Using shadows on stamps to give an embossed effect

Do you love the 12x12 sheet that I used for the base of the project? Here's and MDS tip on how I made it:

Start with a base of 12x12 textured Chocolate chip paper. Regular card stock will work. It doesn't have to be textured.
On top of that place an overlay. I used an overlay from "Presto Patterns". Please note that you don't have to use an overlay - you can use ANY digital stamp to get this effect. There is a sample of this below.
Change the colour of the overlay to chocolate chip. Please note that it will literally disappear.
Now the magic - put a DROP SHADOW on the overlay at 75%. This will give the whole overlay a shadow. Lovely! You can alter the colour of the shadow as well for different effects.

This is one that I did with Bashful Blue- you can see the technique at the bottom:

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Permalink Reply by Yapha Mason on November 6, 2010 at 10:41pm

What a great technique! Thank you for sharing!

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Permalink Reply by Jen Stokes on November 16, 2010 at 2:40pm

That's gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Joyce Traub on November 25, 2010 at 3:22pm

This is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Lesley Seabrook on November 25, 2010 at 6:05pm

Hi Alesha,
What a fantastic idea! Your pages look terrific.
Thanks so much for the tip!
Lesley

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Permalink Reply by Elaine Wright on November 28, 2010 at 2:39pm

I'm a little digitally challenged, what is an overlay? I tried this technique and couldn't do it, I think it is because I don't understand the overlay thing.