Real Red “For the Books” Secret Sliding Bookshelf Card

by What Cathy Made | Apr 2, 2025 | Attention Shoppers stamp set, Bright Borders Stamp Set, Country Birdhouse stamp set, fancy folds, For the Books bundle, real red, She’s the Greatest Stamp Set, To the Point Label Punch, What Cathy Made

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order. Week 47 is all about Real Red.

I must confess I usually only use Real Red for Christmas cards, so it was good to challenge myself to use it for a birthday card this week. This is my colour combination and I love it! 

My card was made following an excellent template I purchased from an amazing UK Demonstrator called Liz Shannon. I bought this tutorial from her intending to make the adorable mid century bookcase but I ended up making the Secret Sliding card instead. I will make the other projects too.

Here is a picture of the projects included in her tutorial.

The alternative products I used in my card include the pot plant from the Attention Shoppers stamp set for the left hand panel.

Another pot plant from the new Online Exclusives stamp set, “She’s the Greatest” is stamped on the right hand panel.

I’ve also used the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from the Country Birdhouse stamp set for the front of the card.

And another sentiment the Country Birdhouse stamp set on the writing panel on the back of the card too.

Here’s a short video to show you how this card opens and closes.

I made a custom made envelope out of Real Red cardstock to fit this special card and made a name label for the front of the card using the To the Point Label Punch and the coordinating Bright Borders Stamp Set.

Unfortunately, the book I’d ordered as the birthday gift did not arrive in time so I printed a copy of the book’s cover and popped it into one of the cute little Book Treat Boxes.

Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects! Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop.

Next in our hop is Vicki @vickiboucher. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s Insta Hop are listed below:

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Andrea @andreaksargent

Helen @apaperparadise

Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel

Cathy @whatcathymade

Vicki @vickiboucher

Kate @craftwithkate

#artwithheartteamSU #stampinupaustralia #cardmakersofinstagram

If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase the products I’ve used for my card in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

I’ll be back next Wednesday night with our weekly AWH Colour Creations Insta hop when we will be showcasing Shaded Spruce.

I hope you can join us then.