50 and 70

I made two cards for my two wonderful uncles. Uncle number one turned fifty and uncle number two turned seventy. 

I selected the colour schemes first and worked from there (blue, gold and white for 50, bronze, green and white for 70). The colours were not inspired by the age they were turning, but rather, their personalities. I find that colours attributed to age have a ghastly factory feel, although they can be charming if used well. You'll have to be the judge of that.

The actual card that I use to stick things onto is a colour/tone in itself (as previously stated, the colour here is white). I have no word to refer to this card, but consider it the skeleton, if you like, or the foundation. Yes! The foundation card. Don't forget the foundation counts as a colour, too. What you don't use, what you do not fill, is there for a reason. 

The buttons on the 70 card have been glued on with superglue (the type that doesn't smell and bleed out too much, trial and error can help you here). You can of course use a glue gun/more professional card making equipment, yo. I use what I got, bitch (if I start sounding like Jesse Pinkman, ignore me. Breaking Bad marathons do that to you). 

The little jewels on the fifty card are adhesive gems from Papermania. They are reliable and stay on cards for a while. This is not an official endorsement, by the way. Just an honest recommendation.

That reminds me, I  must plan my trip to Italy with my antique fountain pen at some point today.

Now for some dope envelopes!

Envelopes are a part of the card, in my opinion. They offer design space, so why waste it? Think of a film with amazingly good opening credits. The filmmaker(s) use that time to their advantage to build atmosphere, character and even story! They might even foreshadow things! Doesn't that sound flippin' great?