Card Maker's Corner #5

Hello everyone, it is time for us to know another crafter here at my blog. Today I have a super talented Crafter, Loll Thompson. Loll makes the best super CAS cards, and I love the use of leaves in her creations, in my opinion no one uses leaves and nails a card as Loll.

Lets hear what Loll has to say about the questions I had put for her.

1. Please tell us a little about yourself.

Hi Everyone.  Loll here (Stamping with Loll) and I’m so excited to be part of Rahmat’s Card Maker’s Corner!  Thanks Rahmat.

I am happily married for over 35 years to my sweetheart, Gord.  I have two adult sons and one beautiful grandson.

I love to craft!  My mom taught me to knit at a young age and I have loved working with my hands every since.  Over the years I have done crocheting, calligraphy, macramé, stained glass, ceramics, cross-stitching and more.  About ten years ago I started making cards and was immediately hooked on all the wonderful techniques and products there are to use.  My card making became more intense six years ago when I retired from work.


2. What is crafting to you?

Crafting is a way to express myself.  I also love to share my knowledge and that’s why I started my blog four years ago so that I could share what I have learned along the way.


3. If crafting was not you hobby, what else would be in its place?

I love to bake.  My mom taught me how to bake when I was a young teenager.  She shared her love of baking and also shared many wonderful recipes that I still make today.

I also love to garden.  There’s something very rewarding about planting seeds, seedlings, and bulbs and having them bloom.


4. Which are the very basic supplies you need to make a card? (Silly question ;) but I want to see how minimum a crafter needs)

Basic supplies include card stock, ink and stamps.  There are so many possibilities even with those three basic supplies.


5. What is a technique you are not good and want to excel?

I have only scratched the surface of mixed media and I would like to get better at it.   I would like to be able to let go more and not be so controlled with my cards … it’s something I want to work on.

6. What is your best technique to you love?

This is a tough one.  If you asked me a year or so ago, I would have said die-cuts … there’s just so much you can do with them.  But in the past year I have become obsessed with stenciling and water - colouring. 


7. Which are your all time 3 favourite cards?

Thank You Lee-Anne

Autumn Leaves

Pine Branch Tree

8. What is one thing we don’t know about you?
Many of my readers know that 2 ½ years ago my hubby had a heart attack and survived.  Our family is so thankful for all the help from everyone involved with that traumatic event and subsequent quadruple bypass surgery that followed.

What many don’t know, is that hubby went into cardiac arrest at home, in the middle of the night.  I am a light sleeper and I heard him take his last gasp.  I knew something was wrong right away and called 9-1-1.  The operator talked me through performing CPR until the paramedics arrived.  Hubby survived and has recovered wonderfully.  I am so thankful I was able to help until the medical team arrived.  It is something I will never forget.
  So glad that all is well, we need great composure in times like these, and looks like you were able to keep calm Loll, I am sure it is one of the moments which will stay with you forever. Thanks for sharing with us.

9. What is the piece of advice for crafters, whether new or seasoned?

Start out with basic stamping and get comfortable with that before trying other techniques.  Once you’re ready to move on, there’s lots of great places to learn about techniques and products (SplitcoastStampers, Happy Little Stampers – both forums), and tons of videos on YouTube and inspiration on Pinterest.  So many crafters not only share their beautiful cards, but many include how they made the card, with tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way.


10. I know that all crafters are hoarders in some way, which one thing is in your stash and you can buy again and again?

I hoard of lots of stuff,  but I do tend to hoard dies and keep buying them even though I now have a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine.  I have two boxes of dies that I pull out every day.  I always look through them first when starting a card.


I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Loll, and hope you all have enjoyed too.

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!