Setup & supplies

Five minutes to the wall.

Everything here is optional except a printer and something to hang paper with. Pick the method that fits your wall.

Printing

Sizes. Every download includes three sizes: full page (statement wall), half page (two per sheet), and mini cards (six per sheet) — plus Letter and A4 versions of each.

Single- or two-sided. The single-sided files put a quote under every number. The two-sided files put a keepsake message on the back of each page — if you print those, set your printer to flip on the short edge.

Cutting the smaller sizes. The half-page and mini-card sheets have dashed cut guides, and the pages are arranged so that when you cut once and stack the piles in order, every number lands exactly where it should. No sorting.

Ink. Pages are white with a single ink color — a full 100-count stack uses less ink than a dozen photos.

Four ways to hang it

The nail

Hammer one small nail through the top-center of the whole stack, straight into the wall. Pages tear off around the nail — the original method, and still the most satisfying.

Drywall or wood walls · the classic tear
Binder clip + adhesive hook

Clip the stack with a small binder clip, then hang its wire loop on a clear adhesive hook. Nothing pierces the wall — lift a page out of the clip each day, or unhook to tear.

Mirrors, tile, glass, rentals
Magnet clip

A magnetic binder clip grips the stack and sticks straight to any steel surface. Slide the top page out each day.

Fridges, filing cabinets, lockers
Hole punch

Punch one hole through the top-center of the stack and hang it on an existing nail, hook, or pushpin — exactly like a tear-off calendar.

Reusing a spot that's already on the wall

The supplies list

All of it lives at any office or hardware store. Total damage: a few dollars.

Printer paper, 20–24 lb
Standard paper works; 24 lb feels noticeably nicer to tear
Small nails or brass pins
One is enough — the nail is the tear mechanism
Binder clips (small + large)
Small for mini-card stacks, large for full 100-page stacks
Clear adhesive hooks
For mirrors, tile, and rental-safe walls
Magnetic clips
For the fridge or any steel door
Paper trimmer or scissors
Only needed for the half-page and mini-card sizes
A jar or box
For the pages you take down — you'll want them

Wall's ready. Now the stack.

Build a countdown with your exact numbers, in your favorite of the four designs — downloaded in minutes.

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