Matching colors

Getting the right color is so important. I have scrappy friends that don't pay any attention to color, they go by theme. I am not a full-on theme scrapper, and color is my priority. I do use beachy items on a lot of my beach layouts, Christmas papers for Christmas layouts, etc., but I will always look to see what matches/looks best with the photo. I rarely use animal-themed papers on cat pages, love using a more sophisticated print.

I love black/white collections, but really struggle to use them. I think it is because of the contract of the pic with the papers. I also often struggle using kraft colored papers/embellishments.