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Latter-day Village Square
Oh my! June is almost here! I have added the following new articles to the Primary Knowledgebase/Primary Music Knowledgebase:
I was so hoping the Friend for June would be online, but it is not yet available, so I will have to keep a close watch out for it so I can prepare the Friend sharing time article for June.
The Village Download Depot Club has a very cool Plan of Salvation Story Collection that will only be available till the first of June - the perfect time to join the Club!
I Am a Child of God Rub Onz transfers are now available in the store! As well as 36 cool Primary rubber stamps!
It is that time of year when the upcoming year CSMP and Sharing Time Guide starts showing up in wards. If you have yours, let me know - I want a headstart on preparing 2009 Primary resources.
~Debra
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| A few years ago we had some artwork for scripture mastery flashcards and stickers provided by one of our members, and at the last minute, she changed her mind about working with us. So in a panic, I took on the job of designing artwork for each of the 25 scripture mastery verses that curriculum year. Panic is an understatement. How I agonized over those designs. But they were one of our most popular items that year, and so the next year, Tim said it was time to do another set, and this time we would also use the art to make printed posters. Again I did the project with much internal resistance. I don’t think my skills are as good or natural for what I had in mind, and forced myself to just do it anyway. Again, the stickers and posters were our best selling items! |
 So a new year approaches - this time we are preparing for the New Testament. I had been working hard on doing a New Testament Clipart Collection, and it was actually fun! My skills as a designer have steadily improved over the past couple years as the need for artwork has increased, and my work with our wonderful group of LDS artists has blossomed. I just kept getting more and more ideas and I was tickled with how the designs turned out. |
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| Time for New Testament Scripture Mastery Stickers! How I do it is, I read the scripture mastery verse - and almost immediately a visual idea comes to mind - a way to depict the verse visually - not so much a beautiful illustration as a simple icon that can evoke an instant idea that can be associated with the verse. I really have a lot of fun thinking of the ideas and now my design skills can match up to my ideas.
25 designs is a lot. To make the task reasonable for my brain, I set the goal of doing five a day. And I strictly followed that plan. In six days (I did not design any on the Sabbath) I had done all 25! And they were fun for me and I was pleased with how they turned out.
My sons have oft been my guinea pigs and testers. Sometimes I would show them the design and ask what scripture they thought of when they saw it. They did pretty well, but not 100%, yet I figure even if the first time students see the design they have to have a bit of explanation, or at least read the verse first and then see how it applies - ever after, that little image will bring to mind that particular scripture. The stickers are now in our store. |
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COMING SOON
 I also did greyscale versions to use in our printed New Testament Scripture Mastery Posters - a set of 25 posters we have printed and ship to customers - great for the classroom. They are 11×17 - a good classroom size.And the same artwork is used in our digital New Testament Scripture Mastery Clipart Collection, now in our store. It includes full page posters, half-page flashcards and a set of playing cards and this year I had fun creating a game I call SCRIPTOPOLY for this set that come as a digital download and can be printed as needed.
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 I am SO excited about the fabulous New Testament Magazine Ad Posters that Courtney White has prepared this year! Her stunning photography nails each concept and both students and teachers are going to love these posters as much as the Old Testament Magazine Ads by Courtney.
One seminary teacher said - “I love the OT clip art that I bought this year that looks like the Scripture Masteries could have been from the Mormonads of the New Era.”
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 PLAN OF SALVATION
Each year of Seminary, not to mention Primary,Sunday School and all gospel teaching at church and home, the plan of salvation is taught/reviewed. I am thrilled to announce that Scott Jarrard is designing a wonderful Plan of Salvation digital art collection for the Village Downnload Depot Club this month! After retiring from the Club, it will not be added to our store as a digital art collection, but instead, it will be featured in a brand new Felt Story set!
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NEW TESTAMENT FELT MAP
Stay tuned for more information about a new map later this summer!
NT CHARMS, KEYCHAINS and RUB-ONZ
Stay tuned for more fun New Testament products in our store in the next few weeks!
I have been studying Jesus the Christ with great relish. What a superb way to understand the life and mission of our Savior!
~Debra
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Hello,
Happy May! I hope it is warmer where you are than it is where I am! I bought seeds and starter plants at the nursery a few weeks ago, and I am certainly glad the nursery worker told me not to plant the potted plants in the ground till after May 10 here in Utah! I hope by then it is even safe.
I wanted to let you know about some new material added to the Primary KB.
NOTE - we have made the KB article titles and descriptions viewable to the public (not the actual articles and attachments) and as a result, you may see an error message when you first try to access any of these articles while you are logged in - just press the back button in your browser and select the article again and it will open.
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With Mother’s Day approaching, you may want to look at the wonderful new Mother’s Day clipart collection - I think you will recognize the artwork of Elise Black - one of our favorite illustrators from the Friend magazine! In fact, the May issue cover art is by Elise.
The collection includes sweet images, coloring pages, cards, a gift box, and fun paper craft Potted Flower photo gift.
There is also a cute Mother’s Day Purse as an extra in the Club this month - so it is a great time to join The Club |
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Father’s Day Clipart Collection by Aaron Anderson is now in our Village Download Depot Club - and what a fun collection for children to focus on the importance of fathers.
This collection includes super fun images, coloring pages, cards, gift box, gift coupons, a gift jar label and more.
There is a free Father’s Day bookmark in our Club Sampler this month - it costs nothing to join for a great sampling of the artwork included in for The Club - just go to your membership page to sign up. |
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2008 Primary Rub-Onz - these fun rub on transfers come 12 to a page and can be applied to any hard surface. You can give the children the transfers to use as desired or you can apply them to something you want to give as a gift. The possibilities are endless. |
Let me know if you need anything!
Debra
debra@latter-dayvillage.com
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Hi!
May Visiting Teaching Bookmarks have been added to the Relief Society category in our Free Sampler KB. They feature a portrait of President Monson with a quote from his latest conference address. I hope you enjoy them.
I was just called to our ward Enrichment Board. Do you have such a thing in your ward? I am excited to be in a calling where I actually get to rub shoulders with other adults. Mostly my callings are things I do all by myself or with little children, so this is a treat. I hope the fact that I am now serving in RS will improve what we have to offer you at LDV. |
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NEW!! - Relief Society Rubber Stamps! Come see these fun new products! |
| Enrichment Board Planner - I just attended my first Enrichment Board planning meeting and decided to design a planning sheet which I have added to the KB. |
| Enrichment Board Annual Calendar - this is a one page calendar for planning the year. |
| YOUR IDEAS - Please send in your ideas of what has been successful for you in your ward - many other sisters can benefit from your hard work and creativity! You can submit your ideas using our idea submission form, and send any files by email to me directly at debra@latter-dayvillage.com |
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! You will just love this sweet Mother’s Day digital clipart collection by popular LDS illustrator, Elise N. Black. It includes lots of fun designs and projects! |
| Happy May!
Debra Woods Hamilton
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