do you mean that your papers do not coordinate with one another or they don't match your inks, etc.?
if they don't coordinate with one another, you can solve that by buying packs of paper rather than single sheets, or a variety of single sheets from the same line. Almost all patterned paper is sold as part of a series or line. That way you will have 12 or so sheets that all go together.
if they don't coordinate with your inks, pencils, etc. you can solve that in a couple of ways. The easiest is to buy all your products from one company, such as SU, CTMH or Papertrey.
Another way that works very well if you want to color in an image and have it coordinate or match is to do the following. Take the patterned paper out and get a scrap of whatever paper you will be stamping on. Use inks, markers etc. and make marks on the scrap paper and hold it next to your patterned paper under some good light. You should be able find inks or a combination of inks that will work quite well. This is particularly effective with reinkers or
the latter allows you to use papers like SEI and Cosmo Cricket, etc. that don't come with a line of coordinating inks.
Scraps? I often use them for a border or to punch out a design or to layer under another piece of paper. you can get a lot of mileage out of scraps. Even just punching out some coordinating squares can make a very nice focal point. Or you can use patterned paper scraps for paper piecing on a line image.
HTH
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