Create an Ornament from a Coverplate Die Cut

Hello! Welcome back to my blog! For today's project, I am extending the use of a cover plate die by doing a bit of surgery on the die cut. I am using the Christmas Tree Coverplate die from Kat Scrappiness which die cuts a panel that you can use on the front of a card. The focal image of this die is the Christmas tree on the center. After I die cut this on a green patterned paper, I cut off the tree from the panel to create a shaped die cut.

I die cut 6 pieces using the cover plate die on a green marbled patterned paper. Using a pointed edge scissors, I cut off the tree from each cover plate die cut. The fussy cutting might not come out perfect but once the ornament is made, these imperfections are hardly noticeable. I carefully folded the tree in half, lining up the sides. Starting the fold on the trunk makes the guess work easy of where to fold the tree.

I traced the outer edge of the tree on gold shimmer vellum until I came up with 6 pieces of trees. I fussy cut these trees using the outline as guide. It will still end up bigger than the tree die cut which is alright. It will be trimmed off later.

I adhered the vellum to the back of the tree die cuts, lining it up carefully. I placed something heavy over it while the liquid glue dries up. As I mentioned earlier, there are areas where there is an overhang of vellum. I carefully cut this off, following the outline of the tree die cut.

I carefully folded the trees using the previous fold marks as guide. I applied dots of liquid glue to the back, on the vellum side, making sure I placed them on areas where it gets hidden by the die cut. I adhered the half folded tree to the another half folded tree, making sure the edges are aligned. 

Once I adhered 3 half folded trees, I added a twine in the center of the folded trees which extends up to the top of the tree. I continued adhering the half folded trees until all 6 trees are adhered together, and the twine is in the center of the trees. 

I added red sequins and baubles to the tree for decoration. I also added red Stickles to the center of the sequins. 

One of the circles on the tree die cut got folded in half since it is located at the bottom center of the tree. A sequin and bauble will not work because of the fold. I can't just leave it green colored too. I could have snipped this off but too late for that now. To cover this part, I die cut a red glitter cardstock with a sequin die. I folded the sequin die cut in half and adhered it to that part of the tree. 

Another variation you can create out this die cut is to create it as a table decor. As you can see on the photo above, the tree can stand by itself.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope this project inspires you to give your dies a second look and see if you can create something else other than what it is intended for. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below a link to the Kat Scrappiness product I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. Not to forget, Kat Scrappiness has an ongoing sale on all Christmas products including the die that I used on this project. 

 

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