The best handmade cards make you smile with glimmer and glee and these cards are incredibly fun and easy to make.
Where do you find card making inspiration? I can be inspired by many things but strips of Rainbow Glimmer Paper caught my attention so I set out to make the best handmade cards with the scraps I had. I am giddy over these handmade cards and I hope y’all love them too!
AND the best handmade cards tutorial have more than one design idea so I have 3 more cards to share with you. The Stampin’ Up! ‘Nothing’s Better Than Bundle was my super fun bundle to demonstrate today.
Did you know I googled to see if there was such a thing as a rainbow beverage? There is! So of course, my best handmade card had to start with that inspiration!

measurements
- Basic White Thick Cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
- Gorgeous Grape Cardstock – 4″ x 5 1/4″
- Crushed Curry Cardstock – 3 3/4″ x 5″
- Rainbow Glimmer Strips – 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
The Best Handmade Cards With Glimmer Paper
I’ve got simple card designs that use scraps of paper and let me tell you…those scraps can make the best handmade cards and quickly too! Try it out; I bet you’ll love creating these.
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Do you have the Stampin’ Up! Rainbow Glimmer paper? Plan to make any of these cards? Share Your Thoughts!

Glittery Cookies? Why Not! Cookies make the best handmade cards too don’t ya think? On this card I stamped the cookie outline.
Measurements
- Granny Apple Green Cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
- Rich Razzleberry Cardstock – 4″ x 5 1/4″
- Basic White Cardstock – 3 3/4″ x 5″ and 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside
- Rainbow Glimmer Strips – 1/2″ x 3 3/4″

Let’s decorate that coffee cup with our Stampin’ Blends! Choose any or all of the ones I used: Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay! It’s the best handmade cards for your coffee loving friends!
measurements
- Granny Apple Green Cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
- Rainbow Glimmer Strips – 1/2″ x 4″
- Basic White Cardstock 3″ x 3 1/4″ and 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside
- Basic Black Cardstock – 3 1/4″ x 3 1/5″

AND last…the best handmade cards for chocolate lovers! I wanted my chocolates to match my papers so I colored the tops with Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry but it still needed something special so out came the Shimmery Crystal Effects! My candy sparkles! The bottom of the chocolates are colored with the light soft suede Stampin’ Blends.
measurements
- Gorgeous Grape Cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
- Melon Mambo Cardstock – 4″ x 5 1/4″
- Basic White Cardstock -3 5/8″ x 5 1/8″ and 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside
- Rainbow Glimmer Strips – 1/2″ x however you line it up


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