I can’t believe it! I’ve made it to 100 followers! (Actually 101, but you know what I mean) I cannot believe that in just a few months of blogging, there are real-world people out there who are interested in my blog! I am so excited and I can’t wait for…
The Blog Hop is still going strong! Click the image to head on over. **** Now – on to today’s project! It must be baby season. Actually – I’m making an executive decision and declaring that right now – it is baby season. Officially. How else do you explain the…
Looking for the Blog Hop? Just click the image below and head on over for the fun! Now for today’s post! Every blue moon, I get an idea that excites me! Today…there’s a blue moon! Today’s card is uber simple with one feature that I think is one of my…
So, what’s fashionable this season? I know you’ve been wondering… Well, lucky for you, I’ve got my finger on the pulse of everything trendy and wonderful for this season. Pantone’s color of the year is Honeysuckle – a perfect shade for your springtime crafting projects! Gingham is still going strong!…
Today’s post is a hefty one, with two cards for two different challenges. First up is the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge. This week’s challenge is to emboss only a portion of a card. I took this challenge and ran with it! Yesterday, I posted about my recent love…
I am loving Thickers right now! Usually, I am a simple sentiment kind of girl when it comes to card making. I prefer, short, clean sentiments that don’t take up a ton of space on the card. Bu then I found Thickers. I’d seen them before but never paid any…
Today’s project is entitled “Gift Card” but you won’t see anything in a credit-card shape, bearing a Target logo! Instead, my interpretation is pretty literal: a card that also contains a little gift. The project features a handmade barrette that I crafted after going on a bit of a button-making…
Click to view challenge I am quickly becoming addicted to the Embellish Magazine Color Trend Challenges! Ashley Newell manages to select color combinations and themes that are wonderfully paired, but still a challenge to work with – and I love a challenge! As soon as I saw this week’s challenge,…
Still time to add your project to the Reject Blog Hop! I plan to repost the Hop when the Paper Crafts Go-To-Sketches issue hits newstands, giving us rejects another chance to share our creativity! I’ve added a toolbar below the blog header, making it super easy to navigate your way…
Click below to head over to the Reject Blog Hop! There is still time to participate – or just take a look at all the wonderful projects that didn’t make it into the Paper Crafts Magazine Go-To-Sketches issue! Would you like there to be Reject Blog Hops in…
Happy Monday Damask Lovers! If you are here looking for the Reject Blog Hop – it’s still going on and it’s going strong!!! — we are making rejection look goooooood! Head on over to check out all the amazing projects that didn’t make the cut. Also, thank you so…
I recently made my first attempt at publishing – cards that is. I have a little experience with publication in other fields, psychology to be exact and strangely enough the process is pretty similar. In the field of psychology, though – our journals don’t have fun, colorful pictures and often…

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.












