yep. Just that I use a bit of paper behind the feather/leaf/mesh/lace/punched paper/whatever, but it's only to stop stuff sticking to the rollers really. It's worth annealing the sheet a couple or three times (bit of depletion gilding) first to get a really good impression.

Brass plates work brilliantly. The sort that papercrafters use for dry embossing (which can be bought all over the place) or you can use the saltwater and battery etching technique (Becky F has done some really nice stuff with this).