Looks best on white cardstock
I used this folder on colored cardstock and white cardstock. Didn't like plain embossed surfaces on either the emboss or deboss sides, in either colored or white cardstock, because image is somewhat confusing to the eye. So, I used a small dauber to smear dye ink onto each side (separately) of embossing folder; and results were best on white cardstock (I liked the emboss side best). I also tried hitting high points, on emboss side of colored cardstocks, using the same ink and small dauber on top of embossed inking (a technique I call "double-daubering")...which creates a much darker looking but better defined image. I took pictures to show results, but no way to attach to this review.