Using up scraps

I use to have a system for colors and types of paper. I wasn't using my scraps then. I think it was because it was too organized for me./quote]

This was me too. I used to have my solids sorted by colour and my patterns by design (polka dots, text prints, florals, etc). I finally worked out I could never find what I wanted because I would think "I want a pattern with a bit of yellow and pink and blue" and then had to remember all the papers in my scraps.

These days I have them all mixed up in two drawers - one for solids and one for patterns. I use them all the time and usually reach for them once I've chosen my background. If I can't find a scrap that will work then I head to my full sheets.