Thanks for the help, just checked the thread after I found a solution, for those that are interested the solution is found
here.
I'm not sure how the transparency will turn out in CSS, but in Photoshop it was fine... then again Photoshop has layers... and CSS doesn't... what have I gotten myself into. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it (and hope it isn't already ablaze). Thanks for the compliments too =)