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September Completed Album Challenge PLUS A Fall Scrapbook Layout

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by Creative Memories

Two, four, six, eight — Completed Album Challenges are great! Yes, indeed… and we’re now we’re feelin’ fine for Number Nine— the ninth iteration of this year’s Complete Album Challenge, that is! If you’re about to close out the chapter (or layout!) on your latest album, then this fall scrapbook layout could help your cross the project finish line!

If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in September, just completed in September), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedSeptember2023 for the chance to win!

Save Your Photos Day Pop-up Challenge: #SnapAndScrap

Posted on September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 by Creative Memories

“A picture is worth a thousand words,” and they are definitely worth saving and sharing! Save Your Photos Day is the last Saturday in September and is a picture-perfect time to back up those digital pics, print your snapshots, scan family heritage photos, organize your boxes of Polaroids and scrapbook the good times!

And now it’s time to smile for the camera — and for this limited-time promo — you can earn the exclusive Mini File Mate FREE for every $50 USD ($60 CAD | $90 AUD) you spend (limit 4 free gifts per order)! PLUS, for every Mini File Mate you earn, you’ll get a coupon for $10 OFF Photo Prints to use on a future order! US | CA| AU

Let’s focus on the details down below and learn all about photos through the lens of Product Development Creative Manager Noreen Smith!

Fall Into Organization: Take On The Great Fall Refresh Challenge

Posted on September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 by Creative Memories

Winter, spring, summer, fall — it’s time to spruce up our crafting spaces, y’all!

School is underway, the holidays and seasonal festivities are approaching and our living spaces (scrapbooking area included!) are in need of a post-summer reset. It’s due time for a fresh start (like we did in March 2022!), which is why we’re challenging YOU to The Great Fall Refresh challenge! Get your crafty hands ready to sort, assess, prioritize, purge, organize, clean… anything you need to do to make scrapbooking a grab-and-go breeze and to focus on the joy of album-making today and for the rest of the year!

Have fun with your cleaning (and perhaps walk away a winner!) by joining your fellow scrappers to take on The Great Fall Refresh challenge in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! Ready, set, refresh!

Fast & Fun Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge — Catch Up On All The Details

Posted on August 3, 2023September 5, 2023 by Creative Memories

Have YOU been tuning in to the Fast & Fun Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge episodes? If so, we hope you have enjoyed the challenges so far — everyone has been knocking them out of the park! If you have yet to take part in the Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge, then you’ll want to keep reading to get all caught up!

Every Wednesday at 5pm CT (AU: Thursday at 8am AET) in July & August — for a total of 9 weekly challenges — Product Development Creative Manager Noreen Smith will give you a weekly Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge to take on, plus a 30-45-minute project tutorial that directly relates to the week’s challenge. Noreen will be streaming live at the same time in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group and on YouTube (recordings will also be available afterward).

Not only will you get to try something that might be new to you when taking on these challenges, but you’ll also get to use up your stash and maybe even decide to add new items to your scrap supply that you haven’t considered before!

July Completed Album Challenge PLUS A Dog Scrapbook Layout

Posted on July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 by Creative Memories

Ahhhhh! Adhering that final embellishment or putting the cap on your journal pen and placing that final layout into your scrapbook album — there’s nothing quite so satisfying when you finish an album and show it to friends or slide it perfectly into your bookshelf! And this satisfaction action is back for another month’s rendition of the Completed Album Challenge!

If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in July, just completed in July), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedJuly2023 for the chance to win!

June Completed Album Challenge PLUS A Dog Scrapbook Layout

Posted on June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 by Creative Memories

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to the Completed Album Challenge we go! Yes, it’s the last week of the month, which means we’ve just started the latest challenge for you!

And if you need an idea to add that finishing touch to your latest album, then go mutts over this dog scrapbook layout — it’ll make you and your viewers say bow-WOW!

If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in June, just completed in June), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedJune2023 for the chance to win!

A REFRESHING Pop-up Challenge: #HydrationScrapNation

Posted on June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 by Creative Memories

National Hydration Day is June 23, and what better way to celebrate the awesomeness of aqua than to commit to staying hydrated! H₂O is an integral part of our lives that keeps us healthy and happy — of course it’s necessary to drink water on the daily, but also think of days spent on the lake, at the pool or waterpark, hunkered down on a rainy day, jumping into puddles and so much more! So, we challenge you to pay homage to the gift and element that is water by taking on the National Hydration Day Pop-up Challenge in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group by creating a layout featuring H₂O designs on your page… AND the prize package includes a supply of Serene Waters goodies! While you’re taking on this challenge, let’s all commit to staying HYDRATED!

May Completed Album Challenge PLUS 8×8 Custom Paper Albums

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Creative Memories

Here’s something that may make your day — the May Completed Album Challenge is underway in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group! There are so many types of albums out there in CM’s gamut of goodies — from traditional 12×12 albums to quick Fast2Fabs™, smaller 8×8 bookcloths and today’s special standout — 8×8 Custom Paper Albums! (Psst, they do indeed count toward the monthly Completed Album Challenges!) Make one for yourself (or as a gift!) and make sure to enter for the chance to win!

Do you know others who’d love to get more than a fair share of scrapbooking ideas and inspiration? Invite your scrapbook friends to join the Virtual Crop Facebook Group this week to get inspired by all of the completed albums!

If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in May, just completed in May), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedMay2023 for the chance to win!

Take On The NSD Pop-up Challenge PLUS Have A Citrus-ly Good Time Making This NSD Scrapbook Layout

Posted on May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 by Creative Memories

Lemons and limes and a good ol’ time! Yes, croppers and creators, for you know what is just around the corner? National Scrapbook Day! It always falls on the first Saturday of May, but let’s be real… every day is a great day to scrapbook! So, what better way to get the scrapbooking started than with an NSD Pop-up Challenge in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group?! This year’s NSD theme was all about citrusy lemon goodness, so the challenge is creating a layout that’s focused on the happy hue of yellow and/OR creating a layout using the NSD 2023 products!

And blog contributor Kylie Kingham seized (and squeezed!) the day by making this NSD scrapbook layout — handpicked just for you!

Psst! If you would like to attend an NSD event (virtual, in-person or hybrid events), you can connect with an Advisor near you using our handy Advisor Locator search on the website. US | CA | AU

April Completed Album Challenge PLUS A Camping Scrapbook Layout

Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 by Creative Memories

One, two, three, four — here is a challenge you’ll adore! That’s right, it’s the last week of the month, which means another Completed Album Challenge! And if you’re ready for this new adventure (as well as a camping scrapbook layout) to pitch a perfect, completed album — and then show us what you’ve got on the Virtual Crop Facebook Group — let your creative compass guide you this way! ⬇️

If you completed an album this month (does not need to be from start to finish in April, just completed in April), make a short video flipping through each of the pages in your newly completed album. Then, post your video in the Virtual Crop Facebook Group with the hashtag #CompletedApril2023 for the chance to win!