Hey there!  First off I commend you on your effort and passion to design a deck of cards.  The creative process is a difficult hurdle to overcome.  Seems like your using a Kung-Fu theme or similar.  I like how the hidden writing is presented in the top and bottom borders of the art.  I do feel that your overall inspiration is lacking solid direction.  It's not enough to pick a theme and hope it sticks, you need genuine inspiration.  It's easy to say that when I'm not the one doing the art but it helps to immerse yourself into the theme on a deep level.  Your attempting too much detail in the bottom and top sections while your fade to a more simple concept as you near the center.  I feel lost when trying to like it.  Your design needs to flow more fluently. I do also like the second color scheme with black and bronze.  There are others here that can critique you in more specific ways but I hope this helps.