Month: May 2011

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CAS-ual Friday -Buttons and Twine

Have you checked out Papertrey Ink’s newest release?! It may be my favorite yet! Full of garden-y goodness and fabulous fruits (can you tell that alliteration is a favorite of mine!?) After looking through the design team’s projects, I was inspired to create something fruity. Enter: the current CAS-ual Friday…
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Ahoy Baby Card

Blogger was down for a while….but I will not be stopped!!! I’m excited to share today’s project with you – it’s one of my faves! I’ve mentioned before that baby season is going strong! I know at least 10 women who are expecting and 5 who have recently given birth!…
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CAS-ual Friday – Texting Skills

This week, I had to get involved with the brand new CAS-ual Friday challenge. I have been counting down the days until the launch of this challenge site. I am so excited about their fabulous design team and the wonderful clean and simple challenges that will come our way every…
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Denami Girly Girl Blog Hop

  **This is my second post of the day! Scroll down to see the first post** This is my very first Denami Designs Blog Hop and I am so excited!! This is gonna be fun! The theme is “Girly Girl” which is totally appropriate, since today is Mother’s Day! What…
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Let’s Chill Card & Bottle Set

If you ever need a lesson on etiquette – don’t come to me.  My mom gave me a copy of Emily Post’s Etiquette…I never read it. I’ll probably pass it down to my daughter one day – maybe she can teach me a thing or two about manners. I do…
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One Layer Wednesday – Circles

Happy Seis de Mayo, Friends! Oh, you didn’t know that Seis de Mayo was a holiday? Well, it is. It’s the celebration of being completely exhausted at work because the bar across the street from your apartment decided that a live mariachi band was a great idea…and that this aforementioned…
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Challenge a Week – Play Date Cafe

Today kicks off a little series that I’ll be doing here on the ol’ bloggo…   There are so many challenges for papercrafters, and I have been wanting to get involved with them! I don’t always have a chance to surf around blogland to discover these challenges, so hopefully this…
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Embellish Square Cards Color Trends Challenge

A quick project for the current Embellish Challenge…I made it this morning when I had a serious need to make something! (I’m like a crafting addict!!!) I must say, square cards are not my strength. I don’t know why, but they are a challenge for me! For this card, I…
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Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday – Polka Dotted Hullabaloo

Bright – check! Colorful – check! Fun pattern – check! This week’s Trigger Tuesday inspiration photo is a simple panel of polka dotted goodness and meets all the requirements for Damask Loveliness. I wanted to tackle this inspiration photo in a fun, yet simple way. I decided to mimic the…
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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.