Fake Magazine Covers

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Kristina

It must be years since the last time I have been in a tanning bed.  I think I went the last time because I wanted to get a base tan before a vacation so I wouldn't burn, but since then, I haven't gone for a couple of reasons.

  1. I hear an advertisement played on the radio almost everyday stating, "Tanning once a month can increase your chance of skin cancer by 75%." 
  2. It's an expense that I don't need.
But of course....what did I do the other day that almost all brides do?  I went tanning.  I want to have a nice summer glow because right now I'm glowing like Casper.  That radio advertisement was ringing in my head as I was in the tanning bed & I felt guilty while doing it, but I did it anyway because I want to look good.  The vanity of it all I must admit....

Fake Magazine CoversCreating a fake magazine cover would have been a much better and healthier way to express my vanity!  It would be the perfect romantic gift idea for my husband-to-be for our wedding day.  That perfect personalized gift that expresses my feelings for just him and I alone. 

What's even better, is that it doesn't increase my chance of skin cancer by 75% and my soon-to-be husband can enjoy it with me too [he doesn't enjoy tanning].  YourCover personalized magazine covers is your instant gift for special occasion to remember forever! 

Gift For My Bro

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Jessica
After working throughout the day, coming home to a dirty house, and then having to make dinner, you remember it's your brother's birthday coming up and you haven't gotten him anything.

Shoot, another "I don't wanna" on your forever growing to-do list. What do you do? Well, if you're like me, struggling to make rent, and have a spoiled brother that has everything (literally) then the best birthday gift ideas are ones that come from the heart.

You really can't go wrong with a personalized birthday gift, one that says, "You're the greatest little bro ever!" or "Thanks for not telling mom I over-watered her flowers" or "Bro and Sis Team up for the best karaoke duet!!"    

I mean let's face it, getting birthday gifts for guys can be a challenge, and no one needs a challenge when they're already EXTREMELY BUSY. If you want to get a gift that really makes a statement, get personal and make a magazine cover with YOUR picture and YOUR headlines. It's so fun and easy and it will mean more than any other gift.

The best thing about a gift like this? You don't need to drive all over town to find the store, wait in line, or worry about exchanges. Everyone loves getting a gift with a personal touch. Even big tough guys like my little brother...

Personalized Birthday Gift

Thursday, July 8, 2010 by Kristina
Personalized Birthday GiftMy stepmom is turning the big 4-0 soon!  It would be easy to get her the 'The Year You Were Born -1970,' book and have her chuckle at the following:

President:
Richard Nixon
Vice President: Spiro Agnew
Population: 205,052,174
Life Expectancy: 70.8 years
Unemployment: 3.5%
Cost of a new home: $26,600
Median Household Income: $8,734
Cost of a 1st class stamp: $.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $.36

Yeah she'll get a kick out of it when she flips through the pages the first time, but then it will just sit on her bookshelf and collect dust for another 40 years! Personalized Birthday Gift

Searching to find the best birthday gift ideas for Lisa was fun, but I wanted to do a personalized birthday gift and that made it more difficult with all of the personalized gifts available out there.  However, fake magazine covers from YourCover personalized magazine covers made my decision easy. 

I was able to turn her into a magazine cover star!  I even created a back cover with all of statistics of the 1970's that would appear in the book!  This personalized birthday gift will showcase much better on a desk or bookshelf than the book would, in its beautiful acrylic frame. 

I think I might just make one for my dad's birthday ;0)

Instant Gift Idea for a 1st Anniversary

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 by Kristina
Romantic Gift IdeaI used to always save things until the last minute.  I have learned my lesson with not completing projects on their given due date, but unfortunately...my brother has not.  It's his 1st anniversary tomorrow and he brought to my attention last night that he had not gotten anything for his wife and he wanted my help.  Why I agreed...I don't know.

He wanted it to be a romantic gift idea, creative and of course, since it was so late already it had to be an instant gift that was available immediately.  I worked my magic to help him create several fake magazine covers of him and his sweety.  He picked the one he liked best and ordered the front cover download for just $12.95. He then downloaded it to his computer instantaneously and printed it off at at a local photo shop and it came out BEAUTIFULLY!  He popped it into a pretty frame and voila - the perfect 1st anniversary gift! 

My brother Craig and his wife Nicole will enjoy their 1st anniversary gift now and for years to come with this personalized magazine cover from YourCover.

Gift for Grandparents

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 by Kristina
My grandparents will be closing on a house in Florida within the next month.  This is not only exciting for them, but for me as well.  Why am I excited you ask?  Maybe it's because they are exactly 20 minutes due south of Disney World!!!!!!!!

Yes, at 24 years old, the magic of Magic Kingdom still excites me.  When I see Cinderella's castle or Mickey and Minnie's house, I can't help but grin from ear to ear.  So when I learned that my grandparents were buying a house not too far away from Mickey & Minnie's digs, I knew I had to search throught some custom gift ideas to celebrate their new home.

Trying to find a gift for grandparents was a little difficult...they have everything imagineable!  The obvious was right in front of me when I realized they were purchasing a home, so I had a picture of their house sent to me and turned it into a personalized gift idea as a personalized magazine cover. 

This unique personalized gift is a perfect gift for grandparents to display anywhere and it will look great in their new home!  Hopefully they will LOVE it and take me to Disney ;0)

Unique Birthday Gift for Your Pet!

Friday, July 2, 2010 by Kristina
Unique Pet Gift IdeaCelebrating your dog's birthday is like celebrating your own.  It has to be celebrated with a doggy cake, a birthday hat and a gift or two.  Hopefully you don't feed them cake and gift them gifts everyday, otherwise this wouldn't be a special day for them...it would be just like any other day. 

Our four-legged friend Rufus here, had is 5th Birthday celebration yesterday and was SO EXCITED to be able to pick out his own doggy treat and a new doggy toy.  Can't you tell how overwhelmed with excitement he is?!  This picture is priceless and to use it for great picture gift ideas, I decided to customize a personalized magazine cover from YourCover. 

Rufus' owner will be THRILLED when she finds out I made this for her.  This fake magazine covers for her pet is the best birthday gift idea for not just Rufus, but for her too!  It will look perfect on her desk at work so she can see Rufus all day long =]

Summer Fun in the Northeast!

Thursday, July 1, 2010 by Kristina
Living in the Northeast there is much to enjoy, especially during the summer.  I'm not much of a winter person, so skiing isn't for me, but once the sun comes out, so do the boats, beach chairs and sun tan lotion!

Clam bakes, pool and lake side parties, and BBQ's take up most of our summer activities.  For those who have summer birthdays [like me!], it adds an additional helping to your summer fun! 

For those summer birthdays that are approaching, why not create something that fully represents them?  The beach!  Sail boats!  The ocean!  All things summer! 
I made one for my cousin Andrew for his birthday coming up next week.  Finding birthday gifts for guys can be so hard but I know that he LOVES to sail, so I customized a fake magazine cover all about him and sailing for his 30th birthday gift! 

YourCover personalized magazine covers makes it easy to create.  He's going to LOVE this, especially since this is one of his favorite spots on Martha's Vineyard that I turned into a picture gift idea for him.  Hopefully after seeing this he'll get over the fact that he's turning 30!

YourCover Wishes You a Happy 4th of July!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Kristina
Personalized Magazine Covers

Every year, it is a last minute decision on deciding what our family will be doing for the 4th.  The decision between our short drive to our cousin's house on the beach or waking up at the crack of dawn to beat traffic to get to a Long Island beach [our CT beaches are not very pretty], will be made Saturday night on the 3rd.

Celebrating the 4th is a blast of course, but my birthday is on the 3rd, which makes it double the fun!  You would think with all of the planning and 4th of July BBQ hysteria, I would have experienced an episode like Samantha did in Sixteen Candles, where my parents completely forget my birthday.  I think I've done a great job to remind them enough anyway ;0)

To remind them this year, it would be awesome to see myself on a magazine.  That obviously is not happening anytime soon, but creating fake magazine covers can!  YourCover personalized magazine covers turns any photo of your choice into a personalized photo gift idea for all occasions...in this case a birthday!  Over the years I have handed over some of the best birthday gift ideas to my parents for hints on what I'd like, but this one takes the cake!
 

A Unique Photo Gift Idea for this Summer's Vacation!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Kristina
Summer has officially arrived!  School is out and the hot weather is in!  Hopefully you are able to get away this summer to enjoy a vacation.  With the normal day-to-day activities that life can bring, you sure wonder how you ever lasted the whole school year! Unique Photo Gift Idea

A couple of years ago friends of ours took a trip to Australia!  I was very jealous because this is my DREAM vacation and I wanted to jump in their luggage, but I ended up just drooling over their pictures when they got back.

Anyway...their pictures were amazing!  I especially loved this one of their daughter snorkeling.  I told them of YourCover personalized magazine covers and what an easy and fun job it is to create your own fake magazine cover.  You can turn your vacation photo into a unique photo gift idea or a great unique gift for mom to display at home or at work.
However you end up using it, it's a great way to remember that moment and in this case, an extrememly memorable vacation.

Personalized Photo Gift Ideas

Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Kristina
Personalized Magazine Covers

It was not too long ago that my brother and I were sitting on the floor of our parents' den on Christmas morning playing with the gifts that Santa just brought us.  We had drawn a line down the middle of the carpet and if either one of us crossed it, we had to hand over one of our gifts to the other to play with.  Why?  I don't know.  Why would he want to play with my Malibu Barbie Beach House and I his PowerRangers?

Recalling the list of all of our hysterical and roller coster moments together [I pulled his arm out of his socket once], it sure does make me ask myself, "Where does the time go?"  He's graduating on Saturday and I would love to be able to somehow document every moment of all the fun times we've shared.

I was thrilled to find out that I could do that with YourCover personalized magazine covers!  He had already had a picture taken in his cap and gown, and I used that for this wonderful picture gift idea.  Topped with some great headlines to make this fake magazine cover come to life, my brother Scott is going to fall to the floor when he sees this!  There is no better way for him to remember such a milestone in his life, than to have a personalized magazine cover.

Personalized Photo Gift Ideas

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Kristina
Personalized Magazine CoversOHHHHHH BABY!  It's a special day when that little one arrives in your arms.  They are the shining star of your life and you want to show them off as much as you can...as soon as you get out of the hospital anyway!

I know just like Emma here, my parents took me to a photographer for my first photo session.  I was the first born, so not only did they want as many pictures as possible, but the grandparents were anxious for there own copies too.

Don't just give a wallet of your newborn to everyone, spice it up!  A personalized magazine cover of your newborn will be something that everyone can remember.  Your little peanut will sure to be a shining star front and center on their own fake magazine cover.  It will make a unique gift for mom and personalized photo gift ideas for the whole family!  Stop by YourCover and create your baby magazine cover now! 

Unique Sweet 16 Gift Idea

Monday, June 21, 2010 by Kristina
Sweet 16Only Miley Cyrus can pull a Sweet 16 bash like that of the one held for her at Disneyland.  It was a starstudded event!  Everyone from Mickey Mouse to Vanessa Williams was there to help her celebrate.  Look at her cake!!  It's almost as tall as she is...and she has heels on! 

Unfortunately, the average 16 year old wouldn't be able to have such a party [this is where the teens sigh in disappointment and the parents jump up & down in excitement].
Finding unique sweet 16 ideas for your daughter or son's party can be daunting.  Sweet 16 Gift IdeaSearch for invitations, favors, cake designs, music, etc...it's like a wedding!  Make your sweet 16 gift easy and fun by creating a personalized magazine cover from YourCover.  

Look at how beauitful Laila looks on her fake magazine cover!  A friend of the family is a photographer and he took an awesome photo session of her, and mom used this to create a sweet 16 gift so Laila can remember her amazing day!  She also used them as favors for her sweet 16 party to hand out to the kids - THEY WERE A HIT!  Parents - you don't have to invite Mickey or Vanessa for your 16 yr. old to have a blast at their party, just make them feel like a star with their own personalized magazine cover from YourCover. 

Best Birthday Gift Ideas!

Friday, June 18, 2010 by Kristina
Ideas for 50th Birthday GiftMy birthday is coming up shortly & I'm pretty easy going when asked what I want to do to celebrate.  Whether it's relaxing outside to a nice dinner or going out to a restaurant...I'm not picky! 

"Well what do you want for your birthday?" my fiance asks.  What do I want?  Hmmmm...that's a good question because the list can get very long ;0).  I feel since there are many options to choose from, I am a fairly easy person to shop for.

However, it's not so easy when looking for birthday gifts for guys.  Men are the hardest to shop for!  Maybe it's because they don't need or want as much as women...I don't know what it is, but it can get frustrating at times. 

It's nice when you can find a gift that's quick, easy and you know he'll love.  Looking for ideas for my father's 50th birthday gift was not frustrating at all when I came across YourCover personalized magazine covers.  It was quick, easy and customizable.  The best part was he loved being on his own fake magazine cover

Shopping for a birthday gift for your guy doesn't have to be so hard.  Stop by and give it a try at YourCover.com!

How To Look Young and Feel Great

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 by Jessica
When women hit a certain age, they become overly concerned with how they look. Do you see these wrinkles? Is that a grey hair? What happened to my butt? And with all of these products that promote stopping or slowing down the aging process, women (and even men) are spending so much time and money on trying to look younger.

I don't know if I'll ever hear my mom stop complaining about how much she's aged in the past few years and I'll probably be doing the same thing when I get to be her age (which isn't very old), but I think she's absolutely gorgeous and looks great for her age! And I'm not just saying that because she's my mom...

My mom takes great care of herself and I want her to feel as young and glamorous as I think she is. Here are some tips I've learned from my mother on how to look your youngest without spending a fortune on plastic surgery and cosmetics.

1) Exercise is so important! Keep that body in shape by going for a nice walk! My mom loves to walk our dog everyday. It keeps both of them in shape.

2) Be sure to be extra gentle when you cleanse and moisturize your face. Being rough with the skin your face causes unseen damage that can surface as you age. 

3) Stay out of the sun! I know this is hard because who doesn't like a nice tan?! My mom says sun damage is the worst and causes wrinkles. She always uses sunscreen and wears a hat to protect her face from sun damage.

4) Stay active and participate in fun activities. Laughing, having fun, and surrounding yourself with positivity really does wonders for your mind, body, and spirit.

5) And most importantly, tell that special woman in your life, whether it be your mom, grandma, aunt, or wife that she is beautiful everyday that you can. It's hard dealing with getting older so make them feel good! They deserve it.

If telling them isn't enough, do what I did and try making her a unique personalized gift.  A YourCover magazine cover is perfect for expressing how beautiful she is by using your favorite pictures of her and personalizing your own headlines! 

It was so easy to make and I had a lot of fun choosing family pictures and remembering all the fun we've had together. I know my photo magazine cover will make her really happy and that's the most important thing. 

This makes for a great gift for any and every occasion, even for a "just thinking of you" gift. For more unique photo gift ideas, check out www.yourcover.com

Romantic Gift Idea for Your Bride!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by Kristina

For those grooms who will be tying the knot shortly...I hope you have found a suitable wedding gift for your bride!  You don't want an angry bride on your wedding day that's for sure.  Grooms...it's time to get in touch with your creative side and create a fake magazine cover for your soon-to-be wife!

Upload one of your favorite pictures together, perhaps from your engagement session, and personalize the headlines about each other. This romantic gift idea will be sure to have your bride teary eyed even before she walks down the aisle!  She will spend the morning of looking over the this personalized magazine cover, of your past, present and future together.  There is no other romantic gift idea that will top your list!

Your bride is going to be a star your wedding day, so why not make her a GLOWING star with the help of YourCover. 

The Best Sweet 16 Gifts

Monday, June 14, 2010 by Michele
What are the best sweet 16 gifts?  Well, if you have watched even just a small part of one episode of MTV's "My Super Sweet 16" show, you know the answer is a HUGE party and a new car!  Since those particular gifts are out of the budgetary limits of most gift-givers here are a few suggestions for other things that might thrill a teenage girl.

A "splurge" gift - hit one of the finest jewelers in the world for a signature piece of jewelry - it's hard to go wrong with something from Tiffany's - this brand name still holds lots of cachet in the teen world.  It's also a classic gift that she can keep forever.

An "adventure" gift - take your Sweet 16 white water rafting, ballooning, bungee-jumping or for a glider ride.  This exciting gift is something you could participate in along with her so you will share a great memory together too.

A "pampering" gift - manicure, pedicure, massage, facial - a day at the spa (or a treatment or two) feels very luxurious to any girl (whether she's 16, 40 or 80).  Make her feel like a princess with a soft robe, soft music and the lovely treatments she'll experience.Sweet 16 Gift

A "superstar" gift - many teenage girls dream of "fame" and would love to see themselves on the cover of a magazine.  Make the dream come true by creating a personalized sweet 16 magazine cover starring her photo.  Each headline is also about the Sweet 16 girl, her likes/dislikes, friends, family, etc.  It's a personalized sweet 16 gift that will make her feel like a star.  She'll keep it forever because it is so unique and because you made it just for her.

At YourCover make a personalized sweet 16 gift that will be the hit of the party (and that won't break the bank - pricing starts at only $12.95 for a gift as unique as the girl starring on the front cover),

Unique Gift Ideas for Pets

Monday, June 14, 2010 by Kristina
Unique Gift Idea for PetThese days it is not hard to find a pink jacket and matching bottoms for your pooch, like Lily here.  Dog and cat owners can purchase anything from Halloween costumes to your favorite sports teams jersey for your little four legged friend!

The options are endless and YourCover gives you a great opportunity to make your pet or a friend's pet a star!

If it's your friend's birthday and they are obsessed with their pet - fake magazine covers would be the ideal gift!  Upload a picture of the owner and the pet together [or just the pet], to get your Pet magazine cover started.  A YourCover magazine cover is more than just a fake magazine cover because it's not just the photo that is personalized but it's all the headlines too.  Including references to cute stories and funny memories is what makes YourCover such a terrific personalized gift idea.

What fun ideas do you have?  I wanted to dress my cat up like a monkey - now that would make a GREAT personalized magazine cover!

Super SWEET Quinceanera

Monday, June 14, 2010 by Jessica
Quinceanera GiftSomeone you love is about to turn 15! It's such a wonderful age, especially for a girl who's about to celebrate her very special Quinceanera. So... what do you get the girl who has everything? A YourCover custom magazine cover is a great Quinceanera gift to give and receive because it's really that personal touch that can make an event unforgettable.

There's no better way to make your special girl the center of attention than making her a Quinceanera magazine cover for everyone to enjoy.

It's such a unique gift idea because it allows you to get creative! Not only with your own design, but also with the different uses.

For example, we had one customer tell us that she was making a poster print for her daughter's party so that she could have everyone sign it. Another customer made several copies and included one in each gift bag for her guests. Other ideas include using it as an invite, thank you card, or table center pieces.

This amazing personalized birthday gift is inexpensive and is sure to be a crowd pleaser at any party or occasion. Celebrating a Quinceanera only happens once in a girl's life so make it extra special by showing her that she's a star in your eyes.  Start your unique Quinceanera gift today and she'll cherish it forever!

More than a Just a Fake Magazine Cover

Thursday, June 10, 2010 by Kelly .

I've always found it impossible to find the right gift for the right price (and as a college kid that price is pretty low).  Within days of working here I discovered that creating a YourCover is more than just a fake magazine cover, its a memory.  Whether you are looking for a personalized anniversary gift, a Father's day gift, or simply an instant gift, YourCover has it all! 

For example, the only thing in the world my dad loves more than my family is my dog, Summer.  With Father's day right around the corner, I thought of the perfect gift - a YourCover magzine cover.  No other fake magazine cover generator offers the amount of magazine cover templates and unique headlines as YourCover does.  YourCover allowed me to create a unique photo gift commemorating not only my dad but my dog too (they make quite the pair)!  At last my gift finding woes are finally over (a custom gift at a low price, I'm in heaven), and your's should be too - only at YourCover can you create more than just fake magazine covers - but capture a memory, and commemorate your favorite people.

Unique Fake Magazine Cover Gift Idea

Thursday, June 10, 2010 by Kristina
Fake Magazine CoverMy future husband and I have been looking for something unique to put together for our parents thank you gift at our wedding rehearsal dinner.  We decided to start creating fake magazine covers for them from YourCover.  We wanted to use multiple photos from over the years of both my fiance, myself and each of our parents (the YourCover system allows up to 5 extra photos on the back cover).

We are having a blast customizing these magazine covers for our parents with their easy & fun to use customization tool!  We cannot wait to give them their own personalized magazine cover  come September!  We think it will give them something to look back on and appreciate for years to come.