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Landscape Inspirational Desk Calendar

I hope you’re not totally over my whole “calendar” thing…because I certainly am not! I’ve been having a blast creating all sorts of custom stamped calendars and each time I give one away, it puts big smile on the recipient’s face! It’s such a great feeling to give away something…
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Papertrey Ink – DIY tags from dies

I’m really pushing it by posting another Christmas project today! But – I’m gonna do it anyway.  Matter of fact, I’m gonna do it twice, since I have two holiday projects for you! First up is a tag that I made for the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge #46.…
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Perforated Note Cards & Card Set Envelope Tutorial

    Brevity has never been my thing…and today’s post is a testament to that! As promised, today I’ve got all the details for making your own card set envelope with just a scoring board (I used Martha Stewart’s) and some scissors! I’ve also got another card set that I…
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Cards Using Background Basics: Circles

Modern circles in a stamp set? Yes, Ma’am. I’ll take one. I pulled out Maile Belles Background Basics: Circles to see what would happen…and, well, here’s what happened… Just like most other crafters out there, I’ve got Christmas on the brain, so my first BB: Circles card was created with…
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Quirky Christmas Cards with Hero Arts

You can pretty much add holly and ribbon to anything and it’s instantly holiday-ready!  Today, I’ve got two designs that put my theory to the test. My aunt wanted some Christmas cards that would capture her two loves: coffee and writing! I immediately knew which stamps I would use, but…
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Quick and Easy Die Cut Angel

Every morning I check Facebook – just like every one person on the planet. This morning I was excited to find my card being featured over at the Paper Crafts Magazine blog! It’s a quick and easy holiday card that I made using Modern Basics by Maile Belles – one…
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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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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.