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Birthday Photo Collage: Ideas & Templates
Upload your favorite photos together and choose a template – a number for a milestone birthday, a heart, or the birthday person's name. Printed as a poster, on canvas, aluminum composite, or acrylic glass.
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Birthday Ideas
A Birthday Gift Filled with Memories – for Your Partner, Best Friend, Parents, and Kids
Looking for a creative birthday gift for your best friend, your partner, or your child turning 18? Nothing is more personal than capturing shared memories in a photo collage and giving it as a gift. To make it quick and easy, we have birthday templates ready for you: a number for a milestone birthday, a birth year, a heart, or the birthday person's name.
Click a design to open it directly in the collage maker and fill it with your own photos.
Number Collage for a Milestone Birthday – 40 Made from Photos
Dozens of small photos form the number, with a saying above and below – here, “A Swabian only gets wise at 40” in a chalk-style font. Whether 30, 40, 50, or 60, any number from 0 to 9999 can be filled with photos from every stage of life.
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Heart-Shaped Photo Collage with Birthday Wishes
Photos arranged in a heart, with “Happy Birthday” above and “we love you!” below. A gift for the people closest to you – your partner, parents, children, or Grandma and Grandpa with photos of the grandkids. The heart templates use up to 38 photos, giving every picture room to shine.
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Their Name and Age Made from Photos
Their name and age made from photos, paired with “Wishing you a wonderful birthday” in a script font – each letter and digit is filled with pictures. The text and numbers template lets you freely combine both, so “Happy Birthday” or “Happy 18th Birthday” work too.
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Grid Collage with Birthday Wishes and Messages
A grid of favorite moments, with “Happy Birthday …” above and their name below. Our tip for group gifts: Have each guest hold up a sign with a birthday wish or a “reason we love you” for the camera – the grid holds up to 225 photos. Printed as a poster, the collage can double as a guest book at the party.
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Their Birth Year as a Photo Collage
Their birth year instead of their age: four digits filled with photos from then to now. A gift that tells their whole life story in a single picture – without making a big deal of their age.
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Bulletin Board-Style Polaroid Photo Collage
A large family photo in the center, surrounded by dated Polaroids on a cork background. A lovely birthday look back at the past year: one picture for each month or each special day of the year.
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For an 18th Birthday: Name and Number in the Center, Photos All Around
A big 18 with a name and greeting in the center tile, surrounded by photos from 18 years of life – from toddler to adult. Perfect for parents looking for an 18th birthday gift filled with memories.
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Two Years for a 50th Birthday: Birth Year and Today
The birth year at the top, the current year below, plus “50 Years” and “Best Wishes!” The photos are arranged chronologically across both numbers – childhood at the top, life today at the bottom.
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For a 1st Birthday: The Number 1 Made from First-Year Photos
Children change so much in just one year. Photos from the first twelve months fill a big 1, with “Year …” below – a look back at their first year for the nursery or as a gift for the grandparents.
Customize This DesignHow to Create a Photo Collage
Choose from a wide variety of templates, including grids, hearts, rows, and text.
Choose portrait or landscape orientation, adjust the number of tiles, and set the style just the way you like.
Upload your photos directly from your computer or phone.
Arrange and move your photos, edit text, choose backgrounds, and apply photo effects.
Choose your product and print size, then add your collage to the cart.
Complete your order and we'll take care of the rest! Get ready to enjoy your personalized photo collage.
With the collage maker, you can create a personalized photo collage in minutes – with lots of photos or just a few, with or without a message. For birthdays, heart-shaped collages and numbers and letters are especially popular. Upload your photos and the designer arranges them automatically; then add your own text, change the font, font size, and background color, and choose photo effects like black and white. And you don't have to make the collage on your own: Share it with friends or family via a link, so everyone can upload their own pictures.
Have Your Own Idea? Try These Birthday Layouts
High-Quality Materials and Various Sizes
We print your collage in collaboration with a local photo service provider on various materials such as canvas, poster, aluminum dibond, or acrylic glass. We ensure that the finished product meets your requirements and the highest quality standards.
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Birthday Photo Collage FAQ
What numbers can I turn into a collage?
Any number from 0 to 9999 – an age for a milestone birthday, a birth year, or two years stacked one above the other. With the number with many photos template, dozens of photos fill each digit. The text and numbers template works with fewer photos and lets you add letters to spell out a name.
How many photos do I need?
It depends on the template: The heart templates use up to 38 photos, the grid holds up to 225 photos, and with the number with many photos template, you choose how many photos to use per digit. If you have fewer pictures, try text and numbers, the large center photo layout, or the milestone template.
Can I add my own birthday message to the collage?
Most templates have room for text above and below the collage – “Happy Birthday,” “Happy 50th,” or a personal message. You choose the font, font size, and color. The Polaroid- or retro-style grid also has room below each photo for a line of text, such as a date or a name.
The birthday is next week – will the collage arrive in time?
The delivery estimate above shows when your collage will arrive if you order today. With Priority Express shipping, it is produced with priority and shipped by express for an additional fee. You can see whether Priority Express is available for your product in the shopping cart.
Really short on time? The high-resolution print file (over 50 megapixels) arrives as a download by email in about 5 minutes – ready to print locally or use for a mug, pillow, or card. Find all the details under Prices & Shipping.
For answers to questions about using the designer, visit our Collage Designer Tips & Help.
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Whether it's an 18th, 40th, or 80th birthday, a collage of shared memories is more personal than any store-bought gift – and will be treasured on their wall for years to come.
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