Sunday, February 17, 2013

A Riddle for You

Here's a riddle that I made for a teen boy's birthday card. Although, as my husband commented to me, this is more of a verbal joke than a print joke. But that's OK. Who knows the answer? I'll post the inside of the card when someone gets it right. It was Mom's favorite go-to joke when I was little : )

Totally inspired by Ardyth's graphic typography card from the CASology challenge to use RED.
 

Also inspired by the CAS-ual Friday's challenge to use Black & White plus a color (totally a literal interpretation on this one!!!) 


Thanks for looking!
-Kelly



ETA: Jenny's the smart one! I went with the classic answer, although there are quite a few versions that came out afterwards, like "a sunburned zebra." Here's an updated list I found on the internet. 


30 comments:

  1. Congrats on becoming a Girl Friday Kelly..... such a well deserved honour :0) Love the bold graffic typography and I can think of many answers but the clue is in what your hubby said so I think the answer is a newspaper!!!
    Jenny x

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow--this is so cute. Very creative. Of course I remember that joke, and we used to say either a newspaper or a skunk with diaper rash. I know--we used to crack ourselves up with that one.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I don't know....that's quite a groaner for a teenage boy. lol But the idea and card are great.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Well then I was thinking afterwards that they might not know about newspapers. We don't get any in our house, everything's online!

      Delete
  4. Very cool, Kelly, love the subway art feel .. perfect for a teenage boy! Anita :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow! Love the mixed font on 'red' and the text you used as a 'hint' for the &. Thanks so much for your kind words and for playing along with CASology this week!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh so cool!!!!!! I love the bold and graphic look of this card!
    Thanks for playing along at CASology!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Adorable, Kelly! I got such a kick out of this! You'll have to show your Mom my post of January 8th this year when I used the same riddle! I've always loved it, too!! I think it's perfect for today's teenagers!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I'd forgotten about that classic joke! Love it! :)
    This is so bold and just, well...fantastic!!! A perfect boy card!
    Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Okay, this is totally awesome!! Love the mix of bold fonts on the front, and the bookprint used for the ampersand!

    ReplyDelete
  10. This rocks! So bold and graphic and perfect for a guy especially with the corny joke. :) And a big WHOOP WHOOP to you for becoming a Girl Friday! I was so psyched to see your name up there! :)

    Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Such a cool card! I love the bold graphic style of it!

    ReplyDelete
  12. I love it! But then again, I'm a big fan of mixed typography:) Love the big, bold letters!!

    You cracked me up when you mentioned your husband's comments. I get them too around here;) Just when I think he gets it, he doesn't get it, lol!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Well, in my day the answer to your riddle was "a newspaper" but my dear son said "a vampire after dinner" - love the CAS design!

    ReplyDelete
  14. So fun! I love it, and I didn't get a chance to say so the other day, but CONGRATULATIONS on your CASual Friday news! That is so so exciting and so well deserved!

    ReplyDelete
  15. the mixed typography is right on trend, nicely done and I like your PG answer :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Perfect boy card! Love the bold, graphic look!!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Poppy back to congratulate for the awesome HM shoutout from CASology! Poppy back? Sigh. You know what I meant! xxoo

    ReplyDelete
  18. Oh so very clever! Nice work ...thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Just called back to say congratulations on the HM from CASology, Kelly! Anita :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Congrats on your honorable mention at CASology - well deserved, that card is so fabulous!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Great colours and use of typography - love this card.

    ReplyDelete
  22. My answer: An embarrassed zebra. Haha!
    Congrats on your CASology shout out--love the mixed fonts!

    ReplyDelete
  23. hee hee... without peeking at any of the responses, I've heard it as "a newspaper" "a zebra with sunburn" and "a skunk with diaper rash". Off to see what others posted!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Congrats on the HM on CASology.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Hee hee! Clever card and I LOVE how graphic it is! I saw it listed on the CAS-ology list--woo hoo! Well-deserved, my friend. You always make the freshest and coolest cards! :)

    ReplyDelete
  26. How funny my mother would tell this one over and over too, as if the only riddle she knew. The the look of your card with the bold black , red and white.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Clever and fun card! I always love bold graphic cards with text!!!! Congrats on your HM win at CAS-ology!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Wonderful card, Kelly...love the color combo and the bold sentiment!! Welcome to CAS-ual Fridays...so thrilled to see you be a part of the team:)!!!!

    ReplyDelete

I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly