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Tuesday Trigger – Porch Play

Hello. My name is Amber and I am addicted to color. As I’ve mentioned before, one of my best friends likes to say that I dress like markers. I like to think that my clothing just matches my colorful personality! So, of course, when I saw this week’s Tuesday Trigger…
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Make It Monday #10 – Masking with Dies

As promised, today’s post will be short – well, short by my standards, at least! I woke up a little late this morning – and being the crazy crafty person that I am, I just HAD to get in a little crafting before leaving for work.  In my world, 5…
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I’ve Won Royalty!

I can finally share my exciting news   (and if you know me, secret keeping is not my strong suit!) I’m Royalty!!! I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE IT!!!! Now, if you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you know my penchant for telling long, rambling stories – with a…
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Denami Designs Birthday Card

You can never have enough birthday cards! They say a baby is born every 5 seconds – which means there is a birthday happening every 5 seconds too, right?! That’s a lot of birthdays! So you’d better have a few cards to give out! Today,  I played with some of…
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Live Your Bliss Wedding Card

Today I’ll be sharing a wedding card. The idea of a wedding card was inspired by the current Paper Crafts Magazine April Gallery Challenge, which is all about wedding projects. The colors for the card are inspired by the current Totally Hues Challenge #5. Wedding cards are new for me…
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Make It Monday – Heat Embossing

Prepare yourself for some serious embossed crafting! I used to be so intimidated by heat embossing – I mean the darn heat tool heats up to like a bajillion degrees?! You could probably make a grilled cheese sandwich with it. Fortunately, I have overcome my fear of heat embossing —…
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A Moxie Fab Kind of Day

For today’s projects I am channeling every ounce of Moxiness and every stitch of Fabulousness I have in me! Moxie Fab always has the greatest challenges, and I have finally decided to throw my hat (or better yet – my cards!) in the ring! First up, is my entry into…
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Really Exciting Update – No Joke!

As much as I love holidays and as much as I love April Fool’s Day there is no fooling around when it comes to my exciting news for today! I have been waiting…and waiting…and waiting to share this with you and today’s the day! It’s hard for me to express…
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Simple Baby Cards

This morning was super productive. I joined Andrew at the gym for a workout and then went home for some early morning crafting. I had about 30 minutes to be creative – which meant I needed to also be very efficient. Efficiency is not my thing. I don’t organize my…
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Bright and Leafy Card

I’m so excited to report that one of my cards is being featured on the Paper Crafts Magazine Blog! Those Paper Crafts girls (and guy:-) are just great and I’m loving that some of my craftiness is associated with their publication! Be sure to take a look at today’s blog…
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Embellish Magazine Color Challenge – Masculine

Masculine cards are the nemesis of crafters everywhere! In most cases, a masculine cards means the following: No lacey doilies No pinks and pretty pastels and NO GLITTER! It hurts me to even type that. The current Embellish Magazine Challenge is all about Masculine cards!   This challenge really made…
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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.