Changes at the supplier level plus the closing or refocusing of many rubber stamp niche stores are factors causing some people to wonder where this category is going. Though there's no doubt that the growing number of scrapbook independents demand the attention of industry suppliers, the remaining rubber stamp stores might be likened to an equally beautiful, but more mature sister whose merits should not be taken for granted. Not to worry, because this older sister knows who she is. Rubber stamping may be largely a paper-related activity, but designers keep pushing the envelope by combining stamps and other media. The independent stamp retailer continues to be the backbone of the rubber stamp industry and she continues to maintain an identity unique from her siblings.
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