6 pieces of Ephemera made from one 6" x 6" paper

 Here's a quick and simple way to create six ephemera pieces for a journal or to add to cards and it uses just one 6" x 6" piece of paper. This is a great way to use up some of those small paper pads in your stash! And, there's no waste - every little piece is used!

Here are the paper pieces you need to cut. Basically, one 2" strip is cut off either top or bottom and then a one-inch piece cut off one of the ends of that piece. The larger piece will become a pocket and the small piece will be a cluster.

The remaining piece is 4" x 6" so you cut that piece in half, leaving two 3" x 4" pieces. One becomes a tag - cut off the top corners and keep those pieces! A one-inch piece is cut off the remaining piece giving you a 3" x 1" piece which will be a "bookplate" and a 3" square.  The square is now cut in half diagonally to make two corner tuck spots.

Now you just need to decorate these pieces as desired. The few extras I added were some pieces of lace, some bling, a few paper flowers, a word from Tim Holtz's Small Talk stickers and a few fussy-cut focal points.  The tiny tag corners and the "thumb hole" punched on the pocket were all added to the little cluster for added layers.  All the finished pieces are below.