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Happy Tuesday Friends!! I hope you are having a wonderful beginning to your week!! This past week end was not one of my better weekends. Unfortunately while I was working with my husband mulching the yard, I broke my left leg. I am now confined to the couch with my leg elevated. The things that seemed so easy to accomplish or took for granted in life are now so difficult. This too shall pass and I am so blessed...it could be so much worse. I meet with an orthopedic doctor this week to determine if my ankle needs pins or nots. I am praying hard I do not...even if I do, however, I know God is with me.

Today I am popping in to share this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light challenge: FLOWER word challenge. Choose 4 letters and use them for the ingredients on your card.

My creation uses the new stamps and dies recently released at Our Daily Bread Designs: On Eagles Wings, Dad and Keep on Climbing.
The top image is framed with the captivating squares die from Spellbinders.

Our Daily Bread Designs, On Eagles Wings, Keep on Climbing, Dad, Chris Olsen

My letters in Flowers were: L- layers, W-Wings, E-Embossing, Eagles, R-rocks

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters: Linda Carson, Elizabeth Whisson, Diana Nguyen, Cheryl Scrivens, DJ Rants, and Robin Clendenning

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until May 18th to join us. If you participate you have a chance to win a $15 gift certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted on the blog. We would love to see your creations!!

Challenges I am playing in:

Word Art Wednesday

I hope you are in some way inspired by my project!! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments. I truly appreciated them.

Blessings,

13 comments:

Linda . J said...: Such a beautiful image Chris and I love your colouring and super design.

Oh my you poor thing I do hope you are feeling a lot better soon and hope all goes well with your ankle.
Hugs Linda x; May 13, 2014 at 8:47 AM
CherylQuilts said...: Oh, Chris, it has been a hard weekend and my heart aches at the pain you are in! But I know that God will provide and am praying for you and your precious family in the days and weeks ahead! Your card is absolutely stunning! I just love this wonderful masculine card and how you have colored it with the eagle flying above and popped! I guess I need to get this and try my hand at it some day, because every time you use it, I love it! Tender hugs, sweet friend!; May 13, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Grace said...: Chris your card is gorgeous! It is masculine, yet elegant with the embossed sentiment! I know your hubby loved it! Love the captivating squares die too. Just beautiful and perfectly colored!

Continuing to pray for you... may He give you relief from pain and discomfort, and patience to wait this time out while your body heals. Isn't it amazing how God created us in such a way that our bodies really do heal... bones re-knit together... skin heals, it really is amazing!

Gentle hugs,
Grace; May 13, 2014 at 12:11 PM
Diana Nguyen said...: Love how you popped up the image and continuing it in the background... such a neat effect. I hope you are doing okay being so restricted physically - it must be so hard when you do so much for your family. Praying for you, my sweet friend!; May 13, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Becky said...: I am so sorry you broke your leg Chris, I do pray all will go well for you.

Your card is stunning. Love how you layered this and popped up that eagle.; May 13, 2014 at 1:36 PM
Robin Clendenning said...: Oh my dear sweet friend, so sorry about your leg! So dreadful!! Praying for you my friend.
About your card...It is really beautiful!! Love your big, 3-D eagle in front...wow!! painted just gorgeously! Love your mountain scene as well. Great MAN (Mtn. Man..heehee)card!!
Lovely!!; May 13, 2014 at 2:23 PM
Sandra H said...: Oh Chris so sorry to hear of this hope your feeling well pretty soon your creation is so lovely x; May 13, 2014 at 3:28 PM
Patti J said...: Yikes! You be careful, dear friend! Let your family spoil you a bit, and keep us posted. Love your card, Chris - it's stunning. Great job!; May 13, 2014 at 5:58 PM
DJ Rants said...: I've been praying that you'll recover quickly, or at least that your family can prop you up at your crafting table and you can have some fun! But seriously, I'm praying that God will give you strength and healing!
Your card is amazing, this eagle is so magnificent and your die accents the scene so beautifully! I'm so glad you could participate in the challenge!! Tons of healing hugs, DJ; May 13, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Linda Carson said...: Absolutely stunning artwork Chris! It's beautiful in design and details with added dimension! Continuing to pray for your healing w/o pins!! Hope you're able to get rest!; May 14, 2014 at 2:33 AM
Conniecrafter said...: Oh no, so sorry to hear about your broken leg, I hope that it heals quickly and you won't need any pins or anything.
Very cool layout of your card, love how you combined the stamping and the did the background!; May 16, 2014 at 8:27 AM
Alshandra said...: Fantastic card Chris. Love the layout and the layering that you've used. Sorry to read about your broken leg - continuing to pray for you.; May 18, 2014 at 8:56 PM
Kelley said...: Chris, another stunning creation!!! Love your coloring and layout on this card!!!; May 23, 2014 at 10:11 PM