There are some pretty doggone crafty dies included in Collection 9. Last week, I showed you the Partial Tag Dies and today it’s all about the Gift Card Insert Die Collection. If you had a chance to page through the Toile Holiday Gift Guide you may have already seen THIS video…
Month: November 2013
Tell me I’m not the only one who stands inside of stationery stores and fawns over the prettiness. Even when I go to Target, I treat myself to a few minutes in the stationery aisle. Off the page greetings are a trend I’ve seen in a lot of printed card…
Here’s the thing: it doesn’t take much to work me up. I’m the type of person that operates at a pretty moderate level of anxiety at all times. Most days, I’m around a 4 out of 10 on the frantic-o-meter…then I got the email, and I quickly went up to…
Combine two dies to create this one of a kind tag.
To keep things interesting, Toile includes a few video tutorials using some of my favorite crafting projects like PanPastel Artist Pastels which are super easy to use and make your projects look mucho professional. Here’s a peek at the PanPastel project featured in Toile. For each published photo in Toile, I took roughly…
Last year, winter temps here in Miami got down to the mid 50’s. People brought out their furs. Yeah. That’s how we roll. As always, winter is about to roll into Miami at a balmy 80’s, which means I have to make special efforts to remember that the rest of…
A simple technique to add dimension to your cards!

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.