Do you love paper a little too much? I adore the stuff. In any color, size, pattern; old and new, tattered and yellowing, crisp and fragrant; handmade, junk mail, envelopes, labels. My studio reflects this. How about yours? There are boxes of paper stored everywhere in my house.
Let's do some 5 minute collage and use up some of that stash.
I just keep a box of loose paper - intentionally disorganized because it is such fun to see what will happen. Dip in and grab what you want without thinking: look quickly and make instinctive choices. Then glue 'em down. Try to do this in 5 minutes. Set your timer! Yeah, not so easy, is it? Try it again.
You may sometimes feel, as I do, reluctant to just use up your paper. I try to keep in mind that there is plenty out there. When you sit down to play with art supplies, it doesn't have to Become Art. I usually regard this sort of play in the same way as you would a sandcastle: impermanent, unprecious. And you can cut these up and use them in your journal, returning them to collage fodder.
I've been painting over some of these collages to push them further. Using pencil and crayon to scribble. There may be another round of collage. Who knows? Just move forward.
