Click to view challenge I am quickly becoming addicted to the Embellish Magazine Color Trend Challenges! Ashley Newell manages to select color combinations and themes that are wonderfully paired, but still a challenge to work with – and I love a challenge! As soon as I saw this week’s challenge,…
Month: March 2011
Still time to add your project to the Reject Blog Hop! I plan to repost the Hop when the Paper Crafts Go-To-Sketches issue hits newstands, giving us rejects another chance to share our creativity! I’ve added a toolbar below the blog header, making it super easy to navigate your way…
Click below to head over to the Reject Blog Hop! There is still time to participate – or just take a look at all the wonderful projects that didn’t make it into the Paper Crafts Magazine Go-To-Sketches issue! Would you like there to be Reject Blog Hops in…
Happy Monday Damask Lovers! If you are here looking for the Reject Blog Hop – it’s still going on and it’s going strong!!! — we are making rejection look goooooood! Head on over to check out all the amazing projects that didn’t make the cut. Also, thank you so…
I recently made my first attempt at publishing – cards that is. I have a little experience with publication in other fields, psychology to be exact and strangely enough the process is pretty similar. In the field of psychology, though – our journals don’t have fun, colorful pictures and often…
This week has been positively fabulous! First, I was a winner for my entry into Paper Crafts Magazine’s February Gallery Challenge! And yesterday, the Papertrey Ink Team chose to feature my Fun Foam Fruit cards as the Make-It-Monday project of the day! Talk about fantastic! As I’m…
Question (said in my best Dwight Schrute voice): When was the last time you made an emergency trip to Michael’s for Fun Foam? A. What’s fun foam? B. Why would I ever go to Michael’s? C. Never D. Yesterday. After you got off work…in hopes of finding the…

About Amber
Hey, I’m Amber Kemp-Gerstel - the crafty brain behind Damask Love, where creativity, color, and a little chaos come together. I’m a suburban mom of two, known for turning up the volume on everyday DIYs and showing up like your colorful, crafty BFF. Over the years, I’ve gone from psychologist to full-time content creator, TV host, and brand partner, with appearances on Making It, Today, and HGTV. When I’m not making stuff or on set, I’m chasing around my two boys, Markus and Maxwell, and laughing my way through the mess.