How do you use paper with "scenes" on them?

I like them too, but generally just end up covering them up in some way.

This is one example where I'd taken a photo from a similar point of view as the scene. I just didn't want to not use the paper, since I bought it specifically to document my trip:

I am in the process of downloading Glitter Girl's videos. Her Adventure 029 is called Scenic Solutions, and it deals just with this situation. This was one of my favorite episodes as I, too, struggle with this dilemma. I always find myself buying these beautiful papers and then not knowing how to use them without covering up the scene. You might want to check out and download GG's video.

I have used them as one page of a double layout spread and taken a more open spot and used as journaling for the sister page that I do in a coordinating color. I hope that makes sense! Say the page is the rolling green hills of Ireland to use your example. I will take a solid green paper that matches the colors in the scenic paper and put that as the page next to it. I will put a tiny spot of journaling on the scenic page and then do the actual layout on the solid paper.

I actually have a sheet of scenic UK paper framed - it's hanging above my desk. My son bought and framed it for me several years ago

otherwise, I agree - title pages or journalling page (I like to journal on vellum in these cases)

i work mostly on mini albums. if the scene is large, I will just treat it like patterned background. if the scene or graphic is small, I will cut the paper down so that the scene is off to the side so I can highlight it and make it part of my page design.

That's usually what I end up doing, too.

I did buy a spiral book of Disney papers when I was there in 2007 (can't find a link for a pic - sorry) and it had cute pages that were like maps of each of the parks.  I used vellum to put lists of each of my family member's favorite rides/attractions in each park.  Yeah, I know . . . this is useless without pictures . . .

Like others have said, I actually treat the scene paper as a 12 x 12 photo.  Then I put 'like' photos on it.  So for example, recently I had a piece of paper with a covered bridge.  I put photos I had of a visit to a covered bridge.  So essentially it looks like one big photo peaking out from smaller similarly themed photos.

I have also cut it up and used some of it as thinner borders or strips along the side on several pages.  Like a photo paper of a scene in London.  I was scrapping pics o London and I used the photo paper as a border at the bottom and then other pieces cut to fill in gaps - almost like a PL type look with paper piecing.

I love those scene papers and have used them many many times.

Those papers are the greatest mystery of the world of scrapbooking to me. There's no way I can ever think of to use them without covering the design and then what's the point?? I avoid them like the plague although I do like them. The only way I've ever made one work is as a title page, like some others said.