The year in review Christmas card

How the twelve months fit

The back is a 3×4 grid under a title line. Every tile holds one photo with its month label and one line of caption — “first swim”, “lost a tooth”, “cookie day”. You pick which photo goes with which month by dragging it in; the labels and the grid take care of themselves. Empty tiles print a soft pattern, so a half-finished year still looks tidy on paper.

If writing twelve captions sounds like twelve too many, the year in review captions tool has lines written for exactly this layout, in the same voice as the rest of the card.

Fronts that pair with it

Every front below can carry the twelve-month back — start with one, or flip to it from any design page:

• Peppermint Stripe
• Editorial
• Midnight Foil
• Botanical Wreath
• Collage Six
• Starry Night

Questions people ask

What goes on the back of a year in review card?

One photo for each month, a small month label, and a one-line caption you write — first snow in January, the lake trip in July, cookie day in December. Twelve tiles sit under an Our year title, and you fill every tile right in the browser editor.

How do I write twelve month captions without repeating myself?

Short beats clever: two to six words each, in one voice all year. If you get stuck, the Christmas card wording tool has a set of month captions written for exactly this back, ready to copy in one tap.

What sizes can I print a year in review Christmas card?

The back works on both card sizes, 5×7 and 4×6, in portrait or landscape wherever the front allows. The print size guide lists exact trim, bleed, and the photo counters that take each size.

Print sizes and where to print covers trim, bleed, and home-printer settings.