Danburite Card Finished and Surveys Locking Today
10 months ago – Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 06:13:04 AM

Danburite is one of my favorite stones that tends to get overlooked. I wanted this dragon to have a bit of a daydreaming look. As an artist, this is a great stone for me to keep around, but I'm always daydreaming about art, lol. 

Surveys are locking today. You'll get an email with the final notice if you need to change anything, like your address. From here on out, if you need to make changes, you'll have to message me. This is no issue, so if you move or need to make changes, just let me know! 

9 More Cards!
11 months ago – Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 07:58:04 AM

We've unlocked all three sets of bonus cards!

What does that mean? It means all decks will come with the nine bonus cards, and extra pages will be added to the book to include information about the new cards. What do you get if you add the $10 for the cards? By helping unlock those cards, you'll get signed LE prints of each card set you backed for (plus some other surprise goodies for helping unlock the cards). 

Here are the rough sketches for each card

These are just the rough sketches, but the basic elements will stay the same. The hands or pose might change a little, but the faces of the dragons will be close to the rough sketches. I already have Danburite about 25% done, so I'll post pictures soon!

I am so excited to add these extra cards that we missed during the Kickstarter, so a big thank you to everyone who made this possible!  

If anyone needs to make any changes to their survey, please do that this week, as I will be locking surveys & charging cards for any extras this week. 

Happy New Year!!
11 months ago – Tue, Jan 02, 2024 at 02:19:38 PM

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!!

The last two cards are done!

So now I'm just working on finishing up the book. If anyone would like to add more items using BackerKit, I'll leave the surveys open until the end of the week. I'll be sure to post when they are locked and give a heads-up before I charge credit cards for anything extra that was ordered. If you're still missing your BackerKit information, message me here & I'll send you a direct link. 

13 of 20 have been ordered of the additional stretch goal cards, so if just seven more people order any of the extra cards, we have a chance to unlock anywhere from 3 to 9 new cards for every deck! For those who order the extra cards, you'll get bonus items like signed prints of the cards and more surprise goodies. By ordering, you're helping to unlock these cards for everyone!

Possible cards are:

Set 1

• Danburite-Creativity 
• Ruby-Passion  
• Prehnite-Dreams  

Set 2

• Diamond-Power 
• Alexandrite-Change 
• Rutilated Quartz-New Beginnings

Set 3

• Azurite-Enlightenment 
• Kunzite-Kindness 
• Peridot-Positivity

I have these nine cards sketched out, so finishing them up won't take much time if they get unlocked. So don't worry about this slowing the deck down or anything. 

Once surveys are locked, I can get a count of everything & I'll send over the order for the tarot cloths and any items other than the deck (journals, mugs, etc). While I wait on those items, it will give me time to finish the book. Then, the next step is to get everything laid out and sent to the publisher.

I can't even begin to express how thankful I am to everyone here on Kickstarter & how excited I am for this deck to become a reality finally! 

Two more cards finished!
11 months ago – Thu, Dec 28, 2023 at 10:54:21 AM

I finished up two more cards this week.  Not being able to sleep has some benefits lol 

This means I only have two more cards to do! Unless we can unlock the added stretch goal cards, which we're already halfway there on. If ten more people order any of the stretch goal cards, we have a chance to unlock at least three more cards, possibly nine more! I've also added the stretch goal cards to the preorder store: https://gemstonedragonsoracle.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders So, if you know anyone who missed the Kickstarter & you want even more dragons, send them the link!

I'm still waiting on 23 more people to fill out their surveys, but I started thinking maybe some are waiting to see all the dragons before picking prints or other items like journals, etc. So I totally understand! I won't lock surveys until I have the last two cards done and the artwork posted. Also, that way, if anyone sees a new dragon they love and they want to add any new items, they can!   Don't forget to check out the gallery of cards here: https://www.deviantart.com/ninabolenart/gallery/89537911/gemstones-and-dragons-oracle-deck

Waiting on 31 more surveys
11 months ago – Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 11:07:08 AM

Only 31 more surveys need to be filled out!

Please, even if you're planning on doing local pick-up, fill out the full survey with your address and everything so I have a count of what you ordered. If you don't fill out the survey, I have no way of knowing what you want ;) 

If you don't see an email for your survey, message me here & I can give you a direct link.  Once all surveys are filled out, they will be locked, and credit cards will be charged for any extra items anyone might have added. I'll give everyone a heads-up before this happens in case anyone needs to make changes. But don't worry if you need to make changes to your address before items ship. It's still possible to change your address, but you'll have to message me directly to change it after the surveys are locked.  

I have a treatment on the 20th and then my surgery on the 21st, so I'll be offline for a few days.  

I should be back online by Monday if everything goes well. I hope everyone has a great week!