I finally had a chance to play with this embossing folder that I bought months ago. It's so much fun! I know I'll be using it for the Fourth of July as well as New Years cards!

I tried multiple types of paper, with shims, no shims and two different machines (Gemini and Platinum) and could not get the design to emboss without a lot of torn spots. I love the design but even dampening the paper first didn’t help.

Oh my! It adds such a depth to my cards! I purchased the stamp and am excited to add it as a stamped top layer to this embossing folder impression!!!

I pulled this out of my stash to use for my New Year's cards, I made about 10 cards, no problems, no paper tearing, happy with all of them. I used 80lb colored card stock, that I spritzed with water. The impression the folder makes can stand on its own without doing anything more but I have a mixture of texture paste and mica powders from various companies and I just played with all of them to further accentuate the embossing. A little mixed media fest.

The birthday stamps are such a large part of the cards I make. This grouping gives me many options all on one sheet. The fireworks and hello greeting on the embossing folders are great.