Hello, friends! I am so happy to be able to share my first guest design tutorial for i-crafter with you!

I used the beautiful Circular Mini Album die set by Lori Whitlock to create this keepsake gift for my younger sister.

I decided to die cut all of my pieces out before I got started. Even though it took me a little while I think it saved me time overall.

I opted to decorate each panel of the mini album prior to assembly.

After decorating the panels I placed glue along the small flap and then adhered that flap to the underside of the panel. I did this on all four panels.

When everything was dry I began gluing the panels together.

You’ll want to be careful to leave one side unglued. In the photo below you can see where I’ve included a scratch mark to remind myself to not adhere that side to the other panel.

On the panels that were not adhered together I added a bit of matting as these will be the front and back covers of the album.

I used a piece of lace to keep everything closed and a small binder clip to hold it open.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. Be sure to head on over to the i-crafter website to see all the cool die sets they have and I’ll see you again soon!

Until next time,

Samantha