JustRite Sneak Peek - Preserves Set

Today I've got a Sneak Peek at the Preserves Set from JustRite Stampers! This is just one of many new releases due out in July and August and you are going to LOVE them!! This particular set will be available from July 7th!!

I started by choosing which stamp I wanted and went with this cute jam jar and matching border. I stamped it in black and coloured it with a variety of markers and then cut it out with Circle Nestabilties. The label on the jar is blank so I simply wrote in 'JAM'. I chose this cute DCWV Strawberry paper (from the Nana's Nursery - Girl stack) and matched it with the green spot paper. I punched the edges using the Fiskars 'Lazy Days of Summer' border punch and then took another piece of the green paper and cut out a scalloped circle nestie to go under the label. Then I punched another smaller scalloped circle for the lid, a small white straight edged circle and cut out one of the strawberries and put it on top. I glued it all to the jar using some Power Pritt Gel Glue.....fantastic stuff!!

Since I seemed to have a bit of the green punched paper and strawberry paper left I decided to make a little 4 1/2inch square card to go with it. I reached for the decorative border from the same Preserves Set and stamped it in Black and then used the Trompe Script Upper and Lower Case Font Sets to creat the 'For You' sentiment in the centre that was stamped in Rose Red versacolor and cut with Circle Nestabilties and Label 3 Nestabilities. To finish I simply added some silver brads to the corners and cut a small strawberry to embellish the sentiment panel.

If you are wondering what type of jam this is - it's Strawberry and Rosella Jam! Rosella Jam is one of those things that you can't buy in the shops, the sort of thing your Grandmother, Mum, Aunt or neighbour made or you could get it at a local market. I haven't had it for years.....although I'm seriously considering testing my brown thumb at gardening and try to grow a Rosella bush!!
What?? You don't know what Rosella Jam is!?! It's an old Aussie recipe that is made from the fleshy red calyx (kind of a mix of fruit and flower) and bracts that are around the seed of the Wild Rosella bush. There are many differents forms of recipe for making Rosella Jam although the traditional one can be found HERE although I think THIS or THIS looks easier!! When I asked about making Rosella Jam I was simply told -

You Need -
Rosellas
Water
Sugar

Method
Separate the seedpods and the red calyx. Squash the seedpods a bit and cover with water and boil for 10mins until soft. Strain and discard the pulp, keeping the liquid. Add the red calyx to the liquid until really soft. Measure and add 1 cup of sugar for each cup of Rosella pulp. Stir over a gentle heat until sugar dissolves and then bring to the boil. (Oh, it will bubble REALLY high so make sure you use a BIG saucepan!) Test to see if it's cooked and ready by testing a small amount in the freezer by letting it chill - if you press and it crinkles it's ready or another sign is the frothing settles down, just stir often because this is when it will stick and burn!
There are some great designs being made by the other Design Team girls as well so why don't you check them out for more inspiration.....
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Want the chance to win this set??? Hop on over to the JustRite Blog and leave a comment before Sunday midnight for your chance to win!!! Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek - remember there are going to be a lot more, so don't forget to come back and see what else is new!!!
That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)