Prompt: A hand drawn watercolor cartoon illustration of four Easter-themed drinks. The first glass is light blue, decorated with colorful Easter eggs and a small daisy. Inside the drink is whipped cream, sprinkled with colorful sugar flakes and rabbit-shaped marshmallows. The second glass is pastel pink with a little bunny holding an egg. On the drink is whipped cream, sprinkled with colorful sugar and Easter egg-shaped chocolate. A coquette ribbon tied into a bow is on the side of the glass. The third glass is bright yellow, decorated with spring floral patterns such as tulips and lilies. On the whipped cream is a small mini cupcake and a small Easter egg. The fourth glass is mint green with a grass pattern and a hidden Easter egg.

Prompt: Hand drawn watercolor three raccoons in a row, each reading a book and wrapped in Christmas lights. The first raccoon, on the left, wears glasses and a a glass of red wine. The middle raccoon has a red bow on its head and is also reading a green book. The last raccoon, on the right, next to a candle. They are all seated on a white background and is playful take on the idea of raccoons being book lovers at Christmas time. Images in order (Dalle3, Ideogram, Kittl, MJ)

Hi all, I realize this might be a bit of an off-topic, but I'm just wondering what course of action (if any) I can take right now. Today, my little shop was suspended. I already had approximately 50 digital designs listed on it. As you probably know, Etsy is brutal when it comes to communication, so I didn't get the email they were supposed to send with regard to the reason. After I made my first sale over the weekend, I proceeded to try to verify my account. I looked at my bank account all day yesterday to see if any amount had been deposited, yet none had. Today I worked on my shop as usual, and all of a sudden I see the red banner with the account suspension. Since no one bothered to tell me the reason, I can only presume: 1. A glitch from Etsy that suspends all new accounts that get their bank accounts verified - oddly enough, I was able to find the deposit and verify the bank account even with my shop being suspended. Should I have hope that it's going to be automatically reinstated in the future? 2. My bad - using mockup photos from Canva, although I made sure to use only the ones for Pro users to avoid infringing the 'don't use stock photos rule'. 3. I might have messed up by putting some of the items in the Clip Art category and selecting a few or all crafts (I was stupid enough to think that the item was made for those crafts, not that I used those crafts to design it). I tried contacting someone through the Help Center but all I could get in return was an automated response. Still no email with a reason for the suspension... Anyway, if this isn't too much of a ramble and it doesn't get deleted by the admin, has anyone gone through something like this, should I still have some hope? I was so excited about my little shop, especially after getting my first sale... UPDATE: I filed an appeal and provided as much information as possible and my account was reinstated in about two hours. I don't know if I can trust this to be permanent, but at least I'm feeling some relief for now. The email said that it was an error on their part, so I think it must've been the bank account verification that wasn't quick enough for them.

There was a post earlier in the other group about anxiety with posting designs, SEO, shop layout, etc. and I wanted to shared my response to let everyone know that this is very common and to help anyone that may feel imposter syndrome in anyway and know you're not alone... So in response to feeling like you have imposter syndrome, or your shop layout doesn't look perfect or your designs aren't looking like what you want or like others: When I decided to make tumbler wraps designs, there were several large design shops with over 100K sales and 5K+ reviews and they were graphic designers (like real ones who used PS, Illustrator, and Procreate), I know this because I joined all the FB groups and was doing as much research as possible to see what made them successful...because here I was, just utilizing commercial use graphics and attempting to draw in Procreate (that ended quickly). I created SO many designs, that I NEVER posted because I thought they weren't good enough, didn't look like theirs's, and I just felt like an imposter in their SPACE. After like my 100th YT video, I was just like, you know what, whatever, I need to post them to see what works and what doesn't and I did and I started getting sales on the most random designs (and in my opinion) the most ugly designs. But it was because they weren't like everyone else's....they were unique in their own way, because they were different from the 'professionals' . So it's ok to be NOT be perfect or be different than the rest. My early designs were NOT 300 DPI, some were not size correctly, I had typos on a few (this still happens today) etc. But the more I posted, the better I got and the more that sales happened and the more my confidence grew and I just kept posting, practicing, posting practicing and within that first year, I topped every original 'tumbler designer' on Etsy in both sales and reviews. (not a flex, just facts :). All this to say, don't let perfectionism stop you from posting, you'll always be continuing to learn and that's a good thing. :)

Today, in the DFY Trending Product & AI Prompt Club, I shared a video on how I structure my prompts and use ChatGPT if I'm feeling "stuck". AI tools are only as good as they can be, but they still need proper input from us to give great outputs and while being a creative writer myself (English Lit grad here, lol), it's still good to focus on these key things when structuring your prompt regardless of the AI app you're using. :) Here are some things that can deliver poor results from the beginning so watch out for these: - Generally "try to do too many things at once" - Use unclear and confusing language - Give contradicting instructions Kittl Prompt: A hand drawn striking and intricately drawn bow, predominantly in black and white stripes. The bow is depicted in a detailed manner, with its ribbon-like structure . In place of the bow's knot, is a neon purple jack o lantern The most striking feature of the image is the green dripping effect that emanates from the bow, giving it a melting or dripping appearance. This green substance is splattered around the bow, adding a sense of movement and dynamism to the overall composition. The background is pure white. 🪄 AI image generator - Kittl: http://kittl.pxf.io/4Pq421 (USE THE CODE: BAILEYYT​ for a discount!) (affiliate link!!)