Vintage Valentine Puppy/Dog Die-Cut Card with Scissors, Mid-20th Century

The fact that this blue-gray fluffy bear is holding an open pair of scissors directly over a red heart labeled 'Valentine Greetings' sets an immediately concerning tone, with two additional red hearts flanking the scene like witnesses too scared to intervene. The creature sports rosy cheeks, a jaunty blue bow, and the wide-eyed expression of someone who has absolutely thought about this, and the tongue poking cheerfully out of its mouth suggests it's genuinely delighted by what it's doing, which is somehow worse. Hallmark presenting 'cardiac surgery performed by a stuffed animal with a blue ribbon and zero medical training' as romantic is truly the most unhinged thing the mid-century greeting card industry ever greenlit.