The start of the New Year is the perfect time to send out well wishes, don’t you agree? So whether you truly get behind the significance of the Gregorian calendar, or you simply didn’t get your act together in time to send out holiday greeting cards: NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW. Sending out a Happy New Year photo card just makes you seem early, thoughtful and totally on top of it – I mean you got a card out in January – the first month of the year. You win!

Beyond your impressive punctuality, friends and family member will be thrilled to have a photo card to post on their fridge that doesn’t seem seasonally out of place for the rest of the year. They’ll love that they don’t have to strategically cut the holly berries and snowflakes from the corners of your photo card so they can cherish your adorable photos after December’s red-and-green overload.

So choose some great photos, pick one of Mixbook’s fabulous New Year’s cards, and head into 2015 without so much as looking back! Here are a few of our faves:

Striped Collage Choose a series of five photos to populate the bright yellow-and-white striped design that sends an unequivocally upbeat message.

Happy New Year The full-bleed layout of this minimalist design lets you extend a beautiful photograph from border to border. A modern sans serif typeface keeps your wishes simple and lovely.

Rustic New Year A versatile horizontally oriented photograph fits perfectly within two bands of rustic wood planks with well wishes printed in happy colors.

Chalked New Years Fresh and modern, this chalkboard backed card features fun typefaces in an array of vibrant colors set next to your vertically oriented photograph.

Modern New Year Collage Showcase a series of 3 photos in this simple triptych format, or convert your images to black-and-white to create a unified theme among disparate shots. The overall composition of this card is thoughtful and serene – just the thing you wish for everyone you love after the craze of the holidays.

New Year Cheer Marquis lights make the word “cheers” shine simply and beautifully against your favorite pic, which makes a lovely way to toast everyone you love at the start of the year.