Pressed Flower Tip #9 Wonder Under (fusible web) works great to cut out shapes from pressed autumn leaves and other flowers and foliage. Draw your shape, remember it will reverse itself after ironing, iron the Wonder Under onto the leaf and then cut out along your drawing lines. The fusible web gives stability to the brittle leaf allowing you to cut it without it crumbling. After cutting the shape out, pull off the backing paper leaving the webbing intact on your leaf or flower. You can now iron the shape to your card or project, or as I prefer to do, glue the piece to your composition. (Ironing can sometimes cause wrinkles and discoloration on your pressed flowers and leaves)

Pressed Flower Tip #10 Before working with pressed flowers be sure your hands are completely free of any cream or oils. Excess oil and handcreams will mar the delicate petals.

Pressed Flower Tip #11 A small round paintbrush works great for moving flowers from storage to project. Tweezers are another good option. To remove pressed flowers that are stuck fast to blotting paper or the page of a book, use a flat brush and gently tease the petal edges away from the page.

Pressed Flower Tip #12 Some flowers brown or lose their vivid color when pressed in the traditional way. In that case, I press my foliage and flowers between the pages of old books and microwave. Make sure the book you choose has no gold edges or gold leafing on the title imprint or spine. Rubber band the book and microwave between 15 to 45 seconds. Let the book sit overnight, or better yet 24-48 hours. Check the flowers. If they feel reasonably dry transfer them to a storage book between pieces of acid free paper. If you leave the flowers in the heating book too long they will bind to the pages.