I love the rich and striking effects you can do with DistressedFX and Mextures, which I used to give a dramatic abstract look to a shot of raindrops beading on the side of my car.
A second image from what I should probably call the “renovations series”. As with Tools I, the main effect was created with Painteresque with vignetting and antique paper effects done in PhotoToaster.
This might look like a menacing species of cactus, but it’s actually an aloe plant given a twist with MarbleCam and processed with PhotoFX and the late, lamented PhotoForge.