Nature Oracle Cards | Mixed Media Art with Dried Flowers, Ephemera, & Metallic Paint 🌿🦋

Nature Oracle Cards | Mixed Media Art with Dried Flowers, Ephemera, & Metallic Paint** 🌿🦋✨
In this video, I’m creating enchanting nature-inspired oracle cards with a unique, round design. These cards are infused with:
✨ Dried flowers
✨ Ephemera pieces
✨ Meaningful quotes
✨ A butterfly centerpiece
✨ Metallic watercolor highlights
I walk you through my process, share the materials I used, and explore how art can connect us to the natural world. Perfect for oracle card enthusiasts, nature lovers, and mixed media artists alike!
🎨 *Supplies Used*
Watercolors:
Daniel Smith: Permanent Brown, Neutral Tint, Green Apatite Genuine
QOR: Dioxin Purple
Winsor & Newton: Opera Rose
Cotman: Sepia
Grumbacher Academy: Davy’s Gray
Paper: Strathmore 11x15” cold press, 140lb
Pens: Micron 01, 02 in black and sepia
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Ephemera Packs: shorturl.at/pCy2R
🌟 Inspiring Quotes Featured
1. "Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky." - Khalil Gibran
2. "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir
3. "Nature is the art of God." - Dante Alighieri
4. "The mountains are calling, and I must go." - John Muir
5. "Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
6. "Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
7. "Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." - Charles Dickens
8. "A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books." - Walt Whitman
9. "Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy." - Isaac Newton
10. "The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature." - Joseph Campbell
11. "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. "The earth has music for those who listen." - William Shakespeare
13. "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein
14. "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
15. "To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles." - Mary Davis
16. "Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." - Henry David Thoreau
17. "In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir
18. "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu
19. "Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature." - Gerard De Nerval
20. "Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." - Edward Abbey
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[@sylviasvobodova2186]

The cards turned out beautifully 🤩 Do they need any coating before you start using them?

[@MonicaSArt]

I don't usually coat mine with anything, but you certainly could. I would either use Matte medium or even Modge Podge would work and you can select your sheen. I think cold wax would also work for these, like Dorland's. I hope you give them a try!

[@sylviasvobodova2186]

​@@MonicaSArt Thank you, Monica! 🤗