Hero Arts sketch

This month there are several criteria to choose to enter the Hero Arts August contest.  I decided to make a clean and simple card using one of the sketches we were given:

supplies: white cardstock, Hero Arts 331065 Lattice, VersaMark ink and spun sugar distress ink, CL569 Truly Grateful, CL496 Layered Flowers, VersaFine onyx black ink, papers from Doodlebug Designs sugar & spice, Recollections pearls, pink button, corner chomper

I was in the mood for something very softly colored.  It's still hot here, and these colors just feel cooler to me!  I first stamped the label and sentiment, then masked it, masked off the edges of the card, and clear stamped and white embossed the lattice.  Leaving on all the masks, I then sponged on spun sugar distress ink.  Of course I chose a flower to embellish this simple card, and added a button to it's center, some leaves, and a few pearls.

Does this card look "short" to you?  Wouldn't you know, that after I did all my masking and sponging, when I took off the masks, there was a smudge of black ink, pretty faint, but there nevertheless on the bottom left. I hated to throw this away after all the work, so I hacked off about 1/2" of the bottom :))