A Scientist Turns 70

This gentleman, a scientist, recently celebrated his 70th birthday. He is always travelling for his work in prenatal diagnosis, his wife told me, but otherwise he can be found sitting at his computer all day, calculator in hand. His hobby is genealogy.
After great discussion with his wife about the colour of his beard (light brownish with grey), I created a card showing the birthday boy sitting at his computer, which has a foetus showing on the screen. I was careful not to show a cute baby - his wife pointed out that he is not at all interested in babies! He has his calculator in his hand. A small family tree illustrates his interest in genealogy (the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history), and above that, a plane represents his constant travel.
The gentleman's wife seemed thrilled with the card and couldn't wait to tell me his reaction to it. "[He] loved it !!!!!!" she wrote on the day of his birthday. "Thanks so much."

Roey is a Manchester United supporter. For his birthday card I cut out a red shirt and added his name in Hebrew letters. The number 12 shows his age. This was a small card, so I finished it off simply with the Manchester United club crest and a football. The club crest shows a ship in full sail and a red devil, which stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils".
The Hebrew greeting on the card says "To Our Dear Son Roey, Happy Birthday".

This card, below, was made for a special niece who was turning 20. Her auntie requested a card with the themes of Amsterdam and the religious satire musical, The Book of Mormon. I prettified the card with a few hand cut "Tulips from Amsterdam".

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