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BIRTHDAY!

12 Wednesday Jan 2011

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4 thoughts on “BIRTHDAY!”

  1. Renee said:

    January 12, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    thanks, Gretchen!
    is that font ‘Alladin’ ?

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    • Renee said:

      January 12, 2011 at 12:44 pm

      or maybe ‘Magic Carpet’? anyway, it’s cute!

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      • backyardnotes said:

        January 14, 2011 at 10:33 am

        Font Diner’s Mirage

        Gretchen

      • backyardnotes said:

        January 14, 2011 at 11:02 am

        P.S. the flowers at the bottom are Kapitza’s We Love Nature-Stems. You might be interested in the Geometric Book which I just ordered; take a look at the complete info about it on their site.

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