Template drop shadows? - HELP!

[Linda Paulson]

I'm not much of a template scrapper although recently I've enjoyed a couple of wonderful templates and am also using a set of templates to make my weight loss album.
My problem is that I don't know how to achieve drop shadows on the parts created via the psd file by using a clipping mask. Clicking on a layer and using layer style to add a drop shadow does nothing. And I hate that flat look on what should be a paper style layout....like here http://www.digitalscrapbookartisanguild.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7085&ppuser=24 Note the orange paper, the arrow, the journal paper and the brown mat.
Is there any way around this? I hope there's some really basic way to make the shadows that I just missed along the way. Maybe I was asleep in class that day..hehehe! :rolleyes:

[sandilyn]

Linda, if you don't merge the layers, did you try putting the drop shadow on the template part (the bottom of the two layers, not the paper that you clipped)? I use PSE 3 and that works for me. Or merging the layers makes it easy, just add the drop shadow after you merge them. (I usually don't merge my layers though unless I have a zillion so my computer complains!)

[ScrapMel]

I am so glad you also have this problem, Linda! Sorry, it just sometimes nice to know a CREATIVE PERSON also has minor problems sometimes, lol.
Yep to solve this problem, either merge OR put the shadow on the template layer - If you have a lot of layers grouped together, just go to the one they are all grouped to ... I tend to never merge, but then my layers list gets sooo long anymore ... sigh...

[Linda Paulson]

The shadow on the template!!!!!! :eek:
OH DUH!!!...*slapping my forehead!* :D:D:D:D:D
Thanks you guys!!(((HUGS HUGS))) I musta been having a senior moment - or I can use the excuse that I've never been much of a template scrapper...LOL Now I can happily go back and fix my layouts!

(p.s...I don't merge either because I never seem to stop fiddling with the details and with many of my layouts having over 100 layers my files get HUGE!...:eek:)

[Sandersmr]

I had to figure that one out the hard way as well Linda because my PS teacher was working wayyyyy too hard when I did my first template in PS!!!