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Sweet Christmas Wishes

Last night, while completing some of my Clear and Simple Stamps DT assignments, I made this card! I’m gonna enter it into the Paper Crafts Magazine December Gallery Challenge. It’s been while since I played along in one of these challenges, so I thought I’d get back to it! For…
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Creative Quatrefoil: Holiday Edition

Clearly Cardstock. Christmassy. Quatrefoil. Cards. How’s THAT for alliteration?! After getting some amazingly kind feedback about this post, I thought I’d go ahead and share another quatrefoil creation! Before I get into the nitty gritty of today’s cards, I have a disclaimer: I just got a new camera! You can…
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Make It Monday #31 – Stamped Background

What’s upper Damask Lover! Wanna see another fun, stamped background for this week’s PTI Make It Monday? Oh, you do? Well, let’s get to it. After seeing the MIM challenge, I spent all day Monday stamping my little heart out…and it was a blast. Today’s card is another fun pattern…
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Papertrey Ink Make It Monday – Holiday Cards

Sometimes I forget just how much I love stamping. Ink, stamps and paper = love! Often I create projects using other mediums like chipboard, die cuts and felt and I forget how much I enjoy the simplicity of stamping out a card. This weekend I stamped like a crazy person.…
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Big News…and some crafting too!

Hi Damask Lovers!! Now, before you’re allowed to read this post, you have to take a trip over to the Gallery Idol page and place your vote…and you get extra points if you vote for me!!! (Just kiddin’ ya – but you really should head over and vote for your…
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Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Reject Project #1

Well, we’re one day into the Gallery Idol competition…did you vote yet??!?!? GO HERE TO VOTE!!! My card is entry #6 *wink wink* As you might imagine, my memory for this past weekend is just one big haze of DIY embellishments. I went through several other ideas before I landed…
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Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Competition – Round 1

GO HERE TO VOTE!!! My card is entry #6 *wink wink* I’ve hemmed. I’ve hawed. I’ve tossed countless mock-ups. I’ve listened to Eye of the Tiger no less than 12 times. I’ve sustained myself on a diet of Fudgesicles, cherries, and sweet potato fries. I’ve had a near death experience…
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Moxie Fab Stamp It! Cards Challenge

I love stamping…no shocker there! And I love a challenge! So when I saw the Moxie Fab Stamp It! Cards Challenge – I knew I had to play! You’d better get over there and play too…the grand prize is amazingly awesometastic…and all you’ve gotta do is make a stamped card!…
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Embellish Rainbow Challenge

Roy. G. Biv and I go way back. Waaaaaay back. Ever since my 2nd grade teacher introduced us, we’ve been great pals. He really brightens up my day and I can always count on him when I need some colorful crafting inspiration. I’m so happy that Embellish is dedicating a…
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CAS-ual Friday – Krafts-men

Masculine cards are my nemesis. I try to make them and I end up with some forced creation that features all sorts of masculine imagery.  Hammers, tool belts, ties, dinosaurs, golf balls…you get the idea. Usually, I feel kind of “eh” about the result and I end up scrapping it.…
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Stamp It! Cards meets Stamping Royalty Blog Hop!

  **This is my second post of the day! Keep scrolling to check out this month’s Clear and Simple Stamps Release…you’re gonna love it!** Welcome to the Stamp it! Cards meets Stamping Royalty Blog Hop! I am so excited to be a part of this group and I remember, quite…

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.