i agree if less smudging on that ----> side it would really make the tree stand out more and have longer visual appeal..
the sig is a bit long for the stock to be only on the left side. make the width of the sig a bit smaller, and darken some of the smudging, because it draws too much attention away from the tree. I think when you do that the text won't look so much out of place, and even easier to read. Nice one man!