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One Layer Wednesday – Circles

Happy Seis de Mayo, Friends! Oh, you didn’t know that Seis de Mayo was a holiday? Well, it is. It’s the celebration of being completely exhausted at work because the bar across the street from your apartment decided that a live mariachi band was a great idea…and that this aforementioned…
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Challenge a Week – Play Date Cafe

Today kicks off a little series that I’ll be doing here on the ol’ bloggo…   There are so many challenges for papercrafters, and I have been wanting to get involved with them! I don’t always have a chance to surf around blogland to discover these challenges, so hopefully this…
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Embellish Square Cards Color Trends Challenge

A quick project for the current Embellish Challenge…I made it this morning when I had a serious need to make something! (I’m like a crafting addict!!!) I must say, square cards are not my strength. I don’t know why, but they are a challenge for me! For this card, I…
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Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday – Polka Dotted Hullabaloo

Bright – check! Colorful – check! Fun pattern – check! This week’s Trigger Tuesday inspiration photo is a simple panel of polka dotted goodness and meets all the requirements for Damask Loveliness. I wanted to tackle this inspiration photo in a fun, yet simple way. I decided to mimic the…
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Holiday Special Issue Blog Hop

 Hello Damask Love Friends!  I’m back in action with another Blog Hop! **This is my second post for the day, so, scroll down to see the first!** Read on for the deets on this special blog hop! Christmas came early this year for a crop of crafters who submitted their…
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Moxie Fab Tissue Paper Magic Challenge

You know what the difficult thing is about tissue paper? If you try to work with it in small pieces, the slightest breeze causes it to fly everywhere.  I mean – if you so much as blink, you will be chasing this stuff all over the place. With this in…
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Make it Monday – Line Borders

I’ve mentioned before that I find crafting inspiration everywhere. I’m often inspired by clothing or home decor. Today’s project, though, is inspired by something a little strange… I was sitting at my desk, reading a generally boring-ish journal article when I came across a ven diagram – you know, one…
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Hero Arts April Challenge

Today I’ve got a project for the current Hero Arts challenge! Last week, while visiting my family in California, I was able to take a tour of the Hero Arts factory….which is only minutes away from my hometown! Who knew!? I intended to take tons of pictures during my tour…
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Totally Hues Challenge #6

  Time for some Totally Hues! How can you say “No” to those colors?! My approach to this color challenge was to keep things super simple, lots of white space and a few pops of color to coordinate with the challenge. I broke out one of my newer stamp sets,…
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Papertrey Ink Blog Hop – Boys to Men

  It’s time for this month’s Papertrey Ink Blog Hop! The Theme: Boys to Men As much as I’d like to make a card that pays homage to the Boys II Men R&B group – that is probably not what PTI is looking for here! Instead, I made a masculine…
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Happy Earth Day!

I’m here today to join in with the Clear and Simple Stamps celebration of Earth Day! As a papecrafter – I certainly use my fair share of paper products…it’s kind of necessary. Outside of paper crafting, I have many ways of being an eco-friendly citizen: Naps: I love to take…
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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.