You've lost me with the layer mask? I don't see where the layer mask comes in?
Just so you'll know what I am talking about.
Open your image. add a blank layer above it. On the blank layer draw a puzzle piece with a hard black brush. Now to this layer with the puzzle add a bevel adjustment.
So now lets do it with a premade path.
Open your image. add a blank layer above it. open the custom shape tool (under the text tool). withing the custom shape there is are a couple of puzzle pieces. Click it. now click and drag on the blank layer. Once the path piece is draw go to the "path layer" (grouped with the layers / channels / paths) At the bottom of the path layer there are some icons 1) fill 2) stroke 3) selection pick the "stroke".
Now turn off or delete the hight lighted above path.
Now you can add the bevel etc.
If you don't separate the piece lines from the image you will not be able to add the adjustment style,
bevel drop shadow etc. to the line. It will add it to the image which won't work.
Does that make any sense?
If I remember right the original PS cd has an extras that don't load...one of which is a full puzzle to lay over your image.
If you explore the PS cd it underTEXTURE FOR LIGHTING EFFECT
see attached sample...
Frank
