How did you make that layout?

Part of the fun of digital scrapbooking is that you can do all sorts of cool things!  And just like paper scrapping, there are techniques to master....only this time it is software.  It's impossible [I think] and boring [I know} to write out each an every trick so.....here's what I have done.  So what I decide to do was put together a photo album Layout How To's that has lots of LO.  And when you click on one, there will be a description below that tells you what special techniques were used and how to do them.  Of course, on some really complicated pages I have skipped some of the simple techniques like adding drop shadows but I will be putting those instructions under Digital Scrapbooking too.  This way you can cruise around the album and see effects in action or if a page appeals to you, you can see how it was done.  Or if you hate it, you will know what to avoid!!  :-)