On a postcard size panel of white cardstock I stamped and embossed the two 'gents and a couple of the 'phrases' from Tim's 'Inquisitives' stamp set ( CMS432).  I  used black Archival ink and super fine clear embossing powder for this. 

I then stamped the gents again onto a spare piece of card, cut them out and used them as 'masks' to cover the embossed gents to keep them protected from the background colour and detail I added next. 

Here's where I introduced the new Distress colour 'Prize Ribbon (I just know we're gonna be inky friends!). On this occasion I worked with the Distress ink pairing it with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide.        

To create an initial layer of colour I applied some of the Oxide to a craft mat, spritzed it with water and then 'smooched' the card through the ink and dried. I wanted the colour to be subtle so only took the card to the excess ink on the mat one more time and dried again. 

I then used Prize Ribbon Distress ink to create a reverse stencil print of Tim's 'Grid Dot' layering stencil. 

To do this I applied the ink directly to the stencil, spritz the ink very lightly with water, flipped the stencil over and placed it ink side down on the background, pressing lightly around the stencil before lifting off. 

Loved the result and as you can see the masks had done their intended job!