January 2023 SMF Challenge – Pick a Color, Any Color

[Nicolesica]

It’s very generous of you to share your method.

And just to add to that, @dibbles thank you so very much. I don’t sell anything, so I forget a lot of people on here do—I hope I didn’t offend, as I promise I wasn’t looking for trade secrets.. lol! I love to learn all of the new techniques and love how this forum has helped stretch my imagination. Thank you, thank you, thank you !

 

[dibbles]

No worries @Nicolesica, I don't sell either. Even if I did I would still share and help when I am able. I've learned from others who have shared and am happy to do the same to help someone else be successful in their efforts. One big soapy family 🫧

 

[basti]

I love that you used yellow @Nicolesica! A bold color choice and it paid off All four colors are so pretty. Like a thunderstorm or a van Gogh.

 

[Nicolesica]

I love that you used yellow @Nicolesica! A bold color choice and it paid off All four colors are so pretty. Like a thunderstorm or a van Gogh.

Oh my gosh! Thank you

 

[dmcgee5034]

I love that you used yellow @Nicolesica! A bold color choice and it paid off All four colors are so pretty. Like a thunderstorm or a van Gogh.

Yup, Van Gogh, that’s what I see. Lovely, @Nicolesica

 

[dibbles]

@dibbles I would love to see your purple batches!

Here they are. Attempts in order from L to R. #1 was poured like my entry, but I didn't think there was enough distribution of each color in the bars. #2 I wanted to do a tall and skinny shimmy because it's been a minute since I've done that. I'm also playing around with lye concentration to avoid ash. A FO that behaves well at 33% accelerated at 40% so I had to take a hanger to it. This made both the shade and tone stay along the sides and I wanted to try again. #3 was another T&S shimmy attempt that stayed fluid but didn't shimmy correctly. This made the tone and hue colors appear to be too similar. So I went with the green

 

[Nicolesica]

Here they are. Attempts in order from L to R. #1 was poured like my entry, but I didn't think there was enough distribution of each color in the bars. #2 I wanted to do a tall and skinny shimmy because it's been a minute since I've done that. I'm also playing around with lye concentration to avoid ash. A FO that behaves well at 33% accelerated at 40% so I had to take a hanger to it. This made both the shade and tone stay along the sides and I wanted to try again. #3 was another T&S shimmy attempt that stayed fluid but didn't shimmy correctly. This made the tone and hue colors too similar. So I went with the green
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Even your “mistakes” are gorgeous. Holy cow!

 

[dibbles]

Even your “mistakes” are gorgeous. Holy cow!

Thank you

 

[AliOop]

Sign up list:
1. dmcgee5034 - I am HUE-gly excited to try this challenge
2. McKherring Farm - sounds fun!
3. CreativeWeirdo - So many choices! Don't know how I'm going to decide.
4. Phoenix - Sounds simple enough
5. basti - time to stare at my mica collection until I get dizzy
6. dibbles - I smell math
7. Mx5inpenn - No shade, I *will* complete this challenge
8. VikingChick - This should be fun!!!
9. Vicki C- I love this…
10. CLMP - Looks and sounds fun!
11. Nicolesica- oh man, I hope I don’t embarrass myself 🫣
12. Anstarx - time to try my new mold
13. melonpan - all set so I should really join before I forget!
14. AliOop - I made the soap so I'm entering.

 

[CreativeWeirdo]

So last night, I decided to add an icing element to my 2nd attempt. I'm ITCHING to cut into it, but it's TOO SOFT!!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!

 

[Nicolesica]

Omg @AliOop !! That is the cutest soap ever! It looks little mountains.

 

[VikingChick]

@dibbles Your rejects are better than my best! Beautifu!

 

[dibbles]

@dibbles Your rejects are better than my best! Beautifu!

Thank you

 

[CLMP]

Here they are. Attempts in order from L to R. #1 was poured like my entry, but I didn't think there was enough distribution of each color in the bars. #2 I wanted to do a tall and skinny shimmy because it's been a minute since I've done that. I'm also playing around with lye concentration to avoid ash. A FO that behaves well at 33% accelerated at 40% so I had to take a hanger to it. This made both the shade and tone stay along the sides and I wanted to try again. #3 was another T&S shimmy attempt that stayed fluid but didn't shimmy correctly. This made the tone and hue colors too similar. So I went with the green
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Wow those are amazing it's hard to decide which one I like better out of those three neet. Oh and I love your green ones too they are all wonderful. This is so fun looking at everyone's soaps. I was busy making soap all day yesterday and had a pile of soap dishes to do today but anyways lol. I think I like the way you did number three too!

 

[dmcgee5034]

Allllll the soaps are amazing!

 

[dmcgee5034]

@AliOop - do you remember the cartoon Ziggy? Your lovely swoops of one color down into the next reminded me of Ziggys nose - LOL - I loved Ziggy, so it was a good thing, or I’m really wacky - or both

 

[dibbles]

@CLMP thank you

 

[CreativeWeirdo]

This was my first attempt. I'm not too happy with how the tone and shade turned out.

The M&P "cherry" on top was from another project, but I made them on January 1st, so I figured it still counted. It uses my hue, which is the reason why I chose it; because it was already out and I didn't want to go all the way to the basement just for a mica LOL!

Hue is Lipstick Red Micas from Fizz Fairy and I used the same Satin white and Shimmery black magic.

Tint: 2W:1R
Hue: 2R
Tone: 1W:1.5R:1B
Shade: 1.5R:1B

Icing element is 3W:0.5R

This was my first time doing even layers in my CP soap. I used Karma from Candora because it accelerates.

 

[AliOop]

@CreativeWeirdo those look fantastic to me - very creative indeed!

 

[JoyfulSudz]

This challenge has been an eye-opener! I am just amazed at how some of the various hues look like totally different colors with the addition of the white, grey, or black. Who'da thunk it???