It might be a selfish request, but I'd REALLY love to see how it was done. I hope you can find the steps again. (^_^)
I used the water effect in one of my Deviant artsies.
There's a gradient(ed) blur there. Here's the pure water effect.
Eyo brad.pike, (sorry for double post)
I've been trying to get that wood effect you created all day, and I can't find the recipe for it. Can you maybe show us, please?