Create simple layered .psd file from selected photos in PSE 10?

I'm wondering if there is any way to take a group of photos -- either selected in Organizer or in Editor or in a File Browser -- and layer them all into a PSD file or drop them "in mass" onto a existing file in Editor. I have two uses...one is to layer a bunch of tonemapped files from Luminance to create HDR art -- in this case, all the layers are directly on top of each other (and usually the same size), with the original on the bottom, then I adjust layer modes and opacity of the tonemapped versions to create art (this link is very out of date but gives you the idea: https://picasaweb.google.com/117811553538459876302/HDRPhotoMagic). The other use is to create a scrapbook page -- I'd like to select a bunch of elements ("paper" -- textured 12x12 image, elements, photos, etc) and have them all added to a file so that I can move them around, etc. These will all be different sizes. Sometimes I have the page already (a layered template for example), and would like to drop in additional layers.
Currently, I create a blank document, select my photos in Organizer, use Ctrl-I to open them all in the editor, and then drop everything one by one into my blank file, then close all the windows that I no longer need. However, it's cumbersome, and it seems the process could easily be automated.
Any thoughts on how to make this easier?
Thanks,
Lisa

Open the script into Notepad and add the lines as shown in the screenshot, then save the script as a .jsx file instead of a .js file to your desktop.
Then move or copy the script to the pse 10 presets scripts folder, start or restart pse 10 and the script should be listed under the File>Automation Tools menu.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 10.0\Presets\Scripts
<javascriptresource>
<name>AV Bros</name>
<about>script</about>
<category>Layers</category>
<menu>automate</menu>
</javascriptresource>

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