Below are ALL the resources I use for icons -- textures, brushes, gradients, etc. Many thanks to these folks!
First I have to give extra special thanks to two icon resource makers who got me started...
meleada / absolutetrouble.com (The majority of my masks/borders are hers)
bruno's honeypot / rainharbor.net (Sadly, website no longer exists)
Here's my favorite sources for FFX screencaps:
Blue Laguna Cutscene Archive
Random Russian Fan Forum
Now here's all the other icon resources I use...
B&W Masks/Frames:
creamuts @
mutsie_brushes
dj43
arisubox
rough_draft___
neke @
ecenoci
minutes_of_me
closeriedelilas
mkstarr_icons
sir
phlourish_icons
ohfreckle @
ownthesunshine
david_lucena
emonet25
lemonrocket
Beads/Lights/Auras:
alvalette
agent_sniper @
rockneziss
aysha_aka @
chocoaka
bleeding_marble
earlydreams @
rule_my_world
colorfilter
tove_91
pink_raz0r
misarte
onlyabreath
samelthecamel @
camelgraphics
sixtysixheavens
blanca_icons
__aznglitter @
kiyomizu_icons
erniemay
damerel_hz_base
_iconographer
marishna
realproof @
stormfronticons
skybound2
unwritten_icons
esqaire
Blobs, Lines, Accents, Small Brushes:
arisubox
contradictz @
carbon_paper
david_lucena
emoico
starlit_designs
Colored Textures:
cattereia @
cynicallyxsweet
teh_s0njanator
tearjerkericons
_iconographer
noniq
noisettee @
coloured_skies
coy_dreamer
below_blues
bubbles001
cdg
insanefray
starlit_designs
erniemay
neke @
ecenoci
ohfreckle @
ownthesunshine
thor_i_lover
terempaty
webgoddess
xxpyrography
lookingglassf1
autoplay
Colored Patterns:
innocent_lexys @
infinite_muse
meathiel @
icons_by_mea
white_lilie @
paper_art
sunako_o
cm_colourimetry
arisubox
astarte59 @
fading_coal
cdg
theoicons
offbeat_upbeat
marishna
rubyna
easysoaring
hymnah
manah / Shatterheart
Gradients:
ah_gfx_ahoy
amethystia100
colorfilter
earlydreams @
rule_my_world
astarte59 @
fading_coal
erniemay
hybridmagic
icons_of_isis
piemin
TinyText:
ennife
masquerade_arts
amandacus
amethystia100
vampirereverie @
coven_icons
justmi
weapon_icons
durumii
Community where I've discovered the bulk of these...
Resource-Sharing Community (textures, brushes, tutorials):
icon_extras
And this page is great for stock photos, although I don't use them much for icons:
Where to Get Free Web Graphics