JoAnn's Is Enabling My Addiction

Hey everyone!

 Yesterday I went craft shopping with my mom.  We both have  a list of craft projects that we want to make, and needed some supplies.   One of the JoAnn's stores in my area had just about everything in the store on clearance!  That is always bad news for me.   I heard once that Clearance items make people spend more money... it is SO true!!  I buy it because it is on clearance, and know I will not be able to get it at that price later.  Even though I may not need the item for any projects in the near future.  I'm bad.  So I ended up with a TON of paper.  I am a paper addict...no, I am a paper hoarder!  And it didn't help that they were having their 6 for $0.96 paper sale too.   Ok, enough about that.

While blog hopping around this past week, I came across a post on a few different people's blogs.  It just broke my heart, and I knew I had to do something.  This little two year old boy was diagnosed with Leukemia.  I can NOT begin to imagine how, as a parent, it must feel to watch your baby go through something like that.  My parents always told me how hard it was to watch me go through the hospitalizations when I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, and I was five.  But that is Diabetes, this little guy has cancer.  :(

Here is the post I came across:

Aidan is a sweet lil 2 year old, who was recently diagnosed with T Cell Leukemia.  

On Wednesday, he had a port installed in his chest, spinal tap, bone marrow, and chemo in his spine.  He did GREAT! This lil guy is such a trooper.  His parents have accepted that their BABY has Leukemia..NOT the easiest thing to accept, but their faith in God, and their support system, have kept them going.  T-Cell Leukemia has a high cure rate although chemo will be continued for quite a while.  Lil Aidan LOVES mail, like any two year old does...SO...

Let's get our crafting supplies out, and send this lil guy some LOVE!!  Pass this on to all your crafty friends.  I think we can all take a couple minute, and make something special for him, that will bring LOTS of smiles, and that he can look at over and over.   We all know how laughing and smiling can be good for the soul.  Let's give him this much for him to enjoy while he's battling this horrible disease.  I have no doubt in my mined that God can perform a miracle in this beautiful child.  Please keep him and his family in your prayers.  

Let's all come together and put lots of BIG Smiles on Aidan's and his parents faces

Please mail your cards to:

AIDAN
C/O Tanya Stilwell

P.O. BOX 143

Cecilia, KY 42724

So... even though I do not know this little guy, or his family, or even the people who posted this blog entries...I felt I needed to make him a card!!  I too have a port installed in my chest, and for him to be a two year old and have that done...WOW!!  He must be a BRAVE little man!! :)  

Here is the card that I created for him.  I hope it does ring a smile to his face, and I hope he feels better very, VERY soon.  

The car is from the Mickey And Friends Cricut Cartridge, (and so is Mickey, of course.)  I just used different colors than the car is supposed to be.  


I pooped it up with pop dots to add some dimension...

I also got him a little Hot Wheels Car to play with, and some crayons (the toddler ones) and a coloring book.  I know how bored I am when I start feeling better while in the hospital, and always want something to do.  I feel like I have the attention span of a two year old..lol..so I assume he would be the same way!  I hope he gets some use out of these things, and I hope the card brings a smile to his face!!

Thanks for checking gout my card!