How could I recreate the background and the effect on the ribbons, borders, and "Other" text in this screenshot from Apple's GameCenter app? To me, the background looks a little glittery, but also a bit like felt, while the other parts look kind of like they have been painted on, with some of the texture coming through.
I am using Gimp, but can usually follow basic Photshop tutorials pretty well, if they don't rely too much on effects Gimp doesn't support.
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