"Received these last Friday and used them at the weekend with my Big Shot. To cut from about 300gsm white card, I used about 4 sheets of paper to shim up the normal plates to make up the sandwich, to cut and then used the black texture mat to emboss and I was very impressed with the result. These dies give a really intricate looking effect whether you ink up or not. I would recommend them to anyone. This set is really good value for money, judging by how much it would cost to buy each die separately."