Hey I know how to do Pretty good icons now, I mean i understand it.

I have textures to screen with with and I do the Exclusion with the Navy Blue.

But theres some other stuff I don't understand how to do like, these icons:

1. http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/28395875/2238047
2.http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/28153700/3096323
3.http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/26615665/6261327
4.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/stolen_bliss/movieicons/Miss%20Congeniality%
5.http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/27763768/3702628
6.http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/28588890/4183391
7.http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/28301330/955521

I don't understand how to create icons like them, and number seven it the most confusing one, I have brushes that are frames like that but i dont understand how to use them.