Hi Everyone

i am asking for some help to my questions
firstly i asked my wife for a straight razor for Christmas and thankfully that's what i received, she got me a Dovo Black Handle 5/8 carbon steel open razor (link to the one she got me : Dovo Black Handle 5/8 Carbon Steel Open Razor :: Straight Razors & Cut-Throat Razors :: Razors :: The Shaving Shack)

and she also bought this for me Dovo of Solingen Leather Strop Balm :: Strop Pastes :: Accessories :: The Shaving Shack
and this Dovo Leather and Canvas Razor Strop :: Strops & Hones :: Accessories :: The Shaving Shack

my questions are:

1. which side of my strop do i use? do i use the canvas first and if so how many laps? or just the leather side?
2. do i need a paste? if so are these ones the right ones? Dovo Red and Black Strop Paste :: Strop Pastes :: Accessories :: The Shaving Shack
3. which side do i put the paste on the strop?
4. what is the one my wife me bought used for? is it just to keep the leather ok and not for sharpening?(this one: Dovo of Solingen Leather Strop Balm :: Strop Pastes :: Accessories :: The Shaving Shack)

Thanks so much in advance, i'm sure i will have more questions in the future and i am so happy i have made the move onto these razors