How to "embed" a (blank) theme into my own design

Hello,

I tried to reply on another discussion, but could not find how to reply (discussion closed maybe ? It was http://galleryproject.org/node/104779 )

I'm using G3.0.6 (and will upgrade in a while to 3.0.7)

First I tried to modify the theme in the administration panel (Administration -> Theme Options) But it was awfull (CSS ans JS were not working)

On second I duplicated the wind theme and gave it another name ..
I tried to edit page.html.php but messed up the whole thing.

In G1 it was very easy to modify a template I had to change only 2 files header.tpl & footer.tpl (as far as I remember the names) and it worked fine ... but now ...grrrr

To make you see how I messed up .. here is the URL http://album.vacactives.be.

I even thouhgt to embed the album in an IFRAME ... but that will be the last solution if I can not manage it to change the look by normal procedures ...

Is there an easy way to modify a simple theme with no features (full white, approx 1000 pixels large, would be nice, maybe another then Wind ?) to embed the core of the album. I don't need to change the way how the album is shown and working, only "the decoration" around.

I presume that the saving angel Floridave will pop up out his box to give an answer (thanks in advance