What program to use for sigs ?

im currently using Paint Shop Pro 6,
or me or psp6 sux cuz i made my last sig with it and it sucked pretty hard (believe me, i tried)

so now my question is, what program ???? (plz dont say photoshop, cuz im having BIG problems with it)

im thinking about a request on AC's forum...

i have loads of images i could use for my sig, but im that gay with psp6 that i cant combine them in some NICE way....

if anyone is psp expert or has some godly sig-maker pls tell me =.=