Happy End of Summer!

Happy early September, scrapbook friends! I wasn’t sure what Creative Memories was planning regarding our September product release - it’s usually the first Monday, but since that is Labor Day I wasn’t sure if they’d move it to the first Tuesday or not. They didn’t! Which means we get to see everything a week early!

There is a LOT of info in this email (isn’t there always?) but be sure to check out the new Autumn Harvest products, a new Christmas card kit, the exclusive Croptoberfest products, and find out about the Free Shipping offer!

If you had a preorder on the website for the Trail Sign or Tractor Punch, those have arrived. You should have gotten an email from CM regarding the status of that (and you would have received a postcard in your original order). If you place a website order they will automatically include that/those punch/es for you but your order status will not list that, it’ll just show up.

If you have a preorder for the Paw Punch (and is there one more that they did that with?) those are not due until October, but watch for an email from CM. If you do not place another online order in the early redemption window they will ship the punch to you directly, but it’s just so much nicer for everyone if they can throw it in with something you’re ordering anyway!

Event listing

We finally have a sign at the studio! If you are anywhere near Madison, Alabama and would like to come crop with us, we would love to have you, and now we’re even easier to find! (Plus lots of parking!)

You can always see the most current schedule on my website. If you want to sign up for multiple events you can do that here.

Tuesday ZOOM crops (10:00 am - noon) August 29, September 5, 12, 19 & 26. There has been some talk of adding in some evening/weekend zoom crops. If you are interested in that and have a specific day/time that works best for you please let me know. Also if you would be willing to host on occasion if I can’t be there, that would help us have more options!

Wednesday Day Crops (9:00 am - 2:30 pm) No crop this week because of the Rocket City Retreat that starts on Thursday! September 6, 13, 20, 27.

Happy Album Circle: In person, Tuesday, September 5, 6:00 - 8:00 pm and/or Virtual, Wednesday, September 6, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Project Recipe Layout Class (6:00 - 8:00 pm): Tuesday, September 19. Create two layouts using Autumn Harvest and a “mystery” Project Recipe! (We’ll be using an older layout design with a mystery paper pack!)
Project Recipe Class

Weekend crops (Friday noon - 9:00 pm and/or Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm) Our regular cropping events. We’re glad to have you whether you can attend both days or just one of them! I’ll contact you a couple of days ahead to talk about our potluck plans!
September 15 & 16
September 29 & 30

Croptoberfest!!

I will be holding two Croptoberfest events this year, and I hope you can join me for one of them!

These three-day events (along with National Scrapbook Day in the Spring) are my biggest cropping events, with catered meals, goody bags, classes and make & takes. I had really hoped to have the registration forms ready for you by the time I sent out this email but life has gotten away from me! But please fill out the Croptoberfest interest sheet and I’ll give you first dibs on registration once I get the forms ready! (It’ll probably be after this weekend’s retreat!)

October 26-28 or November 2-4
Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm (dinner included)
Friday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm (lunch and dinner included)
Saturday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm (lunch and dinner included)

Many of the Croptoberfest products will be available for anyone to purchase starting Monday - read on for more info about that!

Join my team!

I am looking for three more people to join my team by the end of 2023 to help me earn a trip to Puerto Vallarta! If YOU have been considering trying out the Creative Memories Advisor opportunity, I would love to tell you more - my goal is that it will help YOU even while it is helping me!

Whether you want to host events for your friends or just want a discount on your personal products, the CM Advisor plan can work for anyone. There are NO minimum sales requirements, and I promise not to push you to do more than you want to do! I have loved the friendships I’ve made through my sister Advisors and maybe that’s something your life needs too! Read all about it on my website, and contact me if you’d like to chat about this!

Free Shipping!

I always love when CM does a free shipping promotion - because they can’t sell out of it!!

Starting Monday, August 28 at noon Central time, you can get FREE ground shipping on any website order of $80 or more! Please note that this likely means there will be some shipping delays, so plan for an extra day or two for your order to ship, because we all like free shipping! If you’re not in a hurry to get the new products you might even want to wait to order - the free shipping offer runs through Sept 8th!

Autumn Harvest Products

Autumn is my favorite season — maybe because I grew up in Hawaii where we didn’t ever have autumn? Or maybe it’s because I now live in Alabama where summer is OH SO HOT that it’s like heaven when the days start to cool off? It could be that it’s just the beauty of the leaves changing? Who knows, I just know I’m ready!

This year’s fall collection is called Autumn Harvest, and it’s so beautiful! I love that they added in a little bit of blue with the traditional autumn reds and browns!

The collection includes:
12x12 Burnt Orange Autumn Harvest Album Cover $37.50
Autumn Harvest Paper Pack $10.00
Autumn Harvest Vellum Paper Pack $5.00
Autumn Harvest Variety Mat Pack $10.00
Autumn Harvest Foiled Embellishments $10.00
Autumn Harvest Stickers $9.50
Pumpkin Patch Frame Punch $28.50

As a change from what CM has been doing all year, instead of offering 10% off the Buy-it-All-Bundle, this time you can CHOOSE a free tote bag when you purchase the bundle! $72.50

The bundle includes the Designer Paper Pack, Vellum Paper Pack, Variety Mat Pack, Stickers, Embellishments, Pumpkin Patch Frame Punch AND your choice of tote bag!

These exclusive CM Blue and Navy Blue Tote Bags are 17-3/4" x 14-3/4" x 3" bags made from 100% cotton. They feature a sturdy zipper closure at the top of the bag and a 12" x 14" pocket on the front with a magnetic snap closure. Perfectly sized to fit an album cover and/or the 12-inch Trimmer, you’ll love your bag for toting supplies to and from crops!

The bundle with tote bag option is only available through September 1st or while supplies last - after that they will switch to a standard decorative bundle with no tote bag.

I am also VERY excited that CM has brought back one of my favorite products from clear back in 2012, the Rustic Fence BMC! If you were shopping with CM back then you may already have this (the case is blue!) but if not, it’s a great one! $19.50

The last one of the regular products we have this time is the Seasonal Sightings card kit. This kit coordinates with the Seasonal Sightings collection and gives you everything you need to create twelve handmade cards in less than an hour! $22.00

Croptoberfest!

In the “before times,” Croptoberfest products were only available to purchase through an Advisor. But since the Covid pandemic turned our lives upside down, CM has chosen to make these available to everyone (which is great!!)

PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending an in-person Croptoberfest, some of these items may be included in your event fee and/or available as part of your registration! (Guests at my in-person events will receive the Project Recipe Kit, Accessory Paper Pack and Embellishments as part of your fee, and the rest of the items will be available to add to your registration without your needing to pay shipping or tax!) So you may want to check with me (or the Advisor you are attending with, since I know many of you are not local to me!) before you order so you don’t end up with duplicates!

Croptoberfest 2023 Customer Bundle $47.00 (includes items marked with • below, plus an exclusive Accessory Paper pack and a bonus Project Guide that will help you create eight layouts!)

12x12 Croptoberfest Album Cover $37.50
•Croptoberfest Project Recipe Kit $13.50
•Coordinating Cardstock Sampler Pack $10.00 (includes two sheets of the exclusive Oatmeal cardstock)
•Croptoberfest Mini Embellishments $2.00
•Croptoberfest Laser Cut Paper Pack $16.50
Croptoberfest Paper Album Bundle $12.00 (includes 8x8 paper album and the Croptoberfest Mini Embellishments, plus two sheets of tape chips)
Owl Build-A-Punch $24.50

See the flyer at the end of this email for images of the available options.

Thank you!

Once again the September new products are coming before the last day of the month, so my August virtual door prize drawing winners will be announced in my next email, probably on September 11. That means you still have a chance to enter to win $100 in CM Credits! Simply make a purchase of any size with me either online or in person during the month of August, and you’ll be entered to win! (Those who order after September 1st will be entered into the September drawing!)

You do NOT need to make a purchase in order to enter the drawing! If you email me with the words “August drawing entry” (and/or “September drawing entry”, depending on when you see this or want to do it!) that will also give you an entry!

I am excited for Mission 15 of our Rocket City Scrapbook Retreat this coming weekend! This is a new venue for us and if it works out I hope to be booking events for 2024 there, and will share those with you as soon as I know something.

Happy Scrapbooking!
Nicole Soh

www.NicolesScrapbooks.com
www.CreativeMemories.com/user/nicolesoh