It’s pretty funny where we can find inspiration for crafting! Just the other day, for no reason at all, I had a song stuck in my head – a song from my childhood that I used to sing all the time until my mom begged me to take the concert…
Month: August 2012
Hey everyone! Been a busy week but I just have to pop in to share my excitement. Yesterday, I was able to put a checkmark on my Bucket List…our wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty!!!! After our wedding, many of you awesome followers of Damask Love sent me the…
Come with me… and you’ll be… in a world of pure imagination! Any other Willy Wonka lovers out there?! If so, not only are you humming that tune right now, but you are also going to love all the sweetness coming up in today’s post! Today the entire Clear and…
I’ve got a fun one for you today – and if you don’t think it’s fun you’d have to admit that it is pretty yummy. By assembling four of the new Clear and Simple Stamps Cube Box favors, I created this… (Sidenote: I just took a class on Adobe Illustrator…
Hello, hello, hello! Ready to revisit a few more of the products in the CSS July/August Release? Today I’m sharing a very easy-to-do project featuring the Topper dies. Instead of using them as intended, I decided to use the smallest topper die on a set of cards. You all know…
It’s been a month since Clear and Simple Stamps unveiled Collection 4.  Now, it’s time for us to revisit all of the fabulous product from the release and share even more inspiration for using the newest members of the CSS family. Today, several members of the design team are showcasing…
Ombre is everywhere and it’s high time that I gave it some attention with my paper crafting supplies. Clear and Simple Stamps offers a huge array of Hybrid Inks with shades of every color in the rainbow, making it easy to stamp a gradient of any color. For today’s project,…
Many times, I create just for the sake of creating – even if the result is a project that I really have no immediate use for. Such is the case with today’s post. I don’t have any baby showers in the pipeline, but I was feeling inspired to play with…

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.








