Advisor Angela Miller Hall held a 12-hour Croptoberfest event and it was a success. The attendees loved the table mats, Paper Buffet and all the fun that was had. For the first time ever, Angela had the ladies dress to the crop theme and decorate their tables. They did not disappoint and really enjoyed the challenge. Even more so, Angela recently turned 50 and to her surprise, was showered with cards, a sparkly tiara, photo props and more.

• Top Row Right: Advisor Cindy Crist had a group of nine ladies joining in on her crop. They did a quick project idea by Advisor Pam Winn — they loved how simple it was to do. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Eileen Walker Vierra hosted her own Croptoberfest retreat. 

• Second Row Middle: Advisor Leslie Theys hosted a “Fall Crop Camp.” They had a blast celebrating the ’50s. 

• Second Row Right: Advisors Lisa Thurman, Debra Becker and Donna Leal “went NUTS at Croptoberfest Fresno 2022” and hosted almost 60 guests in two days — lots of pages were completed and tickets earned for prizes!

• Third Row Left: Even though Advisor Heather Lee Weed couldn’t have her four-day crop due to venue issues, she made other plans and put together an Open House at her home… and it was a success!

• Third Row Middle: Advisor Karen Gray loved having 18 ladies at her crop. 

• Third Row Right: It was a fantastic Saturday to celebrate Croptoberfest for Advisor Donna Chisholm MacDonald. Eighteen scrappers joined in on making pages, catching up, creating Project Recipes™ and earning tickets for prizes. Donna’s Upline, Georgette Lopez-Aguado, stopped by to say hello and shared some inspiration.

• Bottom Row: Advisor Candace Bouldin had a “Let's Make a Deal”-themed crop. The girls got dressed up and put on a show that got “aired” on Facebook. Advisor Success Coach Diane Lampert attended and showed the scrappers how to make tags, as well as new products and a sneak peek.

• Top Row Left: Advisor Lori Larson Koch’s “Camp Crop-a-lot Travel Edition” was a scrapbooking delight. One of the breakouts was a “road trip” — everyone traveled to each person’s spot to see their favorite page or to hear a tip. 

• Top Row Right: Advisors Skye Peterson Bennett, Christie Bernier and Laurie Jowell O'Brien loved having their monthly crop and showed off new retail displays. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Gina Lanzillo Embry is feeling nutty about Croptoberfest, but nuttier about the wonderful customers that made her weekend event so fabulous. Gina also wants to send thanks and appreciation to Advisors Debbie Nichols Webb, Mati Markley King and Susie Sharp Griffin.

• Second Row Right: It was an amazing weekend at one of Advisor Dawn Slaven Greenwalt’s annual events. It included lots of fellowship, girl time, scrapbooking, cardmaking, hiking, a campfire and Sunday morning service. Dawn even got to meet her CM friend Advisor Cindy Scott in person — she drove six-and-a-half hours to the event! Talk about a jam-packed weekend.

• Third Row Left: Advisor Betsy Detlefs had a four-day crop with 40 fabulous scrapbookers, including lots of new croppers at this event. Advisor Elizabeth LeBarron was Betsy’s partner-in-crime for the event and helped her out. Advisor Donna Jones taught a class and did a Paper Buffet™. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Tessa Chapple hosted a Croptoberfest weekend for 34 guests. 

• Bottom Row Left: Advisor Ellen Miller Deakins hosted her Croptoberfest over the weekend with 14 scrappers. Everyone enjoyed a class by Ellen and demos of various CM tools. 

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Alice Wendel Funk enjoyed a fun Saturday crop with fellow teammates and Advisors Michele Hudacko Bomba, Kay Barfield Davis, Georgia Hockenjos, Betsey Keene and Linda Lee.

• Top Row Left: Advisors Chris Sanford and Carol LeBlanc held a “Back Together Crop.” It was initially planned two years ago, so it has been so amazing to be scrapping together once again. 

• Top Row Right: Advisors Sue Freden and Christine O'Connell put their heads together and had a fall retreat last Wednesday through Saturday. They even did a “log cabin” page as a group project. 

• Second Row Left: Advisor Susan Rudolph held a Croptoberfest event. It was a great time with good sales. 

• Second Row Right: Advisors Heidi Srinivasan and Theresa Harlan had a blast at their Croptoberfest event with 57 attendees. A big thank-you note goes out to Advisors Robin Kephart, Robin Reich Bergmann, Kelly Brady, Shari Folk, Cheryl Lynne Adams, Christy Taylor, Jenny Schweier Earley, Laura Brucker Dame, Penny Lindamood, Kari Orlandi, Dawn Kaye Ashby, Rhonda Hines Goeldi and Robin Johnson for their support and help. 

• Third Row Left: Advisor Alice Pucek recently had her 39th retreat with a lovely group of ladies. 

• Third Row Right: Advisor Cassie Oelberg just had a wonderful whirlwind weekend — a crop with 12 classes and sharing scrapbooking with 750 women from all around the world. Advisor Deborah Kozlovic taught a fun zoo-themed class and doodling mini class. Cassie also gives a shout-out to Advisors Tracy Parrish Robinson, Tammy McEwen, Lanita Medina and Pam Winn for helping Cassie out when her husband’s vet school reunion was moved to their Create Cafe International weekend. 

• Bottom Row Left: A Croptoberfest weekend is in the books for Advisors Barb Jones Natalie and Sherri Rawls.

• Bottom Row Right: Advisor Beth Gurnham Beller hosted her monthly workshop at a new location for 25 scrappy ladies.

 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 PAPER BUFFET
Ends TOMORROW, Sept. 27, at noon CT or while supplies last

This is it — your last chance to purchase limited-edition Shades of the Seasons Paper Packs AND have the opportunity to earn exclusive Shades of the Seasons Cardstock Sampler Packs FREE! If you want them, you'll want to act fast!

Check out the blog to get step-by-step instructions to create the layouts below using Shades of Polar Lights (collection launching late October) and Seasonal Sightings (collection launching early October). Hint: Notice the embellishments? They're a sneak peek of what's to come! 

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), Theresa Barr-Drew (Level 4), Phyllis Offenkrantz (Level 3), Jenifer Mink (Level 2), Cindy Gentry (Level 1)

SHARE YOUR COMPLETED ALBUM
Submissions due by Oct. 2 at 11:59pm CT

 Did you complete an album during the month of September? If so, we (and your fellow scrapbookers) want to see it!

The Completed Album Challenge kicks off today in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group, which means you can share your album AND find tons of inspiration if you're getting close to finishing but haven't quite gotten there yet. 

To participate in the challenge, simply make a video flipping through the pages of an album that you completed in September and share it in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #SeptemberCropDontStop for your chance to win!

Your Completed Album Challenge video could look like this!

SERIES ENDS THURSDAY
Final call is Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11am CT

Our last call of the Create the Best for Your Business — Let's Go Nuts series is this week — will you be joining us? We've loved hearing about your goals, successes and input regarding the Mini Photo Albums these last few weeks — it's been a blast! We hope you'll be able to join us live this Thursday at 11am CT. If you can't make it, you can find all of the calls saved in the Achievements Planning Group.

A few comments that have been shared after recent calls:

​“This was the first call I’ve been able to participate in live! I’m glad it worked out, as it was just the inspiration I need to be busy with my business. I’m going to do a FB Live showing a quick tutorial and I'm going to do a box opening.” - Advisor Kristi Parker Bolin 

​“I always take away something from these calls! You've given me a couple of ideas to add to my list to try out. I finally had my first 8x8 class with two ladies who were able to ask as many questions as they needed to.” - Advisor Catherine Skinner 

Remember to join the Achievements Planning Group for even more tips from fellow Advisors on creating the very best for your business, and we hope to see you on Thursday!

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!

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