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!
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 😊❤️
What an amazing idea! I will definitely try it! What I really appreciate about your videos is that you don't try to promote an art paper package or brand of this or that for a paid sponsor-you're just you. You show amazing ways to be creative with what we have around the house!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy my videos. I think that we all get more creative when we don’t have everything available to us. Forces us to think outside the box ❤️
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 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!😊
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 😊❤️
You are not the only one to be amazed by these results. Now I know what to use my Sizzix for. Thank you so much. I did do full blown ecoprinting - boiling leaf and watercolour paper sandwiches with alum as a mordant. I loved the results but it was very longwinded and a bit steamy and smelly in my kitchen. I am so grateful to you. Carol B UK.
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!
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 😊❤️
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!!💕
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 😊
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.
This is amazing. The ideas you come up with. You are such a treasure to the junk journaling community. I am never disappointed watching your videos. I am always inspired and learning new things. Thank you so much for sharing your creative spirit with us.
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 🤣
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!
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. 💜
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.
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.
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.
What a wonderful and informative video! I saw in the FB group where someone posted recently that they did this with their granddaughter (minus the rust). So I had to come and see what all the fuss was about. I love how you explain each and every detail and show us when things don't work. Thank you! 🤩
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.
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!🇨🇦
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. 😊❤️
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 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 😊
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!!
Wow, thus is amazing! Clever you finding the 'rust effect', it's stunning. I seem to remember Christine Stokes pressing flowers in the same way on one of her RUclips videos, which she used to make a card, but this is quite different. Thank you for sharing, I really want to try it myself!👏👏 Nicola x
OMG, I have been having a go today - I'm utterly addicted to this process. I have used the rust water on some, but not on others, as it is autumn in the UK at the moment and I used some red leaves - the resulting purple colour on the card is gorgeous! I have made lots of cards today and may turn some into pictures too. I can't thank you enough for sharing this idea! xx@@Saacibo
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!
From now on I will stop using just book pages for drying leaves, I will aways put them into the white (or maybe better - lightly tea or coffee stained) folded pages like you did and use my Sizzix on them. And I do have rusty water to try to recreate that mind-blowing blackening magic. So so cool! The willow tree fragment (here, at 5:36) and the forest one (8:15) are my favorite. Many of your experiments are amazing and quite unique, thanks so so much for sharing them!!
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 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! I'm really glad you liked the video. I can tell you that it works on fabric, too. I've been experimenting and I absolutely love the results. I plan to share my findings in another video very soon 😊❤️
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.
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
@@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 did this some years ago with herbs in my Sizzix...it worked great but a caveat: the paper needs to be dried properly otherwise it can create mildewed paper...Great tip with the rust water. Must try it. 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!! 🥰🥰
Oh, so sorry! It happened to me too when I used leaves that were too "juicy" or thick. Also, paper thickness is important. Thick leaves and thin paper together, won't really work well. Hope this helps😊❤️
I have been picking and pressing (Sizzix Big Shot) leaves for 3 days now and they are coming out very nice. Have yet to make and try the iron water. Here, in the U.S., we are entering our Fall season and the leaves are starting to change color. Much to my surprise, the reds and yellows have imprinted so beautifully - gorgeous color. Oh, and besides card stock I also used light colored manilla folders. Thanks again for sharing your creativity and time. Dragana, your work is beautiful! @@Saacibo
Works very well. Thank you. If you have any beetroot leaves they are colourful to use. Even better are the first time failures which turn graphic with the iron water.
I am so glad I found you on RUclips! I saw your post in a fb group then my fb closed and I couldn’t find the post again. This is so cool!! I will SOOOO be trying this!! Thank you for sharing your process 😊
This is so amazing to me! I will keep looking for your rust recipe I don’t see it. I am sure I just missed it. Thank you I can’t wait to try this. I figured it out it is the Blueberry and Pomegranate video
Wonder if the leaves have turned colors already If you still get green? Going to try it. You are the best! I'm a fairly new subscriber and I'm so glad you popped up on my feed. You are so inventive and afraid to experiment. You are definitely one of my favorites! So excited to try this. tyfs
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.
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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!
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 😊❤️
me too!
What an amazing idea! I will definitely try it! What I really appreciate about your videos is that you don't try to promote an art paper package or brand of this or that for a paid sponsor-you're just you. You show amazing ways to be creative with what we have around the house!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy my videos. I think that we all get more creative when we don’t have everything available to us. Forces us to think outside the box ❤️
@@Saacibo Exactly! Outside of the box is much more creative space!😉
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 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 😄
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!
You are not the only one to be amazed by these results. Now I know what to use my Sizzix for. Thank you so much. I did do full blown ecoprinting - boiling leaf and watercolour paper sandwiches with alum as a mordant. I loved the results but it was very longwinded and a bit steamy and smelly in my kitchen. I am so grateful to you. Carol B UK.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks so much for watching ❤️😊
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
Loove how when rust touches, the prints come to life. Rust is usually seen as an evil. But here rust brings more life. I love myself a little magic ✨
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
I've never gasped as many times while watching a video as I did with this. Wow! 😊
Oh, thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
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 ❤️😊
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 😊
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 ❤️
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?
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 😊❤️
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 amazing. The ideas you come up with. You are such a treasure to the junk journaling community. I am never disappointed watching your videos. I am always inspired and learning new things. Thank you so much for sharing your creative spirit with us.
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching and for your nice comment! ❤️😊
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 🤣
Wow, this is science and art in one. Stunning! Love it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks 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 ❤️😊
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!
The black effect is fascinating, but the sizzix ecoprinting is brilliant!!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 ❤️❤️❤️
The black ones look like etchings! Beautiful ❤
You're right! They do! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 ❤️😊
A great addition to my eco-dying techniques! Also something I can demonstrate easily. Thanks for your experimenting.
Very welcome! Thank you for watching 😊❤️
What a wonderful and informative video! I saw in the FB group where someone posted recently that they did this with their granddaughter (minus the rust). So I had to come and see what all the fuss was about. I love how you explain each and every detail and show us when things don't work. Thank you! 🤩
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
I'm speechless after hours of cooking eco prints 😮❤❤❤
You and me both! Thanks so much 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 😊❤️
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 🤗❤️
What a fun technique and the rust water is like magic! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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😊❤️
Cannot believe what that rust paint does🤩😮❤
I know! It amazes me every time 😊❤️
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. 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 😊
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, thus is amazing! Clever you finding the 'rust effect', it's stunning. I seem to remember Christine Stokes pressing flowers in the same way on one of her RUclips videos, which she used to make a card, but this is quite different. Thank you for sharing, I really want to try it myself!👏👏 Nicola x
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️😊
OMG, I have been having a go today - I'm utterly addicted to this process. I have used the rust water on some, but not on others, as it is autumn in the UK at the moment and I used some red leaves - the resulting purple colour on the card is gorgeous! I have made lots of cards today and may turn some into pictures too. I can't thank you enough for sharing this idea! xx@@Saacibo
@@whiteherondesigns oh, knowing that you tried and succeeded makes me very happy ❤️
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 😊❤️
From now on I will stop using just book pages for drying leaves, I will aways put them into the white (or maybe better - lightly tea or coffee stained) folded pages like you did and use my Sizzix on them. And I do have rusty water to try to recreate that mind-blowing blackening magic. So so cool! The willow tree fragment (here, at 5:36) and the forest one (8:15) are my favorite. Many of your experiments are amazing and quite unique, thanks so so much for sharing them!!
You're very welcome! So glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful! Thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️
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 ❤️😊
You are simply brilliant!
Wow, thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Fabulous! Thank you for the tutorial.
You are so welcome!😊❤️
The rust accident is amazing!
Happy accident! Thanks for watching 😊❤️
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 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. ❤️😊
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 ❤️😊
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
Oh yea I will be doing this for my journals. I love eco prints
That's great! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
No! You are not the only one who is amazed by this! How absolutely fascinating, and what a fabulous result! I wonder if this will work with fabric??
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked the video. I can tell you that it works on fabric, too. I've been experimenting and I absolutely love the results. I plan to share my findings in another video very soon 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
This is magic! What a serendipitous find!
I'm glad you think so! Thank you ❤️😊
oh my goodness this is amazing!!! I will be trying this for sure!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching ❤️😊
Yes, wow….love, love, this idea and can’t wait to try it! What beautiful papers!
Thanks so much 😊❤️
Thank you it’s truly amazing and a handy craft for senior citizen crafts❤
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
I have never had any luck with eco dying. I will definately try this.
I'm really glad! 😊❤️
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 ❤️😊
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 😊❤️
The rust works like magic. I actually like the yellow background 😊
Thank you so much 😊❤️
Your rust experiment is amazing! TFS
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
Absolutely beautiful and yes amazing to watch the magic appear!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
Wow!!! The rust is like magic!! 😊❤
Glad you think so 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
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 😊❤️
This video popped into my suggestions. I so enjoyed this , that will I will be a new sub 💜🙏
Awesome! Thank you so much! ❤️😊
This is so cool .... I just made some rust dye can't wait to give this a try 😀 thank you so much for sharing 😀🥰
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful! Have fun experimenting! 😊❤️
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!
So magical. What a great process. Thank you for sharing this
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
I think it's just magical! ❤ them, and surely going to try this. Thank you so much for sharing all the beautiful things you create. 🙏🏻
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i did this some years ago with herbs in my Sizzix...it worked great but a caveat: the paper needs to be dried properly otherwise it can create mildewed paper...Great tip with the rust water. Must try it. thanks for sharing!
You're very welcome. Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it. I've learned that it's better not to use leaves that are too juicy or just after rain. 😊
Absolutely amazing!! Love seeing the reveal, and the change to black!!
Thank you so much 😊❤️
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 had done this but many of leaves got smushed into the paper and alas also got moldy. But yours look great! Bravo
Oh, so sorry! It happened to me too when I used leaves that were too "juicy" or thick. Also, paper thickness is important. Thick leaves and thin paper together, won't really work well. Hope this helps😊❤️
Love this technique, you're right it is amazing. Thanks for sharing. 😊
You are so welcome! 😊❤️
LOVE LOVE LOVE... need to go watch the rust solution vid now so I can give this a go myself. TFS 🥰😍😘
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 😊❤️
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! ❤️
So beautiful. What a very happy accident. TYVM for sharing your creativity. Can't wait to try it.
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
I have been picking and pressing (Sizzix Big Shot) leaves for 3 days now and they are coming out very nice. Have yet to make and try the iron water. Here, in the U.S., we are entering our Fall season and the leaves are starting to change color. Much to my surprise, the reds and yellows have imprinted so beautifully - gorgeous color. Oh, and besides card stock I also used light colored manilla folders. Thanks again for sharing your creativity and time. Dragana, your work is beautiful! @@Saacibo
Wow this is exciting. So much easier than eco printing.❤
I agree, so easy and you can get many good prints very quickly 😊❤️
Works very well. Thank you. If you have any beetroot leaves they are colourful to use. Even better are the first time failures which turn graphic with the iron water.
Wow, I'm going to the markets tomorrow to look for some beets with leaves! I would love to try. Thank you for the suggestion 😊❤️
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
Wow, these prints are amazing! Tfs, Laura ❤
Glad you like them!😊❤️
Very cool! Thank you for sharing!
You're very welcome! ❤️😊
Ohmygosh, this looks like fun. I ave some amazing leaves here that I wish to try this with. TFS 💜🙏
My pleasure! Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for watching ❤️😊
It is amazing indeed. It turns like photograph! Thank you.
My pleasure! Glad you like it!❤️😊
I am so glad I found you on RUclips! I saw your post in a fb group then my fb closed and I couldn’t find the post again. This is so cool!! I will SOOOO be trying this!! Thank you for sharing your process 😊
You're welcome! Glad you liked it! Thanks so much for watching 😊❤️
OMG this is so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, Dragena! 🥰
My pleasure! I'm really glad you liked it! Thank you for watching 😊❤️
WOW!!! Amazing that you did this all by experimenting! I love the results and so easy...Thank you so much for sharing this!!! xo
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
This is so amazing to me! I will keep looking for your rust recipe I don’t see it. I am sure I just missed it. Thank you I can’t wait to try this. I figured it out it is the Blueberry and Pomegranate video
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. Yes, the rust recipe is in the video you mentioned at around 7 minutes 😊❤️
ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING! Thank you for sharing!🥰
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
Wonder if the leaves have turned colors already If you still get green? Going to try it. You are the best! I'm a fairly new subscriber and I'm so glad you popped up on my feed. You are so inventive and afraid to experiment. You are definitely one of my favorites! So excited to try this. tyfs
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️😊
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 ❤️😊