Send your friends a super-sweet treat with one of our delicious cross stitch cupcake cards - yum! To get started straight away, download this extra cupcake pattern and then print our polka dot backing paper to finish it off. You'll find the rest of the designs in CrossStitcher's March issue (263) which you can still buy from our online shop...

Send someone a bright and cheery sentiment with one of Durene Jones funky greetings cards in CrossStitcher issue 254.

Not only are they bold enough to get you in the mood for summer but they also cover a variety of occasions so you'll always be able to whip-up a perfect greetings card, even if its at the last minute!

You could stitch one for a new graduate receiving their exam results, or for a friend celebrating a big birthday with a garden party this summer? Just pick your brightest threads and get started.

* Download additional LOVE and BEST FRIENDS cards today and find the other four designs (left) on page 35 of our latest issue.

CrossStitcher issue 254 is on sale until 11th July and now available to buy online.

It's a fact we can't deny here at CrossStitcher HQ. We love tea. It doesn't matter if it's Earl Gry, Darjeeling or just a simple Breakfast Blend, we just can't get enough of the stuff!

That's why this month we commissioned one of our favourite teatime pal Angela Poole to come up with a cross stitched version of our favourite mantra: Live Life, Love Tea.

You'll find this design in our June issue (252) on sale until 15th May, so there's still plenty of time to get your hands on this pattern.

Why not download our mini teacup design to get you started?

After all, it's a perfectly sized chart to finish on your teabreak...