About La Pashe

The story so far.......

La Pashe was formed in 2008 and was a joint idea between a designer, an artist and a craft shop owner. Their plans were to produce decoupage that had never been seen before. A lot of meetings took part, drawings and designs tried and tested until one image stood out. It was to be the mining scene from Remember When...

Remember When...series 1,2,3,4 & two Christmas series were produced and released on Create & Craft/Ideal World TV show in Mid-September 2008. This proved to be a popular collection with card-makers looking for something nostalgic. Next up was series 5 & 6, our specialist Transport range and a brand new 3-D decoupage concept called Flippin' Men, which would prove to be one of the biggest hits of 2009! Flippin' Women, Kids & Teenagers followed, along with a seasonal Christmas collection which was the first to feature background sheets in August 2009.

2010 has seen the release of Flippin' Men & Women in A4 & A5 with backgrounds, Acrylic Rubber Stamps and TWO never-seen-before new concepts, Framin' Cards, the beautiful new decoupage collection & Craftrak, a handmade card trading system which allows cardmakers to send and track their cards all over the world, and automatically receive a card in return for every one they send. Check out www.craftrak.com to register your interest.

Due to our ever increasing popularity had to leave our offices in Washington, Tyne & Wear and into larger premises based on the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead in April 2010 to accomodate not only all of our new design team but all of our new range of products too.

In June we ran a huge 50% all La Pashe Products to co-incide with England's participation in the Football World Cup and July saw the release of the wonderful new Wacky Wheelz, Pile Ups, with our Framin' and Flippin' ranges going Die-Cut. August will bring around our first section of Christmas ranges in three brand new concepts, 12 Dames Of Christmas, Christmas Crackers & Christmas Scrolls along with our very popular Framin' Cards getting the Christmas treatment.

The Designer and the Artist: "The Dream Team"

• Jak Heath: Our own 'Celebrity' Designer, Jak, enjoys being 'Ganny' to her new Grandson Jack and updating her very popular crafting blog giving inspiration to others.  Jak is a '24' hour crafter who loves nothing better than a challenging task. Just a touch, a smell, a sight and it creates a overwhelming urge for her make a card. Her favourite crafting technique is Stamping. An integral part of La Pashe since its creation, Jak uses all of her resources and creativity to make sure La Pashe products are the best they can be. You can see her on any of our Create & Craft & Ideal World TV shows. Jak doesn't have a favourite La Pashe image, as it changes with each new series we do!  You can visit her blog at www.jakheath.com
• Jim Harker: Our brilliant Artist, Jim, enjoys cycling, photography, steam trains and taking his dog Scamp for walkies! After graduating Art College in Leeds in 1970 he has worked in Japan, America, Sweden, Holland and France and returned to his native North-East in 1999, Jim works as a freelance Artist. He joined La Pashe in its earliest form (being a very close family friend of our owner). His love for history and all things mechanical along with a fantastic eye for detail can be seen throughout his artwork with La Pashe. Jim's favourite image is the fireplace scene from our backing sheet for Flippin' Xmas Bath.
• Jak and Jim have a fantastic working relationship. They exchange their views and ideas with the other and are each others daily inspiration. They can also be likened to great comedy double acts, the likes of Laurel & Hardy & Morecambe & Wise. Both hugely talented and great personalities alike make up the La Pashe 'Dream Team'

 

• Jak's Design Team:
• Jak Heath               http://jakheath.com
• Toni Poyser            http://cuppa-craft.blogspot.com/
• Karen Jumeaux      http://www.kjssummerwinekorner.blogspot.com/
• Lydia Bancroft       http://mylittlecrafthaven.blogspot.com/

Office and Warehouse staff

• Gary Bratton:      Managing Director
• Craig Pearson:     Sales Manager
• Kevin Ndala:        Accounts
• Peter Bratton:    Marketing
• Laura Corrigan:    Sales Administration
• Adam Dixon:        Sales Administration
• Jak Heath:           Head of Design
• Jim Harker:          Artist
• Danielle Baxter:  Graphic Designer
• John Boundy:       Graphic Designer
• Rob Powell:         Graphic Designer  
• Tom Peel:            Warehouse
• Rob Bratton:       Warehouse

What we do, and how we do it

From Pencil Tip to Product: Using our very talented team, we draw, design and create all of our own products. Starting with ideas from the famous 'War-room' at La Pashe, we then sketch out our plans and decide on the best images. Completed drawings and images are produced and passed to our Head of Design. The images are scanned and edited for the best quality finish. The finished designs are then sent to our printers who then return the finished article.

Ordering to Recieving: There are four main ways of placing an order for La Pashe goods.

If you are an existing trade customer:

By ordering online using your unique log in details (please see trade orders page)

By calling or emailing La Pashe direct (please see our contact us page)

By appointment with your designated La Pashe Sales Agent (if you would like to know more about this option please call 0191 491 0027).

Once you have placed your order we can process and deliver to you in 48 hours. (Please allow 72 hours at weekends or busy periods)

If you are a new trade customer:

Email us at trade@lapashe.com or call our dedicated team on 0191 491 0027 to have our application form sent to you.

Apply for a trade account by visiting our Trade Orders page and completing the form.

If you are a member of the General Public:

By visiting our Stockists page. 

You can choose to locate your local stockist, by entering your postcode onto our map, or by visiting our online stockists by clicking on the chosen company logo to be directed to thier La Pashe page.