Today I'm getting together with some friends for a dolly meet. Every time the Portland Blythe community gets together, there is a theme, and the theme of today's meet is Piñatas. I have made it my goal to make a new printable for each of the dolly meets' themes (see mySpringtime themeand myValentine theme), and a piñata party seemed like a good fit for a set ofLotería cards.

(The excellent kitty dress in the photo below was made by my good friendJuliefor my birthday this year. I had a cat-themed birthday party, and she wanted to make sure that my dolly could be cat-themed as well.)

Loteria Game Cards

In the case of the Topps Star Wars cards, I think there’s somewhere around 25 to 30 collectors competing to have the highest grade set, and then the PSA issues awards every year. I have stacks of awards that I’ve received for my Star Wars sets from PSA for having the best set in the world based on the condition. Loteria cards are more focused on the pictures that are on the card. Loteria cards consist of interesting pictures. Because the beginning of the maker of Loteria cards was an artist and this game was once a game played by people who are respected. Some images on Loteria cards have similarities to tarot cards such as sun, moon, star, angel,.

I was first introduced to Lotería by a classmate in art school whose senior thesis revolved around the theme of the deck. I have always really loved the imagery in the cards and found them to be very inspiring. (I'm not the only one, either. Check out this amazing deck with a Star Wars theme!) Not surprisingly, I find the cards to be even more wonderful in miniature form.

I'd like to point out two things about these cards:

1. These images are not in the public domain, so please don't use this printable for anything other than personal projects.

Star Wars Loteria Cards

2. I have left the original deck intact, including a couple of cards that some people find to be racist. I went back and forth on whether to include them, but, in the interest of making a printable with a full deck of cards, I decided to keep them. I'll leave it up to you whether to include those cards in your sets.

Files:

• Download Playscale Lotería Cards (PDF) - prints 4 sets of cards on 8.5' x 11' paper
• Set your printer to photo quality for best printing
• Use heavy cardstock
• Requires double-sided printing