Had internet connection breaks here and there…hence the delay in our 1st ever attempt to blogcast LIVE…. There was also soooo much going on…reporting became quite an impossibility. Hope the 1st 2 updates kept you sufficiently in the loop! :)

Anyway, the next task that the castaways had to complete in pairs was titled ‘A Closer Look’. Castaways were required to scraplift any layout designed by any member from our Design Team that’s on display at our place. But that was not all. They also had to stick to a list of strict criteria to earn themselves sufficient points to stay on in the game….and they had only 30min to complete the task.

Castaways were dead serious and swiftly jumped into scrappin’ action.

One castaway, Lyn was overheard saying,”Wow! That was the fastest 30 min of my life!” whilst another confided, “I hope I did Jen proud!” as she and her fellow castaway had scraplifted this particular designer’s layout.

And it was a joyous moment for these 2 castaways (seen in pic above) as they emerged the winners of this task and received a set of Around The Block large decorative brads and mini brads worth almost $20.

But it was a sad moment for 6 other castaways that had to be taken off from the game. These castaways (seen in the pic above) were asked to bring their “torches” to the tribal council area and they had their torches snuffed out, with a Got Flowers Prima bottle no less!!!:P

By this time, at around 1830hr, the castaways were already famished and they were served a meal of mashed potatoes, sausages and sauteed mushrooms, as witnessed from how longingly this starving castaway looked at the food that was served in his pic below!

Producers of the “show” made sure that castaways received sufficient nourishment as even fruits were served to ensure that they had a well-balanced diet that would sustain them for the rest of their journey on our scrapping “island”.

 

After dinner, next up was the task “It’s All Personal” where the 6 remaining castaways had to set the most number of eyelets under a minute. The sounds of hammering reverberated throughout the store as they “eyeleted” away like there was no tomorrow.

But some castaways just didn’t cut it when it came to “eyeletting” and 3 castaways with the least number of eyelets set within the stipulated time were swiftly asked to remove their “torches” from the tribal council area.

 

But because we’re all about LOOOOOVE, all castaways who had their “torches” snuffed out prematurely were given ice-cream to hopefully cheer them up a little. :)

Open crop time resumed as scrappers continued on scrapbook projects they had been working on in between the tasks and shopping specials.

After a bit of cropping, it was Survivor Crop Specials time again and it was back to more mad shopping as castaways made a beeline for the scrap supplies they desired.

 

Some castaways looked like they were in heaven with their buys, but reality set in quick and it was back to camp for the 2nd last task of the evening.

 

With 3 remaining castaways left after the previous task, another task had to be completed to find out who would make the FINAL 2.

And that task was “Speed Quiz” time. 3 castaways were each asked to take turns to answer a series of questions related to scrapbooking and Made With Love. It was the luck of the draw as castaways had to pick a number from a jar which corresponded to a question. Pick the wrong number and the castaway would get herself a difficult question. And they had only 10 sec to answer each question. Questions ranged from the prices of products e.g.”What is the cheapest scrap supply sold at Made With Love?” (Answer: ribbon at 50 cents a yard) which led to one castaway’s undoing. “I can’t believe that the ribbons cost 50 cents only for a yard” was one castaway’s constant indignant refrain…to the more sinister sounding questions asked, “There are said to be ghosts at Made With Love. What kind of ghosts are there?” (Answer: Heidi Swapp’s Ghost Shapes and Alphas)!!!

It was a difficult time for Ros, this castaway seen in the above pic because by being the castaway who answered the most number of questions correctly, she had won herself immunity and now had the difficult task of deciding who she would be taking with her to make the FINAL 2!

She made her choice after some deliberation and selected fellow castaway, Sharon.

The FINAL 2 at Tribal Council.

Nervous looks exchanged as the tribal council interrogated them.

They each then had to give a speech to explain why each of them deserved to be declared the Sole Survivor and win the 1 million rupiah (S$180) worth of Made With Love cash vouchers at stake. They were also asked what they would do with the vouchers. And this is what they had to say,

“I just wanted to crop! I didn’t really think about the prize. And I guess I will use the cash vouchers to offset what I’ve spent so far at Made With Love.” Ros innocently declared.

“I deserve to win because I’ve shopped at Made With Love for close to 3 years and have spent A LOT! I will also spend more with the vouchers to add to my stash to scrap nice, more beeeeautiful stuff to inspire everyone!” Sharon declared loudly with great generosity to the resounding laughter of the entire tribal council.

A very stern-looking me then reminded the tribal council that it was time to vote for who they thought should be declared the ultimate Sole Survivor and winner of the 1 million rupiah (S$180) worth of Made With Love cash vouchers.

 

 

It was then off to tally the votes… …

And then to declare the winner of Survivor - Made With Love Season 2. At one point with only 1 vote left to read, it was Ros - 6, Sharon - 6. Everyone waited with bated breath.

But the final vote went to SHARON!!!!! and she was declared the ultimate Sole Survivor!!!!

 

As runner-up, Ros takes home 250,000($45) rupiah worth of Made With Love cash vouchers.

Other candid shots captured during the crop event…..

Isn’t it obvious who won?

Jas & Sharon

Malee and Iris … … ever cheerful….simply the best!!! :)

As a gentle reminder, castaways had a notice board just outside the tribal council area to refer to all the different Survivor Crop specials they had been offered.

One happy but exhausted SOLE SURVIVOR!!!! :)

Awwwww….. ain’t that sweet? Real friendly competitors…:)

More pictures of this event can be found on our on-line gallery. We hope everyone had as much fun if not more fun than we had organising this crop!!!

Till we meet again, keep on lovin’ and keep up the scrappin’ !!!;)

Here are some quick snapshots of what’s been happening in the past hour. The 1st Survivor Task - Perilous Scramble was announced by AM. :)

The winners of this challenge featured here. For their reward, they each received a set of Daisy Ds rub-ons and chipboard bellies worth almost $20. But being the savvy castaways they are, they decided to split their rewards  with the rest of their tribe members. Talk about stategy……

 The winners in action here during the challenge.

 

The other castaways desperately trying their best to keep their places in the game.

The mad rush for our 2nd Survivor product special … … many of the castaways  succumbed to temptation and pretty much out-shopped each other … …

We’re now in the middle of our 2nd Survivor task and it involves quite a bit of scrappin’. The castaways have been scrapping like their lives depended on it.

With 1min 39 sec left to the end of this task …. we’ll be back in a while with more updates.

It’s 6pm and we’re signing off for now … …think i gotta run to check on the tribes…catch u later…..:)

This is us reporting LIVE from Made With Love. We know we’re a little late in plying you with the latest updates on what’s been going down at the crop cos it has been pretty much non-stop activity!!!

Flashed on our projector screens, this was what greeted all castaways as they streamed in, some from as early as 1pm. The castaways quickly got settled in as they took up their spots in various parts of the labs to set up their temporary scrapping camps!

Scrap supplies for their survival were laid out at their individual camps. Everyone got a different colour-coordinated kit, for their scrapping pleasure. Just in case, some Castaways became short on supplies necessary for their prolonged existence in this “gruelling 7-hour experience”!  

At 2pm, they quickly got started on their first task which was to scrap personalised name tags using supplies that we provided them with.

And when all castaways had arrived at base camp by around 230pm, we officially sounded off the start of the Survivor Crop. The scrapping camps were then plunged in darkness and like the start of the actual reality-TV programme, we had our own trailer played on our projector screen, complete with the names of all castaways flashed on screen amidst images from the current TV season of Survivor and loud Survivor themed music blasting in the background for added dramatic effect! The trailer will be uploaded on our on-line forum for your viewing pleasure once we splice in pictures from the event today!

Castaways were each also given “torches” and were told that these torches, made from Heidi Grace red fluff (hehehe! It’s a crop event after all!) represented their life on Made With Love island and once snuffed out, would signal the end of it for them!

 

The scrapping and shmoozing commenced. Castaways were told that it would be helpful to get to know everyone especially when the tribes merged.

 

All too soon, at 1525hr, the 1st Survivor Shopping Special was announced. Special Survivor Shopping Bags were given to all castaways to store their stash in. And when the flag-off was given, all castaways charged out onto the retail floor armed with their bags to get their hands on the special buys they fancied.

 Oooo..the dilemmas they faced….

And with only 5 min 2 sec left out of the 10 min that all castaways were given to grab the special buys.

Some made it back to “camp” with a huge loot….some had more restraint. ;)

Till the next update, with more details on the upcoming activities, this is us signing off at 1645pm.

Introducing My Mind’s Eye!!! Their CHA Summer ‘07 collections - Bohemia 2 and Confetti have arrived and they are up in all their glory!!! Under each collection, there are 5 sub-sets of collections which brings it to a whopping total of over 300 products from MME alone!!! Their distinct designs elicited plenty of ooos and aaaahs from us as we unpacked the boxes. All patterned papers come with their coordinating overlays, ribbons, bling and die-cut embellishments!!!

 

But that’s not all! There are also major replenishments for one of our all-time fave collections -  Magnolia!!!

And as promised. here are close-ups of yummy scrap supplies we released yesterday.

 from ::HEIDI SWAPP::

Lovely chipboard shapes and label holders … …

 

Mettalic chipboard lettering

 Flowers with glitter on them … …wow!

Real pretty rub-ons … …

Clear and colored ghost shapes … …

More chipboard shapes/motifs and cutsey photo corners, both large and small … …Aren’t these absolutely adorable??!!

 New clear stamps … …

All the months in a year in a value pack to help you get started in scrapping a calendar for 2008!!!

And from BO BUNNY … …

 

Take care everyone and we hope to see all of you soon!;)

It’s a wet wet Thursday morning as we bring you the latest updates on what’s up on our shelves today!!! Bet we all wished we could sleep in … … but we hope what we’ve got for you today will make you race over for a visit! ;) We’ll be posting close-up shots of the new arrivals the minute we get the chance.

In the meantime, these are sneak peeks taken with Sweech’s camera phone cos my camera’s battery went totally flat after the food shots were taken. Clearer shots of yummilicious scrap supplies coming soon.

from ::HEIDI SWAPP::

A brand new shipment of Heidi Swapp has arrived. Close to 70 new products that range from large flowers with glitter, ghost alphas & shapes, masks and chipboard shapes and frames …. the list goes on… However, all clear stamps lovers, you may truly love some of the new stamps that Heidi Swapp has designed. They’re real fun!

from ::BO BUNNY::

 

ALL NEW!!! 50 patterned paper designs and a number of stickers that suit plenty of occasions. Their chipboard albums which many of you love have also been brought in again. :)

from ::7gypsies::

Lotsa lotsa evergreens from 7gs are back again!!! We can never do without them.

from ::My Mind’s Eye::

The entire range of collections newly released by My Mind’s Eye is finally here and will be released this evening. We are incredibly excited about this shipment!!! And can’t wait to share it with you. 

from ::{TABLE SCRAPS} - our in-house cafe::

We started {TABLE SCRAPS} cos we thought it’d be great to have a place where scrappers can hang out with each other to enjoy each other’s friendship and comfort food!!!

Over time, {TABLE SCRAPS} has become like a kitchen in a good friend’s home. We love how we can gather round it and simply chat about anything under the sun as we stuff our faces silly with good home-style cooking. Chenta, our good friend who puts so much love into her cooking for us, constantly re-invents what comes out of our “kitchen”. This week, we thought you may like to know what’s cooking at {TABLE SCRAPS}. 

As you know, some collections of scrap supplies have the quirkiest of names. Well, we decided to have a go at it too and we present you 3 must-try dishes we bring to you with love.

 [ONE HOT SPUD]

A lovingly baked potato that’s warm to the touch aand taste. Served with herb butter on the top. We love it so much, we can polish it off under 5 min. ;P 

[Alfred has Fungus] - an alfredo sauce pasta with sauteed mushrooms in a light cream sauce.

Swee Ching loves this and asks for this lots. ;)

To come up with a name for this dish, we borrow a little from history. The alfredo sauce was originally created by a Roman restauranteur Alfredo de Lello in 1914 - supposedly to help restore the appetite of his wife after she gave birth to their son. It is a rich sauce of butter, melted heavy cream, warmed freshly grated Parmesan cheese, garlic and parsley. Throw in some mushrooms/fungi and voila, we have Alfred has Fungus - a delicious pasta dish that’s made just right so you won’t tire of it easily.

Note: Dish name courtesy of 1 of our nutty spouses. :P

[ROUND THE CLOCK] - Sauteed sausages and hash brown, served with alfafa sprouts , sauteed tomatoes and topped off with a sunny side up egg. Why’s it called Round the Clock? Simply because this meal can be eaten anytime of the day. Trust us, we’ve had it for supper, lunch, dinner and breakfast. And we thought you might like to try it out too. ;)