Carmen Braaksma - Colorado

Carmen Braaksma

Colorado

Biography

I am a native of Colorado and live in Arvada as a widow. I love all crafts. I started with ceramics, then decorative painting, then became a scrapbooker. One of my jobs was with Memory Makers Magazine and have some of my work published. The founder, Michele Gerbrandt, also showed my work on a PBS crafting channel. My dad, sister and I had a little business called "Cordova's Crafty House". My dad would cut the wood and my sister and I would do all the painting. I even started to learn how to cut my own wood projects on a scroll saw. I also get creative in my Bible and do a lot of Bible studies because my relationship with Jesus is very precious.



In 1998, I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and even though I had to step down for a bit, I rejoined in 2007. I held a lot of classes in my home. In January of 2021 I started my YouTube channel. I am on a couple of Crafty Al's collaboration teams and love it. Some very special friendships have happened in her community.