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Wed, 06/10/2009 - 18:50 by admin
Wow - we had the most amazing review on this really great website called Boutique Cafe. They were looking for unique gifts for moms so one of their editors made a magazine cover for herself all about her baby's 1st birthday. She did a fabulous job with the design and it came out really well as you can see for yourself. Click on the link to read the review about YourCover.
Boutique Cafe is a site with a lot of interesting reviews of product. They have podcasts and an online TV show that you should check out. A big thank you to BC for including us - we really appreciate it!
Tue, 06/09/2009 - 18:49 by admin
Our previous blog post about using YourCover as a romantic gift idea for an anniversary failed to mention that we have started another site called "Unique 1st Anniversary Gifts". This new site can be found at Squidoo.com.
Of course we think that YourCover is the perfect personalized paper anniversary gift but on this new site you'll find lots of other suggestions for the traditional 'paper' gift. Other ideas are offered for the 'modern' 1st anniversary gift - clocks; and the jewelry gifts for a 1st anniversary which are freshwater pearls, peridot and gold. We hope you'll take a minute to check out this new site for unique 1st anniversary gifts.
Of course we think that YourCover is the perfect personalized paper anniversary gift but on this new site you'll find lots of other suggestions for the traditional 'paper' gift. Other ideas are offered for the 'modern' 1st anniversary gift - clocks; and the jewelry gifts for a 1st anniversary which are freshwater pearls, peridot and gold. We hope you'll take a minute to check out this new site for unique 1st anniversary gifts.
Mon, 06/08/2009 - 14:13 by admin
Looking for some ideas for personalized anniversary gifts? Do you want something as unique and special as the one you love? How about a personalized magazine cover starring your main squeeze? No matter what year you are celebrating, 1st, 5th, 25th, or 50th a YourCover anniversary personalized magazine cover will be bring smiles and laughter to everyone that sees it!
It’s definitely not your “typical” gift, and with our easy online system, you can personalize the headlines to relate to all the memories that you and your partner have shared with each other! You can also upload up to 6 photos that you have taken over the years!
Your anniversary is a testimony to your love, so share a YourCover with your special someone by using it as a gift, party favor, table centerpiece, or invitation to commemorate the celebration of your anniversary! Have it emulate “People” magazine with the title of COUPLE OF THE YEAR, or create a title that reflects your special interests, maybe “Gourmets on the Road”! Have fun and you’ll create a personalized anniversary gift that will be treasured and kept forever.
It’s definitely not your “typical” gift, and with our easy online system, you can personalize the headlines to relate to all the memories that you and your partner have shared with each other! You can also upload up to 6 photos that you have taken over the years!
Your anniversary is a testimony to your love, so share a YourCover with your special someone by using it as a gift, party favor, table centerpiece, or invitation to commemorate the celebration of your anniversary! Have it emulate “People” magazine with the title of COUPLE OF THE YEAR, or create a title that reflects your special interests, maybe “Gourmets on the Road”! Have fun and you’ll create a personalized anniversary gift that will be treasured and kept forever.
Fri, 06/05/2009 - 19:39 by admin
Having a party and need creative invitations? Turn your personalized magazine cover into an invitation! Follow the steps below to create a “one-in-a-million” invitation for your upcoming event. Let's get started!
1) Design the front cover as you normally would but be sure to mention the party and indicate that the party details are on the back.
2) The "Editor's Note" is a place for you to write something special about the person or event being celebrated .
3)Use the "Facts About” section to give party details. Type WHERE the party is located, the TIME, DATE, and whatever other details you might have. Don’t forget the RSVP info. After you have typed your party information, click UPDATE to show your changes.
4) You can keep the "Top 10" section as is with for example “Top 10 Reasons to Come to (Name’s) Birthday Party” If you do not feel like including more text here, you can also add a picture of the guest of honor in this section.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
You can insert pictures in the “Editor’s Note,” “Facts About,” and Top 10” sections, in addition to the photo in the bottom right hand corner.
So remember, you can create your invitation however you chose! The steps that we have given you are simply an example to help you create your own variation!
1) Design the front cover as you normally would but be sure to mention the party and indicate that the party details are on the back.
2) The "Editor's Note" is a place for you to write something special about the person or event being celebrated .
3)Use the "Facts About” section to give party details. Type WHERE the party is located, the TIME, DATE, and whatever other details you might have. Don’t forget the RSVP info. After you have typed your party information, click UPDATE to show your changes.
4) You can keep the "Top 10" section as is with for example “Top 10 Reasons to Come to (Name’s) Birthday Party” If you do not feel like including more text here, you can also add a picture of the guest of honor in this section.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
You can insert pictures in the “Editor’s Note,” “Facts About,” and Top 10” sections, in addition to the photo in the bottom right hand corner.
So remember, you can create your invitation however you chose! The steps that we have given you are simply an example to help you create your own variation!
Thu, 05/28/2009 - 18:22 by admin
Remember …you can have a back cover too! The upgraded version of YourCover consists of both a front and a back cover. You can order the photo file download of the 2 images or YourCover can print it for you, front to back on a single piece of 8 ½ x 11 glossy paper and place in a deluxe acrylic frame (there is no middle). We are the only personalized magazine cover service that provides a back cover! The back cover is an extra feature to allow you to share more photos from past or recent memories of the star of the magazine. With an Editor’s Note, Facts About, and a Top 10 List you get a great chance to express more sentimental, humorous memories or words of wisdom.
The back cover of your personalized magazine cover is bonus space to provide the extra piece to complete the puzzle of a unique photo gift for that special person!
Wed, 05/27/2009 - 20:18 by admin
Well…that depends on you! To start creating your personalized magazine cover, you need to sign up for an account (for free) using an e-mail address and password. Once you have done that, creating a magazine cover depends on how much time you want to put into your design. Some people spend 10 minutes and others take several hours over the course of a few days tweaking colors, font and text till everything is just perfect.
If you are creating a personalized magazine cover for a birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement, or any other type of celebration you will need some digital photos to show off the star(s) of the magazine. Once you have uploaded your pictures, you have already started the first step to your unique personalized gift!
It’s up to you on how long you want to take to finish creating the rest. You can adjust the color font and text to suite the background of your pictures, and coordinate the colors with the front and back! Do as you please! You have the freedom to save your design and log out and then to go back and make adjustments until you feel it is absolutely perfect!
Once you feel you have created your magazine cover masterpiece, place your order at YourCover.com. You can receive your magazine cover in one of two ways - you can purchase the magazine cover photo file download which gives you electronic files that you save to your computer and print at home. The other choice is to have YourCover print and frame your magazine cover for you (free shipping is included with this option).
So, have fun as you create a magazine cover for that unique person or couple. Don’t rush it, take your time, and use your creativity because it will be worth it in the end :o)
If you are creating a personalized magazine cover for a birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement, or any other type of celebration you will need some digital photos to show off the star(s) of the magazine. Once you have uploaded your pictures, you have already started the first step to your unique personalized gift!
It’s up to you on how long you want to take to finish creating the rest. You can adjust the color font and text to suite the background of your pictures, and coordinate the colors with the front and back! Do as you please! You have the freedom to save your design and log out and then to go back and make adjustments until you feel it is absolutely perfect!
Once you feel you have created your magazine cover masterpiece, place your order at YourCover.com. You can receive your magazine cover in one of two ways - you can purchase the magazine cover photo file download which gives you electronic files that you save to your computer and print at home. The other choice is to have YourCover print and frame your magazine cover for you (free shipping is included with this option).
So, have fun as you create a magazine cover for that unique person or couple. Don’t rush it, take your time, and use your creativity because it will be worth it in the end :o)
Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:08 by admin
Trying to pick the very best photo for the front of your personalized magazine cover is the most challenging part of creating your magazine cover because you want the very best photo to highlight the star of your unique photo gift!
To make sure you get that clear, crisp and perfect photo for your personalized magazine cover, there are several things to keep in mind . First and foremost, make sure your picture is somewhere around our recommended pixel dimension of 1024x1280. To figure out the pixels on your photo, simply scroll your cursor over the photo, and the dimensions should pop up in a little box. If it doesn’t, open your photo in your photo software (i.e. Kodak, Adobe, Microsoft Picture, etc.). Then right click on your picture, and click properties. Your pixel information should be shared here as well. Usually your photo will still look good at a resolution of 600 x 800 as long as you are using the whole image and not just cropping in on one person’s face.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten pixels out of the way, let’s talk about how to upload your very best picture onto the front of your personalized magazine cover.
THE BEST possible way is to use a photo that comes from a digital camera. A digital camera is your best bet because the pictures are directly uploaded to YOUR VERY OWN computer where you can then upload to the front of your magazine cover.
If someone sent you pictures through your e-mail, there is a chance that they might not come out as great as you might like. However, it could work, if they are sent at full resolution (not made smaller as usually suggested by email software).. Photos taken from a cell phone or copied from Facebook or a website WILL NOT work as a front cover photo for your magazine cover – the resolution is just too low.. Photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery usually won’t allow you to download a friend’s photo at a high enough resolution – you need to get the photo owner to give you the original image or give you access to their account to download the full size version. (The photo sharing sites want you to BUY photos from them, not download and print them yourself which is why they don’t let you download full-res images.)
If you have a printed version of the picture you would like to use, you can go to the nearest CVS,Walgreens, Target or similar store to have them scan your picture for you! Be sure to ask them to scan at the highest resolution (remember it’s being enlarged to 8.5” x 11”) so your picture can come out crisp and clear! They will put your picture on a CD for you. Then insert the CD into your computer and upload your perfect photo for the front cover of your personalized magazine cover!
Don’t forget to have fun of course!
To make sure you get that clear, crisp and perfect photo for your personalized magazine cover, there are several things to keep in mind . First and foremost, make sure your picture is somewhere around our recommended pixel dimension of 1024x1280. To figure out the pixels on your photo, simply scroll your cursor over the photo, and the dimensions should pop up in a little box. If it doesn’t, open your photo in your photo software (i.e. Kodak, Adobe, Microsoft Picture, etc.). Then right click on your picture, and click properties. Your pixel information should be shared here as well. Usually your photo will still look good at a resolution of 600 x 800 as long as you are using the whole image and not just cropping in on one person’s face.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten pixels out of the way, let’s talk about how to upload your very best picture onto the front of your personalized magazine cover.
THE BEST possible way is to use a photo that comes from a digital camera. A digital camera is your best bet because the pictures are directly uploaded to YOUR VERY OWN computer where you can then upload to the front of your magazine cover.
If someone sent you pictures through your e-mail, there is a chance that they might not come out as great as you might like. However, it could work, if they are sent at full resolution (not made smaller as usually suggested by email software).. Photos taken from a cell phone or copied from Facebook or a website WILL NOT work as a front cover photo for your magazine cover – the resolution is just too low.. Photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery usually won’t allow you to download a friend’s photo at a high enough resolution – you need to get the photo owner to give you the original image or give you access to their account to download the full size version. (The photo sharing sites want you to BUY photos from them, not download and print them yourself which is why they don’t let you download full-res images.)
If you have a printed version of the picture you would like to use, you can go to the nearest CVS,Walgreens, Target or similar store to have them scan your picture for you! Be sure to ask them to scan at the highest resolution (remember it’s being enlarged to 8.5” x 11”) so your picture can come out crisp and clear! They will put your picture on a CD for you. Then insert the CD into your computer and upload your perfect photo for the front cover of your personalized magazine cover!
Don’t forget to have fun of course!
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 14:05 by admin
Summer is just around the corner! Hold on to your camera to catch those hilarious summer moments around the barbeque or on the family vacation. If you are searching for unique photo gifts for your summer birthdays, anniversaries or reunions - a personalized magazine cover is just the ticket.
If your family is taking a trip this summer, a unique way to catalog the trip is with a personalized magazine cover. Put your favorite picture from the vacation on the front cover, in addition to your most memorable quotes said over your trip! With a YourCover, you will be able to reminisce about that hysterical, exciting, or historical family vacation you took that one summer...OR...THAT BORING ONE TOO!
The back cover also adds more space for photos and text so you can't leave ANYTHING out from your glorious trip with your family. If you didn't take a vacation, that's okay.
If you are planning to have barbecues instead, I'm sure with your friends, family, and neighbors around there is no doubt that something might happen.
The summer flies by because everyone is having fun, so don't make this a summer where everyone is going to forget. Have them remember it by putting them on a personalized magazine for their summer birthday, personal celebrity (example title:"GRILL MASTER"), or an anniversary. You can use it as a centerpiece, invitation, or party favor for your summer event!
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 16:20 by admin
It's that time of year! Your wedding day, is a day full of love, romance, and jubilation! To captivate the most special day in your lives, YourCover gives you the chance to be able to share that memory forever with a truly romantic gift idea.You can create your own personalized magazine cover for many different uses for a wedding.
1) Create it for your wedding day as centerpieces or favors to share with your guests!
2) Can even be used for the bridal shower or bachelor party where everyone would get a kick out of it!
3) Create it after your wedding is over to get that special picture from your day!
4) Create it for your groom or bride - what a romantic gift idea!
5) If you are a guest at a wedding, you can create it for the couple to enjoy!
However you decide to use it, a personalized magazine cover is a really romantic gift idea to commemorate your special day, and to express one's love for the other. Don't settle for your ordinary wedding gift/centerpiece/favor because to create something that comes from the heart is priceless.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 17:58 by admin
High school graduation gifts don’t have to be snoozers! Below are some custom gift ideas your graduate will love.
Coming up with custom gift ideas for high school or college graduation can be a challenge. Whether you're a close friend of a grad or a parent or relative, you want some custom gift ideas that are going to be memorable and useful – but which will also be lots of fun. Here’s one amazing, low-cost solution to your “custom gift ideas” dilemma: make up a unique personalized magazine cover. The whole process can take as little as 10 minutes. All that is needed are a few photos to upload to an online template plus a few memories with which to personalize the headlines.
Instead of wasting your time and money on lame personalized graduation gifts, like initialized mugs and tote bags, weird computer and/video game upgrades, or pedestrian supplies for college, you can fashion a clever and captivating keepsake – all without leaving your computer. If you're making up personalized graduation gifts for your group of friends, you can add all sorts of neat design flourishes and crazy “headlines” to make your personalized magazine covers more meaningful.
Here are some ideas. Create a headline about every boy (or girl) your friend dated in high school – along with a funny tidbit from that relationship. Add in embarrassing photos printed on the back of the cover. Or, if you're going the more sentimental route, publish a meaningful poem from you to the grad or lyrics from the grad’s favorite rock song.
Your unique graduation magazine cover need not be cheesy or sentimental or silly – you can craft the gift to fit whatever tone you feel is most appropriate.
Build your awesome graduation gift keepsake today at yourcover.com – the best place on the internet to create personalized magazine covers.
Coming up with custom gift ideas for high school or college graduation can be a challenge. Whether you're a close friend of a grad or a parent or relative, you want some custom gift ideas that are going to be memorable and useful – but which will also be lots of fun. Here’s one amazing, low-cost solution to your “custom gift ideas” dilemma: make up a unique personalized magazine cover. The whole process can take as little as 10 minutes. All that is needed are a few photos to upload to an online template plus a few memories with which to personalize the headlines.
Instead of wasting your time and money on lame personalized graduation gifts, like initialized mugs and tote bags, weird computer and/video game upgrades, or pedestrian supplies for college, you can fashion a clever and captivating keepsake – all without leaving your computer. If you're making up personalized graduation gifts for your group of friends, you can add all sorts of neat design flourishes and crazy “headlines” to make your personalized magazine covers more meaningful.
Here are some ideas. Create a headline about every boy (or girl) your friend dated in high school – along with a funny tidbit from that relationship. Add in embarrassing photos printed on the back of the cover. Or, if you're going the more sentimental route, publish a meaningful poem from you to the grad or lyrics from the grad’s favorite rock song.
Your unique graduation magazine cover need not be cheesy or sentimental or silly – you can craft the gift to fit whatever tone you feel is most appropriate.
Build your awesome graduation gift keepsake today at yourcover.com – the best place on the internet to create personalized magazine covers.