Android native button that resizes with texture, border and drop shadow

fancyButton.xml

<layer-list>
  <item>
    <nine-patch android:src="@drawable/shadow_button" />
  </item>
  <item  android:top="4dp" android:bottom="6dp" android:left="4dp" android:right="6dp">
    <shape android:shape="rectangle">
      <solid android:color="#86B9CC" />
      <corners android:radius="3dp" />    
    </shape>
  </item>
  <item  android:top="4dp" android:bottom="6dp" android:left="4dp" android:right="6dp">
    <bitmap android:src="@drawable/texture_noise" android:tileMode="repeat"/>
  </item>
  <item  android:top="4dp" android:bottom="6dp" android:left="4dp" android:right="6dp">
    <shape android:shape="rectangle"> 
      <solid android:color="#00000000"/> 
      <stroke 
	 android:width="2dip" 
	 android:color="#fff" />
      <corners android:radius="3dp" />    
    </shape>
  </item>
</layer-list>

The button was originally made in Illustrator. I expanded the appearance to separate the drop shadow effect so it could be pasted into Photoshop and turned into a 9 patch. There has to be an easier way.