A beautiful design on the front makes this nice to store or keep on display whilst waiting for the finished product! It's a nice size to fit both flowers and stems in, without being too big and bulky. I wanted this to create pressed flowers for greetings cards and it's perfect for that. You get several layers of cardboard (as well as all the nuts and bolts) but I'd recommend using extra paper to sandwich against the card to avoid corrugated imprints on your flowers. Instructions for the actual pressing are a little sparse but a simple Google will tell you all you need to know as well as different techniques. A really well made and lovely gift for someone or simply yourself!!