Ummm, I'm probably, like, the WORST icon maker to ask about technique, since I mostly just play around with things until they look cool. Here (http://www.box.net/shared/x0ehsayvzj) is the psd file if you want to look at it, see if that can help you get a handle on it. I'm glad you like it, though! <3

(ahaha pdf. can you tell it's five am?)