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CASE Study: A Grown Up Valentine’s Day

  I said that I wouldn’t give out candy this Valentine’s Day. I’m sticking to my guns on that one. Lucky for you and me, champagne is not in the “candy” category. It is in the “delicious & awesome” category. Turns out that champagne is also in the “perfect Valentine’s…
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Style Watch: Double Embossed Notecards

  Flat notecards are my new obsession. Something so simple and awesome about them. Since there is a limited space for writing the notes on them, I love that the designs are typically striking but still beautiful. For today’s Style Watch, I tried to capture the simple beauty of flat…
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Paper Crafts Creative Card Challenges Blog Hop

I’m a creature of habit. When I like something, I use it until I’m sick and tired of it. For the last few weeks, I’ve been playing Diamonds by Rihanna over and over…and over. It’s pretty annoying actually. Luckily for those around me, I’m reaching the end of my love…
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Style Watch: A DIY Busy Book for Little Hands

One week ago, I launched Drawn Together, a creative effort to bring healing to the children and families of  Newtown, Connecticut. If this is your first time hearing about it, Drawn Together is a project that will provide tote bags filled with brand new art supplies to the children of…
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DIY Christmas Candy Bars

Presently, ChezKG is a pitiful display of holiday cheer. The tree is up and the ornaments are hung; we did get that far. Our menorah is missing a candle, and I’m not sure what happened to it. It was there a few days ago. There are a few remnants of…
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CSS Style Watch: A Very Candy Cane Christmas

Remember the whole debate on candy corn? Well, I pretty much have the same opinion of candy canes. Don’t like em. At all. I do think they make for adorable decorations and if you dip them in chocolate, they are a little more bearable. I came up with a trio…
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2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop

What can I say. I’m blog hopping with Hero Arts today and it’s awesome. I generally steer away from the topic of bucket lists…but I’ll be honest, this is on my bucket list. Check. The 2013 Hero Arts Blog Hop includes a long list of craftygalgeniuspeoplefolks who know how to…
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Brown Paper Swag: Piestra Tile Boxed Stationery Set

I’m gonna go ahead and apologize ahead of time for my obsession with the Memory Box Piestra Die. I have used this thing so much!  Today, I’m continuing with the theme of “Brown Paper Swag” with this set of glittery cards all packaged up in an A2 kraft stationery gift…
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Avery Elle Guest Designer: All Occasions Tags

Today is gonna be a HUGE day on the blog! I’ve got three posts here…and my very first guest post one another blog! Stay tuned for all the details, which I’ll be sharing a bit later! First up, I have a simple card that I created for my guest designer…
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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.