The Spring sports seasons are drawing to a close. Many teams hold season end banquets, barbecues or parties to celebrate the camraderie, hard work and results of the previous weeks and months.  Whether the team is for a school or in an independent league, YourCover has several magazine cover templates that work perfectly as unique team gifts for a gift for coach.

Personalized team gifts can be created in several ways.  The first step is to choose the template, YourCover offers many spring sport titles including "Play Ball" (for baseball or softball), Lacrosse, Tennis, Golf, Track and Soccer. There is also the more general "Sports Report" as well as Champions. You can also choose the make your own title template and name the fake magazine cover based on your team or school.  

The next step is to add the photo, you can add a photo of the entire team together or create individual personalized magazine covers each with a different team member's photo.  

YourCover has a helpful duplication tool. After creating the first magazine cover and saving it, simply click on the "duplicate" link. This will create an exact duplicate of the first magazine cover, just add a new photo of the next team member. The headlines can remain the same except for the athlete's name and any other personal info you'd like to add.  This process can be repeated for all the team members.

In addition to team gifts, YourCover has a Best Coach magazine cover. The process for creating this magazine cover is the same as for the team gifts. Choose the template, upload a photo of the coach alone or with the team, and then customize the default headlines to be all about the coach, the team and the season.  This unique keepsake captures a moment in time and the memories of the season will last a lifetime.

It's so exciting for us here at YourCover when our products are picked up and featured by online publishers.  Recently Buzzfeed distributed an article by Alanna Okun listing "26 Rad Father's Day Gifts that Aren't Ties".  Our personalized Father's Day magazine cover was included in the list as #8.  A press release we wrote about the Buzzfeed article was sent out last week and picked by various news outlets around the country.  A portion of the release is included below:

"...Alanna pulled together 26 great ideas ranging from custom golf tees to Star Wars golf club covers to #8 - a YourCover personalized Father's Day magazine cover. Buzzfeed is well-known for its breaking news and fun lists of ideas, memories and products that quickly become memes that are shared and reshared through social media.

A YourCover Father's Day or Best Dad magazine cover is a personalized Father's Day gift that's as unique as the Dad starring on the front cover." [continue reading]

To make a personalized fake magazine cover as a unique Father's Day gift, follow these 3 easy steps...

1) Choose 1 of 80+ YourCover magazine cover templates
2) Upload a photo
3) Customize the default headlines to be all about the Dad on the front cover (his life, family, friends and interests)

Each month our customers add their personalized magazine covers to our Gallery of Covers. We then add these covers to an album on our Facebook page.  Emails go out and posts get circulated on Facebook letting everyone know that it is time for them to visit that month's album to help us choose the Cover of the Month.  Visitors to our Facebook album then 'like' whichever covers they think are the best. Customers can tag and share their magazine cover design with their friends to try to get as many likes as possible. At the end of the voting period (typically 3 days), we choose the Cover of the Month from among the three fake magazine covers with the most likes.

The May 2013 Cover of the Month is a 6th anniversary gift that Michele K of Sneads Ferry, NC made.  The photo is super cute and fun!  She used our standard "Happy Anniversary" magazine cover template but then personalized it to her occasion by adding the word "Sixth" to the title.  For being chosen as the May Cover of the Month Michele has received a gift code for a free magazine cover print and wood frame (with free shipping too of course).  We're sure you'll think that Michele's design is a fun example of a personalized magazine cover and is a unique and memorable anniversary gift.

To make a fake magazine cover for your anniversary, follow the 3 simple steps below:

1) Choose a magazine cover template (we have 80+ choices)

2) Upload a photo of the couple

3) Personalize the default headlines so each one is about the recipients, their family, interests, likes and dislikes. You can include special memories and inside jokes too!

Finding a unique 50th birthday gift can be a challenge. YourCover offers a 50th Birthday fake magazine cover that is easily created, affordably priced and quickly delivered.  A lot of 50th birthday gifts are gag or novelty gifts that make fun of 'how old' the person is. However, if you're interested in giving a gift that's still fun and memorable but doesn't poke fun at the recipient, a 50th birthday magazine cover fits the bill.

To make a magazine cover follow 3 easy steps:

1) Choose a magazine cover template (we have 80+ choices but for this occasion we recommend 50th Birthday, Celebrity, SuperStar or one of our 'interests' templates such as Golf, Tennis or dance)

2) Upload a photo of the birthday honoree

3) Personalize the default headlines so each one is about the recipient, their family, interests, likes and dislikes. You can include special memories and inside jokes too!

If you need a last minute 50th birthday gift that is delivered instantly, the magazine cover can be downloaded to your computer as an image file and self-printed. If more time is available, YourCover can print and frame the magazine cover for you. Our turn-around time is super fast with orders typically shipping same day and delivery time taking 2-4 business days.

Below is a recent review about a 50th birthday magazine cover made by Judy V of Aurora, IL that explains why YourCover is a unique 50th birthday gift idea...

"Selecting a gift for the person who has everything is quite difficult, especially if it's a milestone birthday. This was a great idea and Your Cover makes customer service a top priority! I was quite impressed. After sending the payment info, etc., I got e-mails from customer service that the picture was blurry. Most companies would have just made it, I paid for it. They did not and helped me when I sent additional pictures until the quality was top notch. Not many places do that and I would/will definitely use them again!"

Who's got the best mom?  Show her the love and make her feel like a celebrity when she sees herself on very own personalized Best Mom magazine cover or on a Mother's Day magazine cover.  Instant delivery means you get your last minute Mother's Day gift immediately upon purchase, no shipping so no shipping fees or waiting around for the delivery.

How do you make a personalized magazine cover?  To create this unique last minute Mother's Day gift for your mom, follow the 3 steps below. Within minutes you will have created a gift she'll love and keep forever.

1) Choose a magazine cover template (we have 80+ choices but for this occasion we recommend Mother's Day, Best Mom, Celebrity, SuperChef, Diva, Fashion or Champions)

2) Upload a photo of mom by herself or with the family

3) Personalize the default headlines so each one is about your mom, the family, her interests, likes and dislikes. You can include special memories and inside jokes too!

Order your fake magazine cover as a photo file download with instant delivery. Your last minute Mother's Day gift will be sent by email to you. Plus the image file for self-printing will be on the order confirmation (thank you) page and it resides permanently in your Purchase History at YourCover.  If you would like us to print the magazine cover for you (and we can frame it too!), delivery by 2-day FedEx or Overnight FedEx will still have your gift to you before Mother's Day (just be sure to order by Thursday May 9 at 1PM ET).

Many of our customers return to YourCover time and again because each magazine cover they make is a unique personalized gift that really captures a moment in time and the recipient's personality.  One example is our customer Sue who has ordered from YourCover more than once.  She recently decided to make a magazine cover for her brother-in-law's birthday.  If you are looking for birthday gifts for guys, read Sue's story below:

"I really enjoyed creating the YourCover. It was easy, fun and makes a memorable gift.  I made if for my brother-in-law's 40th birthday and decided to do the Hunting cover instead of a 40th Birthday magazine cover because hunting is what he enjoys.

The cover was a greatly appreciated by my brother-in-law.  I had many people inquire how I created the cover, they all thought it was a great gift. I will definitely make more for other friends and family."   by: Sue W. of Macomb, WI
 

A YourCover personalized magazine cover is the best birthday gift idea whether you need ideas for a 50th birthday gift, birthday gifts for guys or even unique gifts for Mom. With over 80 magazine cover template choices, there is a magazine cover for nearly every occasion, holiday, interest and personality.

To make a magazine cover, choose a template, upload a photo, and personalize the headlines to be all about the person starring on the front cover.

We're so happy to share the following story from Carolyn of Atlanta, GA.  She recently made a Sweet 16 personalized magazine for her granddaughter.  It's easy to make a magazine cover using the online cover editor at YourCover.com.  Below Carolyn's story you will find directions on how to make a fake magazine cover yourself!

"I am grandma and I was trying to figure out what to give my granddaughter and the Sweet Sixteen Cover page was a great idea. This will last for years after, all the [gifts of] money are spent and the jewelry is lost, the cover will still be there. This was one of the greatest gifts she received. The customer service staff was great in helping to make everything perfect. Thank You."
by: Carolyn W of Atlanta, GA
 

How to make a Sweet 16 magazine cover:

1. Choose the Sweet 16 magazine cover template found in the YourCover online editor
2. Upload a photo of the girl whose birthday it is. (make sure it is a hi-res, good quality photo)
3. Personalize the default headlines so everything is about her, her life, family friends and interests

If you need a last minute Sweet 16 gift or you like to do things yourself, choose the photo file download. You will save the image file of your fake magazine cover to your computer for self-printing. You can print as many copies as you want. If you have more time or prefer the convenience, YourCover can complete the gift for you by printing and optionally framing the personalized magazine cover. Your Sweet 16 gift will arrive ready for wrapping and giving.

Below is a guest post from a YourCover customer. Peggy tells us why she made a personalized Hunting magazine cover for her 88 year old mother.  Thanks for sharing your story Peggy and congratulations to your mom!

My mom shot her 1st buck ever! She started hunting when she was 20, but hasn't been hunting now for over 20 years. She went out with my brother last Fall in hopes of just seeing any deer, then saw several bucks. It took her 5 shots at over 100 yds ( the deer kept coming back) but she got one. She is looking forward to hunting again this Fall.

Name: Peggy H
City: Eagan
State: MN
 

It is only 3 simple steps to make a fake hunting magazine cover to celebrate your success this hunting season. At YourCover.com choose the Hunting template, upload a photo, and then personalize the default headlines to be all about the hunter on the front cover.  Magazine covers can be purchased as photo file downloads for self-printing (instant delivery for a great last minute gift idea) or YourCover can print and frame your hunting gift for you. With 80+ choices YourCover has a fake magazine cover theme to celebrate every type of occasion, event or interest.

We get a lot of requests from customers who want to make a fake Time magazine cover.  Due to copyright laws YourCover can't offer a direct copy of Time magazine BUT our customers can use our blank magazine cover template to mimic a Time cover themselves.  Below are instructions for how to make a personalized Time magazine cover using the YourCover editor.

How to Make a Fake Time Magazine Cover:

1) In the YourCover magazine cover editor choose the blank (make your own title) magazine cover template

2) Upload your photo and position it on the cover

3) The editing tools on the right will allow you to change the title from "Your Title Here" to "TIME".  Keep the font style the same but click the 'B" to unbold the title.  Using the "+" arrow on the right, enlarge the word "TIME" to the size you want. We clicked it 60x to make it really big in the example shown here.

4) Continue editing the headlines by clicking on each text box and revising it to reflect your cover star's life, interests, the event being celebrated, etc.

The personalized Time magazine cover that is created can be purchased in several ways including as a photo file download. This image file can be saved to a computer or thumb drive like any photo and printed as many times as wanted at home or at a local printer. YourCover can also print and frame the fake Time magazine cover so that it arrives ready for giving.

Personalized Time magazine covers are fun birthday gifts for guys, unique gifts for Mom, a unique idea for a 50th birthday gift or to give as a memorable Boss' Day gift.  Visit YourCover to make a fake Time magazine cover for your next special occasion.

We love hearing from our customers so we thought we'd share an email we received about a Best Boss personalized magazine cover gift.

"I wanted to provide you some feedback from my Boss who we gave the Best Boss cover to today.  I have been on the party committee for three years and this year it was my turn to choose the theme and plan.  I had the idea and found your site and was able to execute my vision.  He said, "I love my gifts every year however this is by far the BEST gift EVER". 

Thanks guys I will refer anyone who is willing to sit down for 10 minutes and create a lifetime of memories with these covers.  By the way I had my team all write articles about my boss and we actual created a magazine.  One to remember forever.  So very happy. 

Rhonda"

If you would like to make a unique personalized gift for your boss or for anyone you care about, YourCover has over 80 different magazine cover templates for to celebrate every type of holiday, occasion, special event or interest.

Each month YourCover asks our customers if they would like their personalized magazine cover to be considered for the Cover of the Month.  The cover designs are added to the Gallery on the YourCover site as well as to that month's album on our Facebook page.  Customers are then able to share their magazine cover with their Facebook friends.  We also invite all YourCover users to participate by clicking on the magazine cover they think is the best.  YourCover then chooses the Cover of the Month from the three magazine covers with the most likes.

We have been having great participation with between 50 and 60 fake magazine covers added to the competition each month.  This month's winner was designed by Maddy O. of Wakefield, MA.  Maddy designed a Sweet 16 magazine cover as a gift.  One of the reasons her magazine cover came out so well is because she had a terrific photo of her 'cover star'.

Upon being chosen as the March Cover of the Month, Maddy received a gift certificate that she can use when she wants to make a magazine cover as a gift for a future special occasion.  The gift certificate is for a free print and wood frame and includes free shipping.

To make a fake magazine cover as a personalized birthday gift or a unique gift for any occasion, check out the 80+ magazine cover templates offered on the YourCover site.

Recently one of our customers decided to make a magazine cover for her granddaughter's birthday.  Rosalie chose the blank make-your-own-title template to create the "Star of the Month" magazine cover. She also chose to create a back cover. In addition to the amazing photo on the front cover, Rosalie included several other great photos on the back cover.  Since the back cover template can accept only two images, she combined six total photos into two images and uploaded these combined photos.  Rosalie chose to purchase the two separate prints of her front/back magazine cover and framed her gift herself.  Below is a photo of Elizabeth with her celebrity moment captured for a lifetime as she stars on her very own personalized magazine cover.  Love this - thanks so much Rosalie for sharing!!

5 days till Christmas! Barely enough lead time for deliveries or going to the mall!  Can you order a last minute gift online and still have it be personal and unique?  YourCover says "Yes!"

Use the online magazine cover generator at YourCover to create a personalized magazine cover. In a matter of minutes you'll have an original gift that's as special as the person for whom you are making it.

This last minute gift idea is completed in 3 quick and easy steps:

Step 1: Choose one of our 80 magazine cover templates to match the holiday or your recipient's personality or interests

Step 2: Upload their photo and customize the headlines to be all about their life, family and special memories

Step 3: Purchase the photo file download to print yourself. Be sure to put the magazine cover in a frame for the best presenation.

Without leaving your computer your last minute gift is unique, personalized and will be the hit of the holiday party!

Bottom Line is available both as a printed newsletter and as a website. They invited the Gift Insider, Lindsay Roberts, to offer suggestions for unique personalized gift ideas for the upcoming holidays.  We are so happy that Lindsay include us in her list of Special Gifts that Won't Break Your Budget.

Lindsay had several suggestions for personalized gift ideas for Bottom Line readers. Of course we're biased and think the best idea is a YourCover fake magazine cover!

To create a magazine cover for a last minute gift that is easy on the wallet follow these easy steps. Choose a magazine cover template at www.yourcover.com, upload a photo of the recipient, and then customize the headlines to be all about their life, family, friends and interests. Purchase the photo file download for instant delivery, print your magazine cover photo and place in a frame - instant last minute gift that's as unique as the person receiving it.

If you have a bit more time, YourCover can print and frame your fake magazine cover for you. Listen to Lindsay and get started today on a unique personalized photo gift.

J-TWO-O offers a great blog "about life, sports, cats and dogs, politics and politicians, books, sex, food, music, and whatever else I feel like writing about".  In her post on December 4, 2012 J-Two-O has a gift guide that includes all sorts of fun gift ideas for the upcoming holidays.

YourCover is thrilled that J-Two-O thought that our personalized magazine covers were a fun gift idea to share with her readers.  For anyone who needs a unique holiday gift, YourCover has a magazine cover template to match every type of personality, interest or event. To make a magazine cover simply upload a photo and then customize the headlines to be all about the recipient's life, family, friends, likes and dislikes. Each magazine cover is as unique as the person starring on the front cover.

Available as a photo file download for instant self-printing, a magazine cover is a great solution for last minute gifts. However, YourCover can also print and frame your gift and have it shipped in plenty of time for the holidays.

Thanks again to J-Two-O for the mention and check out her other suggestions as well. 

Veteran's Day is an important US holiday that gives us all the opportunity to thank our military members for their service to our country.  Members of the US Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force as well as members of the National Guard are the true heroes who help to keep us safe from forces within and without who seek to do harm to our citizens, government and country.  A day such as Veteran's Day allows us to pause and think about their contributions and sacrifices that afford us the freedoms we enjoy each day.

To thank one of your Amercian Heroes, you can use our HERO magazine cover template to create a unique gift and keepsake that features their photo and custom headlines. Simply upload the photo to the magazine cover generator at YourCover.com, choose the Hero fake magazine cover theme and then personalize the headlines.

Each magazine cover is as unique as the person starring on the front cover. The personalized magazine cover can be downloaded as an image file for self-printing (great last minute gift) or YourCover can print (and frame) it. Fake magazine covers can also be printed on mugs, mouse pads, t-shirts and posters.

It seems that Halloween is more popular than ever.  Having a great costume for the party has never been more important.   And if you are hosting a Halloween party you'd want to create some lasting memories.  A fake magazine cover 'entitled Halloween' is a great way to put some of those outrageous photos to work.   Using the make your  own title template, you can put in any fake magazine cover title that comes to mind.  

Of course HALLOWEEN NIGHT would work but we find that people are generally amazingly creative in what they come up with as can be seen in our magazine cover gallery.    Whether it's bobbing for apples (ok does anyone really do that anymore), or taking part in a costume contest, Yourcover.com  can help you make the evening memorable and perhaps even, dare I say it - LEGENDARY!   Apologies to Barney Stinson.  

Before the party you could even make some cool fake magazine covers, print them out and paste them to yourself for THE most unusual Halloween costume ever!    No matter how you slice it an instant gift from YourCover will be remembered long after the party has died down. 

Have a Happy Halloween!  

When I was a young soccer player we had a coach named Phil.  Coach Phil was not a great soccer coach but he had some memorable lines like 'Soccer is just like pinball, the ball bounces off things and sometimes it goes into the goal'.  We were not a very good team but coach Phil remains unforgettable. 

The fall soccer season always seems to fly by and before you know it winter has come.   

A personalized fake magazine cover is a great way to remember the great moments and the memorable (and not-so memorable) lines from the coaches and parents from the soccer season just passed.   It's also a great gift for coach and is sure to generate a lot of laughs and great stories.  You can totally personalize the entire cover from yourcover.com  for any sport.    You can make your own title or just use the Soccer magazine template already provided.   

There are plenty of coach Phil's that have come and will go, so commemorate the good and great moments so teammates, parents and coaches can all remember them for years to come.   

Soccer is like pinball?   When I was ten I thought that was funny and weird.  I still do.     

Let your readers create a unique tangible connection to your magazine brand by personalizing a magazine cover featuring your masthead logo.  Plus generate additional revenue at no expense to your company and with no staff effort, labor or time.

How:

1.     YourCover creates a microsite branded to your magazine(s).  Take a look at two of our current partners’ sites: http://premierguitar.yourcover.com or http://texasfootball.yourcover.com

2.     The microsite features a magazine cover template containing your magazine logo and default headlines.

3.     YourCover hosts the microsite; processes, produces and ships all orders, and is responsible for all customer service inquiries.

4.     Link the microsite to your main site and inform your readership of this unique opportunity.

5.     Receive revenue each month from the sales of your branded personalized magazine covers.

Why YourCover Personalized Magazine Covers?

·        Wide variety of product options (image downloads, prints, posters, frames, mouse pads, mugs) at a wide range of price points ($12.95+)

·        Fast shipping including instant/immediate delivery, overnight, 2-day, USPS, FedEx.

·        YourCover has 12 years of experience in satisfying customers with a review rating average of over 4.5 out of 5.

Create a free personalized magazine cover to try our service.  Send an email to michele@yourcover.com to get a code or call Michele Kolier, our Director of Business Development, at 203-563-9233 x17.

Dave Campbell's Texas Football is the #1 magazine for football fans, players, coaches and parents in the great state of Texas.  This unique magazine is issued twice a year in the summer and winter and covers everything about football from high school through to the pros.  The announcement and unveiling of the front cover each summer is an important event that is kept secret until the last moment.

Now that YourCover and Texas Football are working together, football fans can put their football player, team or coach on a personalized Texas Football magazine cover.  This authorized reproduction of Dave Campbell's Texas Football is just like the real magazine cover but it will feature your photo and custom headlines all about your player, team or coach.

The personalized Texas Football magazine cover is a unique coach's gift, mvp gift, senior player gift or team keepsake for the end of season banquet. Celebrate a particularly awesome game or the entire season.  Create your magazine cover by choosing the Texas Football template, upload your photo and personalize the headlines. The photo file download is available instantly upon purchase for self-printing or YourCover can print (and frame) the magazine covers for you.