August 27, 2010

Personalised newspapers ensure romance stays alive

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How many times do we hear that romance is dead? Valentine’s Day comes and goes and left in its wake is a strong feeling of being underwhelmed and disappointed. It would seem that the art of romance is all about the chase and then complacency sets in when it is all over and done with.

Some relationships could be compared to a train ride where it begins with a certain amount of innocence and optimism, is then marred by a succession of disappointments and disillusionments only to end finally in derailment where couples are left asking: ‘Where did the romance go?’ and ‘What went wrong?’

Perhaps it is women that mourn the death of romance most of all, although there is a growing consensus that men are the more romantic sex. However, it could be argued that it tends to be men who become complacent within relationships and feel they don’t need to work to maintain them. If this is the case, no wonder women mourn the loss of romance.

It is true that women like stability in a relationship but women also want romance too. What better birthday gifts or anniversary gifts than a personalised newspaper article devoted to the woman in your life? We at In The Paper provide the perfect newspaper template for the perfect woman. All you have to do is write in a few details to personalise the piece. Thoughtfully romantic personalised gifts like these will provide a lasting testament to the woman that you love and bring some romance back into your relationship.

August 12, 2010

Personalised gifts

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As time passes quickly by, life’s daily pressures always seem to take priority, and we tend to take for granted the older family members we have lived with or near to for so long. How often have you heard an interesting snippet about granny or grandad through one of your children that you had no idea about and told them later, ‘Well I never knew that!’ with the response that perhaps you never asked.

As children we tend to take complete ownership of our parents and forget that they had a life before we were born. It is often school projects that will unearth these little gems of information when a grandchild spends time with a grandparent. It is then that these unknown narratives of a life lived present themselves.

With a bit of detective work on your part, these familial oversights can be rectified and parents’ lives presented as the perfect birthday gifts or anniversary gifts. A personalised newspaper article celebrating someone’s life, particularly for those who are getting on a little in years, can be one of the most satisfying and enlightening experiences and a permanent reminder of who they are and what they have achieved in life. It can also be something to be passed on for future generations for school projects where it is great-grandma and grandad that get an airing this time.

We at In The Paper provide gift ideas in the form of personalised fake newspaper articles that can provide a very special testament to someone’s life.

August 2, 2010

From personalised articles to personal column

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Before the innovation of personalised fake newspaper articles, the only way to get your name in print in the newspaper was via a personal ad or ‘a letter to The Times’. These days, newspapers are filled with huge ranges of articles from personal interest stories, through to general and specific rants. However, when reading some of these articles, have you ever thought that you could write them better yourself?

A personalised fake newspaper article may provide you with the chance to do so as well as the solution to those evasive gift ideas. Here is a chance for budding writers to try their hand at a bit of journalistic writing and discover how well they are able to pen a story about the recipient, including personalised details such as their name, age, place of work or best friend.

Many newspapers like The Guardian have their own personal column and letters pages where readers can talk on any number of subject areas, but putting together a good heartfelt article or letter in a printable format is something that many of us would find extremely difficult. If you like the idea of sending a personalised newspaper as a gift but cannot imagine writing it yourself, then templates are available that can do the work for you; all you have to do is enter a few details.

At In The Paper we provide birthday gifts in the form of personalised newspaper articles for budding columnists to practice flexing their journalistic muscles and release their frustrations in print.

July 28, 2010

Getting anniversaries on the right track

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A wedding anniversary is always a special occasion, but how often do we get it all wrong? Wedding anniversaries should not only be marked every ten years or so, with big celebrations for silver, gold and diamond, they should be continually marked through life. It is important to show your partner that you still love and think about them.
One way to mark this annual event would be to create a personalised newspaper article about the year that has just gone, how special it was for you, how you value your partner and how much you are looking forward to the next year with them. Anniversary gifts like these then become part of an annual event, which not only celebrate the occasion but chronicle your lives together. Years ahead, both of you can look back on a successful and happy life together.

Your article should focus on the good things that have happened to you both, how much you love your partner and how much they continue to mean to you. Introduce a special photo that reflects the year you have spent together. It could be a party with lots of friends round or a holiday photo where you both look happy and relaxed. These articles will build up over the years and be something to leave your children and grandchildren so that they are able to still remember in years to come.

We at inthepaper.co.uk provide perfectly personalised anniversary gifts to document your life in a special way.

July 14, 2010

How to tell that special person that you love them

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Have you ever been so much in love that you feel you might burst? You think about someone all the time and can’t wait to see them. But when you do meet up, you get tongue tied, you don’t know what to say or things just come out all wrong? Well, why don’t you put everything you want to say down in a personalised newspaper article for your loved one? Take time to get all your thoughts together, make sure that you have included everything you want to say, perhaps even include a flattering photo of yourself, then have the whole piece placed within a broadsheet or tabloid to show how much you love them. Some may feel that revealing your feelings for all to see is a sweet, romantic gesture. At the very least, it is bound to make them smile.

Whether as gift ideas for a birthday, anniversary, or just because you feel like it, a bit of effort on your part can go a long way to cementing your future relationship. Writing your own article means that you can say exactly what you want. Of course, everything should be presented in the best possible taste, but there is no reason why an article about a loved one shouldn’t be beautifully written from the heart. Take some of the allotted space to promote yourself as the ideal partner, include a flattering photograph of yourself and the article is done.

We at inthepaper.co.uk can provide the ultimate in personalised gifts to woo the hardest hearts.

July 3, 2010

Ever want to be another Errol Flynn?

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Have you ever been short of gift ideas to impress a certain someone? Why not create a news story with yourself as the central character, and make it seem authentic by having it feature alongside the leading national and international stories of the day?

You could, of course, suggest personalised newspaper articles as birthday gifts and get someone else to do this for you, but it wouldn’t be quite the same. They may get some of the important details wrong, the pictures they use may not be exactly the ones that you would have chosen yourself and other people’s memories and imagination are always different from your own. It’s much better to create your own story, utilise as much truth and fiction as you want, use some flattering photographs and a headline to knock people’s socks off, then get it framed and smile as new acquaintances take a longer look when you are out of the room, and regard you a little differently when you return.

There are all sorts of article scenarios that you could choose for yourself. Birthdays are a fairly obvious choice and of course would be time sensitive. You may opt for something a bit more mysterious and therefore potentially more believable. Photos of you going on a tiger shoot in Madhya Pradesh in India perhaps? A borrowed tiger skin would always create the great white hunter scenario of a latter day Errol Flynn.

We at inthepaper.co.uk can re-create whatever fantasy life you want, and these personalised gifts can be delivered to you framed and ready within 24 hours.

June 27, 2010

Its Always Difficult To Say Sorry

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It is often difficult to tell someone you love them, or apologise for something stupid or insensitive you have done. You may rehearse your speech a thousand times, even practice it, but when it comes to actually saying it, it all comes out wrong and the moment passes.

Buying a card or flowers is, of course, a step in the right direction. But sometimes, it can be regarded as taking the easy option - and it doesn’t really get to the root of the problem.

For some, rows happen on a regular basis. Whether it’s down to not helping enough around the house, or going out drinking with mates too often, just saying sorry with flowers and a card is not enough; it has become clichéd, and the apology eventually means nothing at all.

With a bit of time and effort, however, there are opportunities to put matters right. You need to show the person you love that you understand what has gone wrong, and you are willing to try hard to put things right. Personalised gifts, like fake newspaper articles, make great gift ideas, and can be a heartfelt way of apologising to the one you love. With some time and effort, you can say everything you want to say to someone. Personalised gifts like these remain as a permanent reminder about how you feel, and can act as a gentle reminder in the future too.

We at Inthepaper help to provide the perfect personalised gifts and articles to say you are sorry.

June 14, 2010

Celebrating A Birthday In Style

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Ever wondered what it would be like to celebrate your birthday with a glass of champagne on top of Mount Everest? Well, to start with, actually climbing it might be physically impossible for most of us, and the thin atmosphere makes it very difficult to drink through an oxygen mask. However, creating that particular scenario, as part of a selection of birthday gifts for a partner, friend or family member, could be a lot of fun.

From time to time, many of us inhabit a world of dreams and possibilities, where climbing to the top of Mount Everest would seem to be exciting, but in reality impossible to accomplish. For someone who enjoys hill walking and sees the Himalayas as their Nirvana, but their family commitments and finances have always stood in the way, taking that step to achieving it tends to be reduced to part of the family narrative; something that perhaps dad intends to do someday.

So why not get him in the mood? You could prepare the ground for this marathon climb, by producing a personalised fake newspaper in his honour. Take the photo of him nearing the top of Ben Nevis, and transpose it into a newspaper article, with a headline which announces he is at the summit of Mount Everest. This could be the build up to the real thing - or just something to make him smile.

We at Inthepaper present the world, and,  through our personalised gifts, allow our clients to become part of everything that it has to offer.

June 3, 2010

Its Time For James Bond, Not Walter Mitty

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In today’s world of instant celebrity, the thought of any one of us hitting the newspaper headlines isn’t perhaps as unusual as it once was. If we go back sixty years to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a short story written by James Thurber, which became a 1947 film starring Danny Kaye, the idea of having an alter ego, or fantasy life, was seen as deviant and bizarre. Mitty imagined himself in such diverse roles as a fighter pilot, a surgeon, even a killer. Larger than life actors Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Sacha Baron Cohen have all reportedly shown an interest in starring in a remake of this particular film.

Times and attitudes seem to have changed, where the media focus on celebrity and numerous reality TV shows has catapulted many very ordinary people to superstardom. Gone is the stigma attached to having a fantasy life. The time for self-promotion is definitely here, and for those erstwhile James Bonds amongst us, now is the opportunity to get your name up in lights.

Personalised newspapers provide the perfect solution to finding birthday gifts, for those larger than life characters we want to be. Whether they have aspirations of being a racing driver, an international footballer, or a superspy, our friend or family member’s identities can be interlaced with news articles of the day, to make their position within that story seem utterly believable. We at Inthepaper provide personalised gifts, which can turn a Walter Mitty into a James Bond in the twinkling of an eye.

May 28, 2010

The Ultimate In Personalised Gifts

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Ever thought how nice it would be to have your big day immortalised in print? Not many of us are spotted by Country Life, or live the glitterati lifestyle and readily get our exploits reported by the likes of Hello! or OK! However, there is no reason these days why we should not help ourselves to a small wedge of the glamorous lifestyle through personalised newspaper articles.

Think of a special occasion that you would like to have immortalised. It could be a loved one’s birthday, Mother’s Day, wedding anniversary or anything else that you felt should be remembered in years to come. Choose an article heading, perhaps a special celebration for a landmark birthday, a story around a retirement, the life story of a local community champion, in fact anything that highlights the achievements of someone close to you. Then choose the typeset, it could imitate your usual choice of daily paper, add a picture and that’s it. The article will be placed alongside other articles thus creating the illusion that your person’s special surprise was part of the general news of that day.

Personalised gifts like these can provide the recipient with endless hours of fun for many years to come where the page can be framed and displayed. The article does not have to be a mass produced template either. Budding journalists can author the article themselves which all adds to the authenticity of the piece.

We at In The Paper help to create the ultimate in personalised gifts for any occasion.

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