Can't help myself: This artist is amazing! She takes a single process, does it every way imaginable right there on camera, gets beautiful results while also showing us her "less-than-optimum". Daring, confident, and oh-so-talented!
Wonderful! Try putting the leaf in the rustwater, let them soak a few minutes, and then press them. You then get the black print, and the paper still more white.👍🏻😄 I do that when i make my ”fake prints”.😉
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Annelis! ❤️ I tried that towards the end of the video and it worked beautifully, although I didn't soak the leaves, I just applied rust with the brush and then pressed them. Loved the results😊
Yes, i soak them two hours, dry them of and then print. That way i don’t get any moist leaking beside the leaf. You gave me more options, i also need to try. Thank you!!😄🙏🏻📘👍🏻
I’ve been watching several videos on eco printing and most of them are quite involved processes with layering, steaming (sometimes for 4 hours), adding iron, using special pots, etc. I’m so glad I found your video, now I can give this a try. Thank you so much!
I'm really glad you enjoyed that! I've been doing this for a few weeks now and I know what's going to happen when I apply rust and yet I gasp every time 😊❤️
I am only 30 seconds into the video and already I am amazed! I'm so happy that you have come up with a much simpler way to do eco-printing. I've only ever seen crafters do it with a dedicated huge pot, rusty tools, packets of foliage that need to be tied together, gallons of boiling water, etc. So I've never attempted it because it took too much time and energy (not only body energy but electrical energy to boil the water). TFS, dear little one!
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. I'm also thrilled that this worked so well, at least for eco printing on paper. Cooking method just takes so much time and dedication, and I'm not a fan of boiling papers, they tend to become fragile afterwards. I wish this would work on fabric, too. I will definitely try 😊❤️
What timing! Just yesterday I went for a walk and collected leaves because I noticed a few leaves already turning color. Last winter I desperately wanted some leaves and fortunately I had some that I had dried with some glycerin and they were great! I used them on my Gelli plate and I also painted some with metallic paint and flattened them for cards etc. Thank you Dragana for your inspiration and creativity! You are like me, in that you like to try different things! Great work!!💕
I got a little giddy watching this video. The rust water on the faint leaf marks turning black was a little like watching invisible ink. I just love this technique and can’t wait to try it myself. Thanks for sharing your time and talents!😊
My jaw literally dropped when you added the rust water to the paper! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I wish there was a way to have some of them stay white instead of turning brown, but I guess I will just have to experiment!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! There's a way to have the leaf turn black and background to stay white. I show this in Part 3 of this video. You need a tub with 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of rust ( iron mordant) You place the paper inside for a few seconds and as soon as the leaf is dark you take it out and rinse with clean water 😊
So the “rust” is rust mordant? 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar over rusty metal until brown liquid emerges? Then this is brushed over the leaf prints? Soooooooo cool!
Fantastic results!!! Thank you so much for sharing. When using the rolling pin, putting it between two plates and rolling that will better replicate the sizzix action 😊
What a great way to get eco print leaves! A much simpler and less messy process. Thank you for experimenting on camera and letting us see what works and what doesn’t! Awesome. 💜
It is the tannin in the leaves reacting with the iron in the rust water. After the paper is dry, I would rinse in cool water to remove any excess rust to help to keep the paper from deteriorating over time.
Thank you so much for that useful information! I appreciate it. I suspected it was tannin but I wasn't sure, I don't know the science behind it. Most of my discoveries are kind of intuitive and results of experiments 😊❤️
This is all wonderful but that effect with the rust water is just magic. You must have been so elated to discover this. Thanks so much for sharing these amazing techniques.
Thank you so much! Oh, the rust effect is so mesmerizing, I love doing it just for the effect. I had to stop myself from turning all prints to black and orange 🤣
I tried it with various leaves from the yard on index cards and it worked. When my rust water develops I will try it over. Thanks for posting this wonderful series. Its' amazing. I have to go and soak some cooper pennies now.
Oh, exquisite and magic! Thank you - I’m so glad I accidentally found you! They would be perfect to make cards I’d send or a set of notecards as a little gift.
Thank you so much for sharing that eco-printing hack, I had a wonderful afternoon with my friend playing and following your instructions. You are just so kind and so talented. So happy that I find you on youtube.
If you gather leaves that are really ready to give their color and image they will turn out even better. Look for leaves on the ground and a little brown (aged). Starting to age - not too old though. Yours look pretty green on the back.
WOW! That black grape vine is my favourite. Although everything you’ve done here is a great result. It was almost a scientific tutorial 😂 all jokes aside, what a great way to eco print. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this. It was very enlightening. I saw another video similar to yours, but instead of using rust water, the demonstrator used tea water that she lightly spritzed onto the photocopy paper and pressed the leaves with a rolling pin and the result showed no blackening of the page. Your idea of using the big shot was ingenious and teaches me to look outside the box. Great idea.
@@Saacibo I am very happy to find you. I'm sharing you with a little of my crafting friends. We love this and can't wait to try it! Have a great weekend!
I eco dye and this tutorial video is just brilliant! You are so creatively Inspiring ❤ ... The rust water is reacting with the amount of tannin in the leaves ... I love this so much!!!! Bravo!🎉
These look amazing it’s wonderful seeing the different shades of green and intensity that different leaves gives. Having done pressed flowers years ago in my youth! I suggest if you have particular leaves that are difficult to remove it’s because of the moisture content still there. You can do one or two things. Either open the page and if you have a heat tool with a low setting just give a couple of seconds blow from a distance just to dry it out that little bit or try a hairdryer but be careful you don’t just blow it away! Of you could just leave it open to dry out in a warm place maybe on top of a radiator but not too long. You just want to dry out that excess moisture. You could try an iron on its lowest setting and no steam, obviously you would this time leave the paper closed and I’d put a couple of layers of kitchen paper over it just in case any colour bleeds out….you don’t want a green iron plate!! Also it can depend when you pick your leaves, preferably a dry day early in the day but after the morning dew has dried up or just pat them dry before pressing. Hope this helps
Excellent video. So interesting. How wonderful of you to discover this technique. I can;t wait to “Have a Go. ‘ Thank you for showing us and being generous enough to share your experiments.
Wow! I’ll definitely try this. I was looking at my jar of rusty water just this morning thinking that I wanted to use it for something. Now I know what to try first!
These turned out great, I have been doing this for years and have many other things with different paper and sprays added. keep experimenting and you will be amazed. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this video. The effect with the rust water at the end is sooo amazing!! I tried it and the prints worked out as beautiful as yours. Thank you again!! 🥰🥰
If you don't have a machine like a sizzix, or a rolling pin, you can try sandwiching the papers between 2 pieces of plywood or boards, then stand on them, moving your feet around to distribute yoyr weight, or drive over them with a car (or get a friend or neighbor to do it if you haven't got a car). Or hammer them like mad, but that can get noisy. You can use anything heavy to weigh them down after crushing. Yes, heavy books, but alsoo cinder blocks, cast iron frying pans, box of rocks, slip it under a bed post, chair leg or sofa leg and sit and read, etc. Get creative. Have fun.
Thank you so much Steffi! I was so surprised and pleased at the same time when I discovered this. After I published the video I kept going, trying different plants 🤣. So far, mint and sage gave me the best results 😊
I guessed what you used to press the leaves but, the rust water is pure magic! Very interesting and inspiring video, so glad you experimented. It has to be oxidation that makes the colour change but I never would have thought of this!🇨🇦
I did some intaglio printing with my grand calibur a while back. All they really are is glorified rollers that apply pressure. Nice to see other people trying things
I'm glad you liked the video. I wish I had some big rollers to do larger eco prints. A5 is rather small but it works ok. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Second comment (sorry) I am so excited to see your results with the rust solution!! You are genius!! I must try soon before all of the leaves blow away. Thank you again!! Amazing!!
All I can say is wow, I watched this video, and just had to try this. I've done some up and put them under some books and waiting to see how they've turned out. Just finished doing one, didn't put it under some books and decided to look at it right away and the out come was, wow. Thank you so much for sharing :)
You're very welcome! I'm really glad you tried and liked the outcome. I'm amazed that this was so easy, after spending so much time trying to achieve this by cooking and baking plants and papers, and with mediocre results. 😊❤️
Just discovered your channel. You are joy to watch and learn different techniques. Thank you for so clearly showing us your knowledge and how do learn.
Okay, it's already autumn here in Northeastern Nevada, USA, but I just had to try this technique. My maple tree was already brilliant red, but I picked some leaves and gave them a try...the result was astoundingly beautiful! My Russian Sage (looks a bit like lavender) also worked very well, as did my indoor Norfolk Island Pine. I'm so exhausted from picking and printing that I just had to take a short break to tell you how beautiful these results can be. If I can do it, anyone can...I'm a crafting klutz....
Oh, wow! I'm so happy that you tried and loved the results. I can relate to being exhausted with this, I'm the same 🤣. I just can't seem to stop until I try all the plants. Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment. 😊❤️
I have been doing this for a while now, pressing both leaves and flowers which turn out very pretty too, sometimes they are particularly extra juicy going through my die cutting machines (I have tried this with both my Cuttlebug and my BigShot). Weeds from my garden have a use now. Red and pink flowers like my fuchsia flowers often turn out more purple when they are pressed and are very juicy. They make very pretty and colourful background for cards etc. I was frightened the juices may "glue the papers together" so I didn't let it dry before removing the leaves or flowers. The rust water technique is amazing, like magic changing faded leaf prints to well defined leaves and this is new to me though so thanks. I will give this a go. 😁
Oh, I am glad someone else has tried this! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I would love to try with flowers, but I don't have any fresh ones. I was thinking of using some dried rose petals and spraying them with some tea or coffee before pressing. It amazes me how the rust changes the look of these prints so I've been experimenting with other mordants too. I'm going to share this in another video 😊❤️
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing technique! A new use for my Big Shot - botanicals - rust - all my favorites! Going to pick leaves now and experiment with different types of paper - something porous? watercolor paper?
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Can't help myself: This artist is amazing! She takes a single process, does it every way imaginable right there on camera, gets beautiful results while also showing us her "less-than-optimum". Daring, confident, and oh-so-talented!
Amazing & she leaves no stone unturned trying to get optimum results, I love ❤ watching the process.
I’ve been doing this for years I love the different shapes you get pansies are beautiful x
I only can agree 😉😁🧡
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
I 100% agree! I am sharing this s channel with lots of friends!
Wonderful!
Try putting the leaf in the rustwater, let them soak a few minutes, and then press them. You then get the black print, and the paper still more white.👍🏻😄
I do that when i make my ”fake prints”.😉
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Annelis! ❤️
I tried that towards the end of the video and it worked beautifully, although I didn't soak the leaves, I just applied rust with the brush and then pressed them. Loved the results😊
Yes, i soak them two hours, dry them of and then print. That way i don’t get any moist leaking beside the leaf.
You gave me more options, i also need to try. Thank you!!😄🙏🏻📘👍🏻
Scusa, cosa intendi per stampe false? Grazie
You’re so creative and so kind to try out lot of différents ways and techniques to let everyone achieve a result. Thank you !
I’ve been watching several videos on eco printing and most of them are quite involved processes with layering, steaming (sometimes for 4 hours), adding iron, using special pots, etc. I’m so glad I found your video, now I can give this a try. Thank you so much!
You’re very welcome! I’m really glad this was helpful. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment 😊❤️
WOW! Just WOW! When the 'rust' was applied, my jaw literally dropped!
I'm really glad you enjoyed that! I've been doing this for a few weeks now and I know what's going to happen when I apply rust and yet I gasp every time 😊❤️
I am only 30 seconds into the video and already I am amazed! I'm so happy that you have come up with a much simpler way to do eco-printing. I've only ever seen crafters do it with a dedicated huge pot, rusty tools, packets of foliage that need to be tied together, gallons of boiling water, etc. So I've never attempted it because it took too much time and energy (not only body energy but electrical energy to boil the water). TFS, dear little one!
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. I'm also thrilled that this worked so well, at least for eco printing on paper. Cooking method just takes so much time and dedication, and I'm not a fan of boiling papers, they tend to become fragile afterwards. I wish this would work on fabric, too. I will definitely try 😊❤️
Seu processo criativo com impressão botânica é bem simplificado!
Your rust experiment is amazing! TFS
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
What timing! Just yesterday I went for a walk and collected leaves because I noticed a few leaves already turning color. Last winter I desperately wanted some leaves and fortunately I had some that I had dried with some glycerin and they were great! I used them on my Gelli plate and I also painted some with metallic paint and flattened them for cards etc. Thank you Dragana for your inspiration and creativity! You are like me, in that you like to try different things! Great work!!💕
Thank you so much Donna! Glad you enjoyed the video ❤️😊
Dragana, you’ve earn another title, scientist! Thank you for sharing your findings-they turn out so nice!
😆I love my new title! Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video ❤️
I got a little giddy watching this video. The rust water on the faint leaf marks turning black was a little like watching invisible ink. I just love this technique and can’t wait to try it myself. Thanks for sharing your time and talents!😊
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video. Oh, I find this whole process quite addictive and exciting. Can't seem to stop printing 😄
My jaw literally dropped when you added the rust water to the paper! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I wish there was a way to have some of them stay white instead of turning brown, but I guess I will just have to experiment!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! There's a way to have the leaf turn black and background to stay white. I show this in Part 3 of this video. You need a tub with 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of rust ( iron mordant) You place the paper inside for a few seconds and as soon as the leaf is dark you take it out and rinse with clean water 😊
Wow, this is science and art in one. Stunning! Love it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much 😊❤️
I actually used this technique today! I used one leaf and created three prints from it on 300gsm paper with spectacular results x
Wow! That is great! I am very happy that it worked out for you 😊❤️
So the “rust” is rust mordant? 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar over rusty metal until brown liquid emerges? Then this is brushed over the leaf prints? Soooooooo cool!
Yes, so easy and accessible to most people and gives great results 😊❤️
Thank you. Found you by accident- happy accident!
I've never gasped as many times while watching a video as I did with this. Wow! 😊
Oh, thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
No. You are definitely not the only one who finds that amazing! They are so stunning & a much more reliable effect than boiling or steaming
I'm glad you think so! Thank you ❤️😊
Just like magic😮
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The rust accident is amazing!
Happy accident! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
So cool!!!! The "rusty" ones are especially beautiful!!! Great discovery! Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome! Glad you liked it. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Olá sou Brasileira e gostaria de saber como se faz essa solução de ferragem?
Fantastic results!!! Thank you so much for sharing.
When using the rolling pin, putting it between two plates and rolling that will better replicate the sizzix action 😊
Thank you so much! That's a great idea with plates and rolling pin! 😊❤️
The black effect is fascinating, but the sizzix ecoprinting is brilliant!!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it 😊❤️
No you are not the only one who thinks that is amazing! That is amazing!!
I’m so glad you think so! Thank you very much ❤️😊
What a great way to get eco print leaves! A much simpler and less messy process. Thank you for experimenting on camera and letting us see what works and what doesn’t! Awesome. 💜
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed that. Thank you for watching and for your nice comments 😊❤️
It is the tannin in the leaves reacting with the iron in the rust water. After the paper is dry, I would rinse in cool water to remove any excess rust to help to keep the paper from deteriorating over time.
Thank you so much for that useful information! I appreciate it. I suspected it was tannin but I wasn't sure, I don't know the science behind it. Most of my discoveries are kind of intuitive and results of experiments 😊❤️
Wow! Stunning results. Love these.
Thanks so much! 😊❤️
The rust works like magic. I actually like the yellow background 😊
Thank you so much 😊❤️
I've watched the series of three AND a lot of videos by those who you call scientists (respect). My conclusion is: YOU ARE PHENOMENAL🎉
You’re very kind! Thank you so much for watching ❤️❤️❤️
This is all wonderful but that effect with the rust water is just magic. You must have been so elated to discover this. Thanks so much for sharing these amazing techniques.
Thank you so much! Oh, the rust effect is so mesmerizing, I love doing it just for the effect. I had to stop myself from turning all prints to black and orange 🤣
Good job - love people who,experiment
Thank you so much ❤️😊
And wow the rust!!!
I know!!! Such a simple ingredient can make a big impact 😊
@@Saacibo it’s crazy. I started a jar of rust the other day. Excited to make some dyes with it and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm speechless after hours of cooking eco prints 😮❤❤❤
You and me both! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
What a brilliant idea. I love organic prints, and the grapevine was amazing!!!
Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
The black ones look like etchings! Beautiful ❤
You're right! They do! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
It's the amount of tanic acid in the leaves that are reacting to the "rust" water. We use something called iron slag when creating Afrikan mud clothe.
Thank you so much for watching and for that useful piece of information! I appreciate it 😊❤️
I tried it with various leaves from the yard on index cards and it worked. When my rust water develops I will try it over. Thanks for posting this wonderful series. Its' amazing. I have to go and soak some cooper pennies now.
You're so welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊❤️
Amazing!😊❤
Thank you so much 😊❤️
I have never had any luck with eco dying. I will definately try this.
I'm really glad! 😊❤️
That grape leaf turned beautiful Street you added the rust, as all of the lines were more defined.
Yes, it's amazing what the rust does to the print! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Oh, exquisite and magic! Thank you - I’m so glad I accidentally found you! They would be perfect to make cards I’d send or a set of notecards as a little gift.
You're very welcome! Glad you liked it. Oh, I think they would make awesome and very unique cards. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Rust is an amzing mordant ❤
I agree! Thanks for watching ❤️😊
You are so gifted! Watching this is like watching a magic show. I have never done eco dying. Would love to try this!!
I hope you do! It’s a lot of fun and very addictive. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Thank you so much for sharing that eco-printing hack, I had a wonderful afternoon with my friend playing and following your instructions. You are just so kind and so talented. So happy that I find you on youtube.
Love you comment! Thank you so much! I'm really happy you had fun eco printing with your friend. 😊❤️
This is such a cool experiment! The iron interacts with the tannin in the leaf. A less concentrated solution might make it a bit purple.
I'm glad you liked it! Thank so much for watching ❤️😊
Oo will have to try a weaker solution too 😁 I was wondering if any other elements would react with the leaves too.
You can make a copper solution similar to the iron using copper pipe, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. It turns a pretty blue.@@allisonjames2923
Very very cool!! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you very much! 😊❤️
If you gather leaves that are really ready to give their color and image they will turn out even better. Look for leaves on the ground and a little brown (aged). Starting to age - not too old though. Yours look pretty green on the back.
Thank you so much for the advice! I'll keep it mind next time I go leaf picking ❤️😊
If you cut the fresh leaf into a shape before you squish or press it then you would have a cool design !! You have me inspired.
I’m so glad you got inspired! Have fun creating 😊❤️
So amazing and beautiful
Thank you so much 😀❤️
Wow, that is really interesting.
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching ❤️😊
WOW! That black grape vine is my favourite. Although everything you’ve done here is a great result. It was almost a scientific tutorial 😂 all jokes aside, what a great way to eco print. Thank you.
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
I wonder if an iron would work? The heat might help get the juices flowing. I love these! So beautiful!!!
I haven't tried but it's definitely worth experimenting 😊❤️
You could dec. them as trees apple ect.
Thank you for sharing this. It was very enlightening. I saw another video similar to yours, but instead of using rust water, the demonstrator used tea water that she lightly spritzed onto the photocopy paper and pressed the leaves with a rolling pin and the result showed no blackening of the page. Your idea of using the big shot was ingenious and teaches me to look outside the box. Great idea.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed the video ❤️😊
I am so happy I found your channel! I am a new subscriber, and I am sharing your channel! Thanks for showing us these wonderful techniques!
Thank you so much for everything, watching, subscribing and for your kind comment! I really appreciate it 😊❤️
@@Saacibo I am very happy to find you. I'm sharing you with a little of my crafting friends. We love this and can't wait to try it! Have a great weekend!
I eco dye and this tutorial video is just brilliant! You are so creatively Inspiring ❤ ... The rust water is reacting with the amount of tannin in the leaves ... I love this so much!!!! Bravo!🎉
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment ❤️😊
The best discoveries are very often accidents!!!! can't wait to try this technique so much better than boiling, etc TY TY
You're very welcome! Glad you like the idea. Thank you so much for watching 😊❤️
These look amazing it’s wonderful seeing the different shades of green and intensity that different leaves gives. Having done pressed flowers years ago in my youth! I suggest if you have particular leaves that are difficult to remove it’s because of the moisture content still there. You can do one or two things. Either open the page and if you have a heat tool with a low setting just give a couple of seconds blow from a distance just to dry it out that little bit or try a hairdryer but be careful you don’t just blow it away! Of you could just leave it open to dry out in a warm place maybe on top of a radiator but not too long. You just want to dry out that excess moisture. You could try an iron on its lowest setting and no steam, obviously you would this time leave the paper closed and I’d put a couple of layers of kitchen paper over it just in case any colour bleeds out….you don’t want a green iron plate!!
Also it can depend when you pick your leaves, preferably a dry day early in the day but after the morning dew has dried up or just pat them dry before pressing. Hope this helps
Thank you so much for your great advice. I will keep it in mind next time I encounter a stubborn leaf 😊❤️
Excellent video. So interesting. How wonderful of you to discover this technique. I can;t wait to “Have a Go. ‘ Thank you for showing us and being generous enough to share your experiments.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and for your kind comment ❤️😊
Oh yea I will be doing this for my journals. I love eco prints
That's great! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Everything in the video is wonderful. The rust is an amazing transformation. Thank you for sharing these techniques.
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
Yes, wow….love, love, this idea and can’t wait to try it! What beautiful papers!
Thanks so much 😊❤️
This video popped into my suggestions. I so enjoyed this , that will I will be a new sub 💜🙏
Awesome! Thank you so much! ❤️😊
Wow! I’ll definitely try this. I was looking at my jar of rusty water just this morning thinking that I wanted to use it for something. Now I know what to try first!
Great! I'm glad you like the idea! Thank you so much for watching 😊❤️
The rust ones remind me of a kids’ coloring book of the past, where you couldn’t see the pic until you you painted w/ water over it!
You're right! I forgot about those!
Oh wow 😱 That effect is amazing! Especially once you add the rust water. I am definitely going to try this - thank you 😊
You're very welcome! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching 😊❤️
VERY COOL !! Thanks for sharing
You’re very welcome 😊❤️
These turned out great, I have been doing this for years and have many other things with different paper and sprays added. keep experimenting and you will be amazed. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome! I'm glad you liked the prints. Thank you so much for watching. ❤️😊
You are simply brilliant!
Wow, thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Try using an old pasta maker.I can’t wait to try this.
Great idea! ❤️😊
Wow, wow, wow! This is absolutely amazing 🤩 I will definitely try this tomorrow. Thank you very much for showing us, Dragana. ❤
My pleasure! Glad you liked the video 😊❤️
Thank you so much for this video. The effect with the rust water at the end is sooo amazing!! I tried it and the prints worked out as beautiful as yours. Thank you again!! 🥰🥰
I'm so glad you got nice prints! That makes me very happy. Thank you 😊❤️
I love how my green leaves came out and I Also.tried flowers. For example sweet potato vines were the best.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this information with me! 😊❤️
Maybe you heard my gasp when you applied the rust water to that first leaf? So cool!!
Thank you so much! Love your comment! 😊❤️
WOW!! So happy that you stuck with it! Now we all know how to get a wonderful result. Thank you for sharing! Hugs from Texas.
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching 🤗❤️
If you don't have a machine like a sizzix, or a rolling pin, you can try sandwiching the papers between 2 pieces of plywood or boards, then stand on them, moving your feet around to distribute yoyr weight, or drive over them with a car (or get a friend or neighbor to do it if you haven't got a car). Or hammer them like mad, but that can get noisy.
You can use anything heavy to weigh them down after crushing. Yes, heavy books, but alsoo cinder blocks, cast iron frying pans, box of rocks, slip it under a bed post, chair leg or sofa leg and sit and read, etc.
Get creative. Have fun.
Thank you so much for all those great suggestions! 😊❤️
Wow, the rust hack is really genious! 🧡🧡🧡
Thank you so much Steffi! I was so surprised and pleased at the same time when I discovered this. After I published the video I kept going, trying different plants 🤣. So far, mint and sage gave me the best results 😊
Really gorgeous, love it so much 😊
Good!
Thank you! 😊❤️
I guessed what you used to press the leaves but, the rust water is pure magic! Very interesting and inspiring video, so glad you experimented. It has to be oxidation that makes the colour change but I never would have thought of this!🇨🇦
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for watching😊❤️
oh my goodness this is amazing!!! I will be trying this for sure!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching ❤️😊
What a fun technique and the rust water is like magic! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! 😊❤️
A great addition to my eco-dying techniques! Also something I can demonstrate easily. Thanks for your experimenting.
Very welcome! Thank you for watching 😊❤️
Very interesting video and techniques. Thank you.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
Very cool!
Thank you! 😊❤️
21:22 21:28 21:28 Amazing! That vine just appeared!!😮❤
Thank you so much for watching 😊❤️
Fascinating, love it, thank you..😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
So cool
Thank you 😊❤️
I did some intaglio printing with my grand calibur a while back. All they really are is glorified rollers that apply pressure. Nice to see other people trying things
I'm glad you liked the video. I wish I had some big rollers to do larger eco prints. A5 is rather small but it works ok. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
This is awesome, thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊❤️
Second comment (sorry) I am so excited to see your results with the rust solution!! You are genius!! I must try soon before all of the leaves blow away. Thank you again!! Amazing!!
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching and commenting 😊❤️
Wow this is exciting. So much easier than eco printing.❤
I agree, so easy and you can get many good prints very quickly 😊❤️
All I can say is wow, I watched this video, and just had to try this. I've done some up and put them under some books and waiting to see how they've turned out. Just finished doing one, didn't put it under some books and decided to look at it right away and the out come was, wow. Thank you so much for sharing :)
You're very welcome! I'm really glad you tried and liked the outcome. I'm amazed that this was so easy, after spending so much time trying to achieve this by cooking and baking plants and papers, and with mediocre results. 😊❤️
So COOL!
Thank you so much 😊❤️
Just discovered your channel. You are joy to watch and learn different techniques. Thank you for so clearly showing us your knowledge and how do learn.
You’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate it 😊❤️
❤wow you are amazing. It was like invisible ink. You are a natural born chemistry xx thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
WOW!!! Love this technique! You did a great job, and thank you for sharing it with us!!! I'm definitely going to try this.
Have fun! ❤️
Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are so welcome! 😊❤️
Okay, it's already autumn here in Northeastern Nevada, USA, but I just had to try this technique. My maple tree was already brilliant red, but I picked some leaves and gave them a try...the result was astoundingly beautiful! My Russian Sage (looks a bit like lavender) also worked very well, as did my indoor Norfolk Island Pine. I'm so exhausted from picking and printing that I just had to take a short break to tell you how beautiful these results can be. If I can do it, anyone can...I'm a crafting klutz....
Oh, wow! I'm so happy that you tried and loved the results. I can relate to being exhausted with this, I'm the same 🤣. I just can't seem to stop until I try all the plants. Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment. 😊❤️
I can't wait to try this with rust...love it
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching ❤️😊
This is magic! What a serendipitous find!
I'm glad you think so! Thank you ❤️😊
I have been doing this for a while now, pressing both leaves and flowers which turn out very pretty too, sometimes they are particularly extra juicy going through my die cutting machines (I have tried this with both my Cuttlebug and my BigShot). Weeds from my garden have a use now. Red and pink flowers like my fuchsia flowers often turn out more purple when they are pressed and are very juicy. They make very pretty and colourful background for cards etc. I was frightened the juices may "glue the papers together" so I didn't let it dry before removing the leaves or flowers. The rust water technique is amazing, like magic changing faded leaf prints to well defined leaves and this is new to me though so thanks. I will give this a go. 😁
Oh, I am glad someone else has tried this! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I would love to try with flowers, but I don't have any fresh ones. I was thinking of using some dried rose petals and spraying them with some tea or coffee before pressing. It amazes me how the rust changes the look of these prints so I've been experimenting with other mordants too. I'm going to share this in another video 😊❤️
Oh wow. I just got my Big shot and I so need to try this. I love it. Thank you so much for sharing. Need to make some iron water now.
You're welcome! Glad you like it. Thanks for watching 😊❤️
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing technique! A new use for my Big Shot - botanicals - rust - all my favorites! Going to pick leaves now and experiment with different types of paper - something porous? watercolor paper?
You're very welcome! Thanks so much for watching. I used sketchbook paper that was 200gsm. Watercolor paper should work well, too. 😊❤️