Photoshop CS3, actually (it's a few generations old, but it does what I need it to)
basically, you can create a brush out of an image - I made a watery background and then cropped it out until I had a brush design. ANd then.. I don't actually remember what I did. :dies: I'd have to track down my notes XD
Yeah, I got overwhelmed with actual paying work and life and something had to give. It's really hard to pick back up afterwards though. But I'll try!!!