Doing the 30 days Sketches and Counterfeit Kit challenges has helped me assess my stash. I have one paper pad that I've used all the "pretty" papers out of. The remaining papers are hideous (I know... what was I thinking!) So I am using them as base layers with the white side.
I like the CM tools. But, I’ve never used their albums. I wait for Hobby Lobby sales and I buy five or six. I’m acquiring a huge pile of pages, waiting for a sale!