Bleed on a Powerclip?

I am a MASSIVE newbie to design let alone Coreldraw. I feel like I am starting to get my bearings, but I have one issue that someone with expertise could figure out in a second I'm sure.

I have a label application I am printing on my printer/plotter combination. I have defined the object with the spot color that will cut out my label and Powerclip will work perfect as I need to put in various designs into the object and this makes this step a breeze. The issue I have though is my plotter will likely not always cut the edge of the object and therefore the image perfectly, so I'm afraid white space may show. 

Is there any way to define a slight (.5 mm or so) bleed past the object? Otherwise, does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to make this work?

Thanks

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  • Okay, I am attempting to do what has been suggested, but my general lack of understanding is causing me some headaches. I tried to use the outline pen to grow the box by 1 mm, but when I try to powerclip it in that expanded outline it puts it in the original container. It seems like all I am doing is adding a 1 mm border instead of adding actual container space. If that's the case then either I am missing something or I need to approach it the David describes. If I take that approach I am confused about the last sentence "You could probably make a .5 mm contour to the outside and break that apart instead of duplicating the first object." How would I go about doing this?

    I am probably missing an obvious step, so if one of you would mind pointing me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
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  • Set the outline to hairline.

    Blowup of outcome:

    To add a counter go to Effects>Counter.  Set it to one step and to be an outside contour.  Then Break the Contour group apart under the Object menu.  Trying to use the outline pen might work.  Among other issues, you would have to convert the outline to an object.  Using the Contour tool I think is the easiest.  I just moved the two objects apart so they can easily be seen.  Thus I re-centered them.

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