SEPTEMBER 2025

Advisor
Update

SEPTEMBER 2025

Advisor
Update

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Q4 ADVISOR
JOIN GIFT

Sept. 22-26 Updates

  • The Advisor Join Gift changes Oct. 1. For Q4, the gift is the Rainbow Dots Large POD Tote.
  • Products available to order NOW: Simple Page Kit Bundle #4; Q4 2025 Team Builder Achievement - Rainbow Dots Large POD Tote (for Advisors who grew their team during the qualification period).
  • Last chance for the Halloween Spend/Get Promo: Shop the Halloween category under Deals on the website — spend $75+, pick 1 bundle FREE; spend $150+, pick 2 bundles FREE. Ends Sept. 30 at noon CT or while supplies last.
  • Get 50% OFF: Bats & Stars BMC, Spider Webs Frame Punch and Shades of Happy Hauntings Paper Pack. Ends Oct. 31 at noon CT or while supplies last.
  • Two chances to win: Share your completed September album with #CompletedSeptember2025 for a prize pack, and enter the Create Room x CM Giveaway by 11:59pm CT tonight for a chance to win a Dream Cart 2 and Croptoberfest Prize Bundle.
  • Starting Oct. 1, 2025, the CM Credit threshold will increase from $2,000 to $2,300 per month in Personal and/or Group Sales.

The Advisor Join Gift Changes Next Week!
Launches Oct. 1 at midnight CT | Team Builders can order NOW!

The Q4 Advisor Join Gift is changing next week — it’s the same bestselling Large POD Tote, now featuring the rainbow dot print that’s been a hit in 2025, plus a NEW interior pocket on the lid for stashing Project Playbooks and small tools.


Measuring 15"L x 10"W x 13"H, this tote is as functional as ever and makes an eye-catching gift for new Advisors joining your team in Q4.


If you’ve grown your team in 2024 or 2025 (through 11:59pm CT Thursday September 25, 2025), you can purchase a quantity of 1 through Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 11:59pm CT. It’s a great way to show potential team members what they’ll receive when they join — and to keep the momentum going strong into Q4!

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Order Simple Page Kit Bundle #4 Available NOW!

Simple Page Kit Bundle #4 is now available to order! If it’s on your list, now’s the time to grab it and get back to helping your new customers create simple, beautiful pages quickly and easily.

Last Chance for the Halloween Spend/Get Promo
Ends Tuesday, Sept. 30, at noon CT or while supplies last

Don’t miss your chance to treat yourself to Halloween savings! Shop the Halloween category under Deals on the website and pick 1 bundle FREE when you spend $75+ or 2 bundles FREE when you spend $150+.


Also, grab 50% OFF the Bats & Stars Border Maker Cartridge, Spider Webs Frame Punch and Shades of Happy Hauntings Paper Pack. Stock up before these spooky-good deals disappear on Oct. 31 at noon CT or while supplies last!

✨ Two Chances to WIN! ✨
Don’t miss your chance to shine and score big prizes!

Have you wrapped up an album in September? 🎉 Share a quick video of your completed pages in the Virtual Crop Group using #CompletedSeptember2025, and you could win a fabulous prize pack — your choice of any album, a pack of White Plain Pages (or Top-Loading Pages), plus both a Tape Runner Refill and a Repositionable Tape Runner Refill!


And that’s not all… tonight’s your last chance to enter our special Create Room x Creative Memories Giveaway! Join both the Create Room Family and the Virtual Crop Group with the code CR x CM Win Big by 11:59pm CT TONIGHT for your shot at a Dream Cart 2 and a Croptoberfest Prize Bundle.


Don’t wait — celebrate your completed albums and join in for your chance to win big. 🥳

CM Credits Update

As you may know, CM Credits for Personal and/or Group Sales have been awarded since 2014 (the beginning of New CM) in the same increments: $100 in CM Credits for each $2,000 of Personal Sales and $2,000 in Group Sales in a calendar month.


With no changes over the last 11 years and several price increases over that time, an adjustment is overdue so they are right-sized related to sales. Beginning Oct. 1, 2025, the earning threshold for these Personal Sales and/or Group Sales CM Credits will become $2,300. Supporting materials like the Join page, Policies, etc., will be updated at that time.


You may be wondering how large the group is who earn these sales-based credits.

  • About 6% of Advisors earn 1 or more CM Credits/month
  • 80% of them earn 3 CM Credits or fewer/month
  • 1% of Advisors earn more than 5 CM Credits/month

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Most of these credit earners are U.S. Advisors, so at this time these changes only apply to the U.S. The Finance team will evaluate Canada’s and Australia’s thresholds (currently $2,400 and $3,200, respectively) in 2026.

Celebrating Your Events!

Posted an event to the Creative Memories Advisors FB Page recently? Look for it here this week or next week!

Please include #MyEvent or #BegClass in your description when posting your photo(s) to be considered for inclusion in the weekly collage. Not a member? Join today!

  • First Row Left: Advisor Julia Pomainville hosted a Croptoberfest Weekend where participants completed Project Recipe pages — and a creative challenge to design on the backs! Each guest received a Cardstock Sampler and shared an Accessory Paper Pack for an inspiring weekend.
  • First Row Right: Advisor Heidi Srinivasan gathered her Advisor Team Turtle for another fun crop, filled with gratitude, laughter and teamwork. Special thanks went to Cheryl Lynne Adams for hosting and Autumn Folk for designing the new team T-shirts!
  • Second Row Left: Advisor Connie Hainline, along with Pam Winn, Vicky Long and Gloria Dominguez, hosted 115 attendees at the Crop & Celebrate Portland Retreat. The Over-Achiever’s Ingredient Challenge wowed with creativity, while hundreds of pages and cards were completed throughout a weekend of fellowship and fun.
  • Second Row Right: Advisor Colleen Day celebrated Croptoberfest — where memories are made twice, once in life and again on the page.
  • Third Row Left: Advisor Donna Bohlmann continued growing her monthly crops in Ottumwa, expanding from three attendees last month to five this month.
  • Third Row Right: Advisor Rhonda Wilder hosted her monthly scrapbook party with a wonderful group of ladies, lots of laughter and plenty of completed pages.
  • Fourth Row Left: Advisor Cindy Crist hosted her Friday crop, where attendees created the Grateful Harvest Project Recipe and surprised her with a DQ birthday cake — the perfect celebration for her favorite season!
  • Fourth Row Right: Advisor Karen Lucas hosted her September Crop with a great group, serving a baked potato bar and showcasing CM inks and the new Die Cut Machine.
  • First Row Left: Advisor Rhonda Fries, along with Michelle Darabant and Elizabeth Helsel, hosted Croptoberfest in the Woods in Butler, PA, Sept. 11–14. Attendees enjoyed classes, prizes, new products, and a full weekend of fun and creativity.
  • First Row Right: Advisor Marita Regier led a Beginner Class at LincWay Community Center, welcoming new scrapbookers to the fun.
  • Second Row Left: Advisor Lanita Medina hosted an unforgettable California Beginner Class with her grandkids, family and a new recruit. The class inspired heartfelt connections, new customers, and future gatherings — a full-circle moment 36 years after her own first CM introduction.
  • Second Row Right: Advisor Carol Childs wrapped up the season with her End of Summer Scrapbook Weekend, sharing tools and tips on the 12-inch Trimmer and Border Maker System with new guests.
  • Third Row Left: Advisor Sue Millwater hosted a four-day Croptoberfest with 34 attendees at a new, larger venue. Guests enjoyed breakout, beginner, card, and Croptoberfest classes, great food, and CM socks — plus record sales!
  • Third Row Right: Advisor Leslie Theys completed another Mission Possible Fall Retreat in Wisconsin filled with laughter, friendships, clues, and creativity that warmed the heart.
  • Fourth Row Left: Advisor Dawn Slaven Greenwalt celebrated an uplifting and joy-filled weekend at God’s Gals Getaway #6.
  • Fourth Row Right: Advisor Debbie Martin enjoyed a weekend surrounded by amazing Rock Stars — learning, laughing and growing together at her event.
  • First Row Left: Advisor Tina Albers Mitchell hosted her first event outside of her home — a crop and Beginner Class at a local library — with eight enthusiastic attendees.
  • First Row Right: Advisor Teri Edwards led a Virtual Crop filled with creativity, completing the Grateful Harvest and Copper Canyon 2 Project Recipes, plus a border and sketch layout combo for a day full of finished pages.
  • Second Row Left: Advisor Michelle Little proudly showcased her display — and her apron — at a community event.
  • Second Row Right: Advisor Sherry Hammaker hosted a cardmaking session at a pastor's and wives' retreat, where attendees created Trio Card Kits and a Paper Album. She shared Croptoberfest cards, gained new leads and creatively improvised with tent cards made from paper strips.
  • Third Row Left: Advisor Chris Gladden held a Beginner Card Class with three attendees, each completing two Trio Card Kits and enjoying hands-on creativity.
  • Fourth Row Left: Advisor Dawn Tan set up a pop-up display at her rowing studio, connecting with past customers — including one who returned to scrapbooking after five years — and handing out every business card she brought.
  • Fourth Row Right: Advisor Sheri Gaskins hosted her first Croptoberfest with four ladies on Saturday and three on Sunday, filled with fun, laughter, and even a new team member sign-up.
  • First Row Left: Advisor Caroline Dixon hosted her September Crop with two Beginner Classes, a breakout using the Apples, Mum Punch and Ornate Ripples, plus Croptoberfest previews. She even completed a scraps challenge — and her 5-year-old beginner went home hooked with extra card kits.
  • First Row Right: Advisor Ondrea Dukart ran her 2025 Fall Retreat themed “A Weekend at the Farm,” featuring two Tip Times, a Simple Page Kit speed layout, a mat-pack session, and a Get Outdoors class. With 11 attending (9 scrapping), the group finished 298 pages and 59 cards alongside other crafts.
  • Second Row Left: Advisor Mary Horwitz hosted a no-frills hybrid crop with 17 in person while Nancy Marshall Churby supported Zoomers. Two new crafters joined, two Beginners took class, and a sketch project using mixed advisor paper packs sparked extra sales and lots of completed pages.
  • Second Row Right: Advisor Deanna Shannon taught a Beginner Card Class while visiting family after her daughter’s new baby. Sister-in-laws and kids crafted together, loved the cards, and left excited to start with kid-friendly kits.
  • Third Row: Advisor Becky Ray welcomed a new customer from the CM Events website to her monthly crop, taught an advanced starburst technique, made product recommendations, and sparked interest in future events.

🌟Lots of Advisors are getting fresh faces at their events from customers who registered through the Events page on our website! Submit your event today so you can bring in new attendees as well.

🌟Lots of Advisors are getting fresh faces at their events from customers who registered through the site! Submit your event today so you can bring in new attendees as well.

Last Chance
Not Returning

663918 Getting Outside Embellishments (16/pk)
664321 Copper Canyon 2 Mat Pack

Out of Stock
Not Returning

663577 Sun-Soaked Stickers (3/pk)
664327 Copper Canyon 2 Foiled Rub-On Transfers
659475 Wheatfield Border Punch
664551 Copper Canyon 2 Project Playbook
663790 12x12 Flint Fast2Fab Noteworthy Days Fast2Fab™ Album
663614 12x12 Dual-Tone Yellows White Core Cardstock (10/pk)
664519 Scrap Journal Cover - Petal Pink
664227 Whale Tail Recipe Template

661176 Happy Hauntings Paper Pack

663614 12x12 Dual-Tone Yellow White Core Cardstock

662169 13x5 Silicone Border Mat

664152 8x8 Passport to Adventure Paper Pack

B664330 Copper Canyon 2 Decorative Bundle

Out of Stock
Returning

Returning October
664320 Copper Canyon 2 Paper Pack (12/pk)

Returning November
663923 Jumbo Tape Runner

Returning December
662177 Rainbow Dots POD Organizer Insert (1/pk)
B664777 Rainbow Cardstock Sampler Bundle


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EMAIL FOR FIELD QUESTIONS

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EMAIL FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES

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CMProductSuggestion@CreativeMemories.com

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