What's your layout process?

[fruitysuet]

I know it makes sense to start with the photos, but for weekends like this when there are so many challenges, I sometimes actually create the bulk of the page first with a theme or event in mind, then go and find the photos and plop them in nearer the end.

But generally I will tend to look for the photos first and figure out how many photo spaces I will need to reflect the story I am telling. I'll then look for a template which I'll either use as is or chop and change to fit my needs. I add the papers in then elements (shadowing each as I go). The journaling comes last, although I may do some tweaks with papers or elements as I have a final look through. I'll add my credits into the file information box before saving (and resizing for the web).

In my mind this is the logical approach, but, well, my logic doesn't always seem logical to someone else! Am I missing any tricks?