Photoshop Elements has some really nice palettes for easily adding interest to drawings. Some require that there BE a layer created and filled with ANY color before they can work. Wow Neon is one of those. It creates a glowing neon frame around the edge of a layer. You do have to be careful not to apply it to a layer in which you are drawing, or the drawing will disappear and just the glowing boarder will show!

To add a new layer, click the first icon in the layer palette [it looked like a sheet of paper].
One Example: Open a photo. Create a new layer On the new layer pour paint using the paint bucket tool. Then from the Effects palette, pull down to Wow Neon and select one. As always, Save for Web.

Image after Wow neon applied (left) - - - - - - - - - - Layer's palette (right)

Note that layer 1 can be filled with any color before the Neon effect is applied. Be sure to apply the neon in a layer ABOVE the image or it will not show. With all styles and effects, keep your layer's palette open also so that you can see where things are. Layers can be moved up or down simply by dragging them. A LOCKED layer cannot be moved. To unlock the background layer, simple double click it and change it to a regular layer.

Now go ahead and experiment; try other effects.
To see bevels and drop shadows, go to the tip about banners.