Thanks Chaz. The second one is a texture. About a month ago my brother asked me to design his business card. He installs custom tile floors. I did a google search for floor textures and this download came with about 50 different floor texture. I just kept clicking one until I liked the result.
Kim My Creations Canon 40D, Canon 28-135mm IS lens, Canon 300D, Canon 18-55mm lens, CS3
Duplicated the Image Set the forground to - f58c35 Set the Background to - 7f7f7f Filter Sketch - Bas Relief ( Detail 13) (Smoothness 2) and choose Top Changed the Blend Mode to Multiply And here's what it looks like