Such a fun challenge! I haven't pressed any leaves in a long time, so I gave it another try.
So....what I learned from trying to run various leaves/flowers thru my Big Shot..
1. English Ivy leaves do not work. At all.
2. Geranium leaves really don't work much better.
3. Sweet potato vine leaves work too well. They make a mess.
4. Geranium petals work, but they also make a mess & they do not want to release from the paper.
5. Japanese maple leaves work perfectly! But after the mess of #3 & #4, I put everything between paper towels & funny enough, the paper towel impressions look the best!
For my card, I used the 110# white c/s impression for the top layer & the larger one done on plain ol' 24# copy paper. Added a couple of dusty purple layers & a few die cut purple leaves (to cover an unfortunate embossing incident w/ the stitched die), & a greeting.
Thanks so much for looking! If you'll ck out my blog post here: The Write Stuff I have pics of all the different things I pressed on all the different papers. You'll see what I mean about the paper towels!
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Wed, Aug 31, 2016 @ 6:43 PM
Maple leaves most certainly do work! Of course under your capable hands it turned into a masterpiece! Just gorgeous! I love the added purple die cut leaves - what a wonderful design!
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