Fantastic idea to apply to some of your drawings! I can't find the artist reference (a pity) as these images have been re-posted countless times.
I would suggest soaking the leaves in glycerine first. This is just an informed guess though - experiment first.
Some of these techniques are similar to the paper crafters in the Elle Magazine See
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