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Gemstones and Dragons Oracle Deck

Created by Nina Bolen

Oracle card deck featuring 44 gemstones and their meanings with beautifully illustrated original dragons by fantasy artist Nina Bolen

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Help me pick the altar cloth design!
8 months ago – Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 07:44:38 AM

I'm putting the finishing touches on the altar cloth and need help picking which one looks best. Number one is the closest to the original, with just the crystal a little smaller, so the dragon is the main focus, and the lines have been cleaned up. Number 3 has the most changes with some added details. So let me know your favorite! Be sure to take a look at the detailed shots too. 

Or is there a combo of the 3 that you would like to see? 

All card art done!
8 months ago – Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 02:13:28 PM

Peridot dragon all done. We’ll still needs the text but here is the finished art. I’m currently working on the text for thr book and art that’s inside the book. So I’ll update again soon. 

Peridot Dragon Help with the design!
9 months ago – Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 10:13:37 AM

So I'm stuck on the Peridot dragons design. I can't decide which works better. So please comment on your favorite.

 #1 Tail holding stone (tail sketched in white)

#2 Original design with hand holding stone 

#3 Wing folded under stone (sketched in white)

#4 Stone floating design 1

#5 Floating stone design 2
 

Update 2/9 More cards finished
10 months ago – Fri, Feb 09, 2024 at 07:02:36 AM

Sorry for the lack of updates in the past week. I was unable to log in and also had the flu. 

But I did finish up a few cards.

Ruby Zoisite

Prehnite

Diamond 

Alexandrite

Rutilated Quartz

Azurite

All cards still have a few finishing touches, and of course, the text needs to be added. And the copyright will not be on the final cards. 

So only two more cards to finish up. I'm still writing and editing the book and doing the layout for the box. The deposit has been paid to the publisher, and we are waiting on a sample of the tarot cloth (which will be after the Lunar New Year). I'll update once the last two cards are done. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Credit Cards Charging today for any additional items
10 months ago – Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 11:42:16 AM

Cards will be charged today via Backerkit for any additional items that might have been added during the surveys (these are items outside your Kickstarter pledge). I've also added PayPal as a payment method (sorry for forgetting it originally). So, if anyone has issues with a credit card not charging properly or you haven't finished your survey, you can now use PayPal as a payment form. 

I'm still missing a few surveys, so reminders have been sent out. Also, for anyone who pledged originally but had a card that failed, if you still want your items, you can now pay with PayPal as well.

When it comes time to ship everything, I'll offer to let people add items if they wish, but for now, to get an estimated count of what needs to be ordered, the orders will be locked. 

Remember, if you ordered any enamel pins, please message me with the design you would like. I'll also reach out when everything is ready to ship in case I missed anything. 

That's about it for now. It's snowing, and the roads are iced over, so I'm hibernating and painting some dragons  ^_^