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VIDEO: Three Ways to Use Coverplate Dies – Ellen Hutson October Release (+GIVEAWAYS!)

9 Oct

Hello!  Today is release day for Ellen Hutson and we’ve got a huge hop filled with lots of inspiration using the new holiday release!  I’m sharing three ways to use coverplate dies to create a trio of quick cards perfect for the holiday season!  I have a video for my cards that you can watch below or over at my Youtube channel!

The Twirling Flurries and Birch Tree coverplate dies are a great addition to your craft stash and can be used for a variety of occasions!

Three Ways to Use Coverplate Dies

I love how a simple change in techniques takes these dies from modern to elegant to whimsical!

Three Ways to Use Coverplate Dies

My first card took me less than 5 minutes to create and most of that time was spent adhering the card together!  I die-cut the Twirling Flurries and Birch Tree coverplate dies from white cardstock and layered them together on a white card base for a simple design.  The detail in both coverplate dies gives the plain white background plenty of interest.  Then I added the Deer Couple die-cut from gold and silver glitter cardstock and then heat-embossed the sentiment from Love and Light with gold and silver embossing powder to finish the card!  Super simple but elegant and a great candidate for mass-production!

Three Ways to Use Coverplate Dies

My second card is a modern design that also makes great use of cardstock scraps!  I chose an autumn palette of rich golds, oranges, and purples and trimmed scraps of cardstock into strips of varying widths.  Next I adhered them to a card base and then trimmed off the overhang.  I heat-embossed a sentiment from ‘Tis the Season in gold on the beautiful Birch Tree coverplate die die-cut from black cardstock.  Finally, I added a shadow layer die-cut from gold glitter cardstock and then adhered it to my cardstock panel!  You could easily change up this design for different seasons by using different colors and sentiments!

Three Ways to Use Coverplate Dies

My final card uses a little ink blending and a spooky surprise!  I die-cut the Twirling Flurries coverplate die from strathmore bristol cardstock and blended distress oxide inks over the panel to create my Halloween sky.  I used distress oxide inks in scattered straw, mustard seed, wilted violet, blueprint sketch, chipped sapphire, and black soot.  When I was done blending I splattered the panel with water, shimmer spray, and metallic gold paint and let it dry.

Next I die-cut the Birch Tree coverplate die from black cardstock and added a sentiment from Halloween Magic heat-embossed in gold embossing powder.  I also heat-embossed the spider from Halloween Magic onto black cardstock with silver embossing powder and die-cut it with the coordinating die.  Then I adhered a small piece of clear monafilament string to the spider and then adhered that to the birch tree panel.  This allows the spider to move just a tiny bit…almost in a way that makes you take a second look at the card and wonder if you imagined the movement! 😉

Finally, in case you missed it, I had this card over on the Ellen Hutson blog a few days ago using the new release and sharing three ways to make your Christmas cards sparkle!  I use Sparkly Christmas and Merry Little Christmas and some of my favorite sparkly tools! 😉

And that’s it for me!  I hope this gives you some ideas for how to use your coverplate dies and I’d love to know which one was your favorite!  Don’t forget to head over to check out the full holiday release from Ellen Hutson and hop along with us for even more inspiration and a chance to win some fun prizes!

To celebrate the release one lucky commenter will win the whole Essentials by Ellen holiday release!  And another will receive $25 to spend at ellenhutson.com!  For a chance to win, all ya’ gotta’ do is hop along, enjoy the fabulous eye candy, and leave a little love for your fellow crafters: increase your chances by commenting on each stop on the hop!  Comments left before 11:59 PDT on October 14th, 2020 will be entered to win.  (Winners are selected randomly.)  You should have arrived from Laurel and Carly is your next stop!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

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Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2020 Release
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Clear, Avery Elle Shimmer Spray
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Comments

  1. Johanna Rundell says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    Wonderful ideas and that coverplate die is so versatile.

    Reply
  2. Majtolina says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    noone can ever underestimate your cards…always a pleasure watching you do your magic

    Reply
  3. Audrey Wu says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    Love your Happy Holidays card with gold and silver deers, simple and elegant but still so whimsical!

    Reply
  4. Cheryl B. says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    3 great ways to use a great cover plate- beauty, elegance and the last so graphic. I love it.

    Reply
  5. Geri says

    October 9, 2020 at 6:16 pm

    Such great ideas for the cover plate dies! And who doesn’t love glitter?

    Reply
  6. Andre M. says

    October 9, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    So fun to see the variety of style you can get from the same design, thanks for sharing the video!

    Reply
  7. MJ1067 says

    October 9, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    I love the flurries card. White backgrounds always produce elegant cards.

    Reply
  8. Beverly LoPinto says

    October 9, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    Your cards are so striking! I love the sparkles and the amazing skies you created.

    Reply
  9. Linda Callahan says

    October 9, 2020 at 7:33 pm

    I love the cover plates! Beautiful designs!

    Reply
  10. Maureen Morton says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    Such great cards and with time to spare! That birch tree must be mine, especially now that I’ve seen the magic you’ve made with it. What a terrific release and you’ve sure done it proud!

    Reply
  11. Teresa D says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:05 pm

    Love the way you used the birch tree die and all the cool colors, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  12. Candace Hendrick says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the sparkly deer card.

    Reply
  13. LYNN D. says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:52 pm

    The birch tree dies are so versatile. You achieved such different effect.

    Reply
  14. Larissa says

    October 9, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    WOW! That’s a lot of bang for your buck! I cannot believe how quickly that first card came together–like that would be perfect for mass production of Christmas cards, seriously! Jessica, I have stolen SO many ideas from you, you have no idea, lol! Thanks for several more! I LOVE all the sparkle! You totally rock, thank you for sharing your beautiful cards with us! 🙂

    Reply
  15. LYNN D. says

    October 9, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    The birch tree dies are so versatile and provide different effects to the cards.

    Reply
  16. Amy McCue says

    October 9, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    So pretty! I love the cover plate died the little Christmas cones.

    Reply
  17. Denise F says

    October 9, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    Great colors for your backgrounds.

    Reply
  18. Lee M McKelvey says

    October 9, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    Wonderful cards!

    Reply
  19. Mary-Anne V says

    October 9, 2020 at 10:34 pm

    Thanks so much for showing us these varied ways to use that die ..just fabulous!

    Reply
  20. Viki says

    October 9, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    Beautiful cards!

    Reply
  21. Teena Perine says

    October 9, 2020 at 11:04 pm

    Love the cover plate die!

    Reply
  22. Marisela Delgado says

    October 9, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    Gorgeous cards! Just fabulous! 💜

    Reply
  23. Giselle D. says

    October 10, 2020 at 12:54 am

    I absolutely love the silver and combo! Your first two cards are so elegant and your third is perfectly spooky! Great idea to use the invisible thread! I love it when a product can be used In more then one way!

    Reply
  24. Lisa Stein says

    October 10, 2020 at 1:09 am

    I love these. But, oh my gosh, the ENTIRE release is magnificent. Bear Ware will be coming to live with me, for sure. 🙂

    Reply
  25. Carla Hundley says

    October 10, 2020 at 1:46 am

    Beautiful cards!
    I love that last one,
    so pretty. The tree
    die is wonderful.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
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