Start Menu X

Start Menu X

You can spice up the normal Start Menu with Start Menu X.  Use the free version. Give it a try.
http://www.startmenux.com/registration.html

PhotoFunia

Use PhotoFunia to create various effects for your photos. Snow writing and writing on Book spines are interesting to try.
http://m.photofunia.com/categories/all_effects

Books

Snow writing

American football

XnSketch

Use XnSketch for converting photos to cartoons or sketches.

http://www.xnview.com/en/xnsketch/

XnSketch is good for converting landscape and scenery into sketch or cartoon.

Original photos are on the left. Converted photos (sketches) are on the right.

 

 

PhotoScape v3.7

Use PhotoScape for free Photo Editing"

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php