Disappointing Execution
Be warned this die is very time-consuming to use. It is extremely detailed and you will need a poke stick to push out all the tiny bits w/o (one hopes) ripping the paper. I used Holtz paper strips that supposedly are designed to work with these Decorative Strips--both the Kraft core and Color core. Run through a Big Shot, the die does not make very sharp impressions in either type of paper--hence the need for a poke stick and at least 10 minutes per strip to prep it for use (MUCH longer if you've nothing to poke the bits with). Further, if you have it, I would recommend using the wide and long platform for this strip (vs. the narrow long platform). If all you have is the narrow platform sized for Decorative strips, hold on tight to the acrylic sandwich plates as you put it through the Big Shot--they want to slide and if the paper slides, you wind up with a crooked gate strip as well as one with ill defined impressions. Nice idea, looks great on the advert, disappointing in practice.