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Article: STAMP FEVER RUBBER-STAMP FANS SAY THEIR HOBBY IS FUN, CREATIVE AND ADDICTING.(Home Front)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- February 23, 1997
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Byline: Janet Simons News Staff Writer
When Tina Grimmer was a teacher, she stamped ``Good Job!'' on thousands of students' papers.
She's retired now, but she still wields a mean rubber stamp.
A year and a half ago she started a decorative rubber-stamping club for more than a dozen retired-teacher friends because she found the hobby ``addictive.''
``It's like coloring for adults,'' Grimmer says. ``Everyone loves to color. Especially teachers. So once a month, everyone brings a salad and we get together to make rubber stamp designs and color.''
Gayleen Speros, owner of the Happy Stamper, started her store 10 years ago because ...