Friday, March 29, 2013

Great Cakes Soapworks Challenge #1

I recently discovered a new Soapy Blog :)
Great Cakes Soapworks, by Amy Warden

So many neat things to read in Amy's blog.  I am certainly enjoying it.  One of the items that caught my attention was her Soap Challenge.  There are four soapy challenges and it looks like it's so much fun.  Here is Amy's blog about her first challenge of 2013 :

Great Cakes Soapworks 2013 Soap Challenge

As soon as I saw the first challenged posted I got to work on my soap :)
TIGER STRIPE...

I was so excited.  I took all my supplies out and got ready.  I even decided to have the Hubby participate.  He got to choose the color scheme...hmmmm, more on that critical decision later. :o/

I decided to use "Lick Me All Over" from Nature's Garden.  I swear this fragrance is very close to the Sunwarmed Raspberry from Bath and Body Works.  I love that scent :)



 
I mixed my colors...my hubby chose: Pink and Purple Mica's.

 
 
I prep my oils and lye water:
 
 
 
Now, my usual stick blender was dirty so I decided to use the one that I reserve for making lotion...and the reason why I only use it for lotion is because it just creates TONS of bubbles!!
 

 
Here is a pic with the soap mixed in with the colors...yes, TONS of bubbles! :(
 
 
 
Finally ready to start the Tiger Stripe technique I started to slowly pour the soap in the mold:
 
 
 

The trick is to alternate colors, pouring on top of each other...the other trick is making sure that the thickness of your soap is not too thin and not too thick.  I started pretty thin at first.  I did not think it would work out.  But it did start to get a little thicker as I went on.



 
and for the final results...

 
 
 
Yes...I know...LOTS of BUBBLES..and wrong color scheme!  The pink was way to dark..
I should had tried a lighter pink.  I almost blends in with the purple :(
 
 

Well...it was good practice and I really enjoyed this challenge!  Looking forward to Week Two! Elemental Swirl!!!
 
Thanks for checking out my blog!
Happy Soaping!!
Roxana
 
 

19 comments:

  1. No, no the pink isn´t to dark at all. I like the contrast. And you got so pretty stripes, much better than I did. I got also bubbles, but I got most out when I mixed the soap with a spoon before pouring.

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    1. Hey Marika,this soap reminds me of yours which you had sent me for our swap!

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    2. That is true! :D The colors are the same. Maybe that is why I like this soap so much ;)

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    3. What an awesome compliment! I love that I can come close to Marika's soap!

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  2. I don't think the pink is too dark, either. It's really eyecatching!

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  3. Wow, Roxana, this is really gorgeous!I would say one of the most perfect tiger stripe soaps!

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    1. Thank you Natalia! That's really nice of you :)

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  4. Wow, your stripes are totally beautiful! And I agree with the others, I love the colors you chose...perfect for the fragrance too!

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  5. I really like the colors, it turned out quite lovely! Great job Roxana!

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  6. I think the colors are perfect! I can definitely tell the pink from the purple, and I like them together. The stripes are fantastic! Great job!

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  7. I think it's a great looking soap and your tiger stripes are perfect. DId your husband pick those colours thinking they're more feminine?

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  8. Beautiful! I love these colours, remind me of summer!

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  9. Thanks everyone! You are all too nice to me :)

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  10. Very beautiful, Roxana!! How fun to get the hubby involved too! :) I can't imagine why he would choose a fragrance like that!! LOL!

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  11. Very pretty colors! They look great together. I have a stick blender that I quit using because of the bubbles. Drove me crazy!

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    1. I know what you mean..Every now and then I go back to it, but it sure drives me nuts! Thanks for checking out my blog!

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