Cover plate dies are great for creating interesting backgrounds, but I want to show you how you can use them in another way. You can combine these with other dies to create fun designs, and today I created cover plate designed baubles using the coordinating bauble from the Caroling sentiments set. These created large big baubles perfect for taking centre stage on a card front. So let’s get started!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY BRAND AMBASSADOR WORK FOR CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Creating the cover plate designed baubles
To start off, use the bauble die from the Catherine Pooler Caroling Sentiments stamp set to die-cut 3 baubles from white card. Next, use the Dotted Zig-Zag and Peppermint Twist Cover plate dies to die-cut out of the bauble die cuts.
To colour the baubles, smoosh ‘Deck the Halls’ and ‘Cranberry Fizz’ Catherine Pooler ink down onto two of the baubles. For the third bauble, cover this with embossing ink and heat emboss in WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Pale embossing powder. Once complete, trim the top of the baubles off.
Building up the cover plate designed baubles
To complete the baubles, die-cut another the baubles out of white card, and heat emboss two of these in gold embossing powder. Foam mount the inked baubles onto the heat embossed full baubles, and foam mounts the heat embossed bauble onto a plain white bauble.
Add gold string to the back of the baubles and the position these onto a white card panel, tucking the gold thread around the back. To hide the thread on the card panel, trim the panel down to 1/4″ smaller than your card base and adhere to the front of the card.
Assembling the card
To add the sentiment, die-cut the ‘Merry Christmas’ Catherine Pooler word die from black card and add to the front of the card with foam pads. Next, cover this with clear gloss Nuvo drops to add shine to the sentiment to help it pop out from the card.
Finally, embellish the card with Mistletoe sequins, scattering them around the card.
Supplies
Cover plate designed baubles
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All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Caroling Sentiments die set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Dotted Zig-Zag Cover Plate die – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Peppermint Twist Cover Plate die – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Merry Christmas Word die – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Deck the Halls Ink Pad – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Deck the Halls Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Deck the Halls Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Cranberry Fizz Ink Pad – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Cranberry Fizz Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Cranberry Fizz Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Metallic Gold Rich Pale – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Mistletoe Sequin Mix – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Premium White Cardstock: 8.5″ x 11 – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |
 Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |
 Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: CPD | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Brand Ambassador work for Catherine Pooler Designs I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Catherine Pooler Designs to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
2 thoughts on “Cover plate designed baubles!”
This inspires me to take a new look at my dies and stamps and make tree ornaments. Thank you.
You’re welcome Kathy, glad it has given you some inspiration!