.blog-card {
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ht-border-color, #e9ecef);
    transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease-in-out, transform 0.25s ease-in-out;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.blog-card .card-img-top {
    border-top-left-radius: 11px;
    border-top-right-radius: 11px;
    object-fit: cover;
    height: 200px;
    width: 100%;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card .card-body {
    padding: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-card .card-title {
    color: var(--ht-primary, #7B1B38);
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.blog-card .card-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--ht-text-gray, #6c757d);
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.blog-card .blog-author {
    margin-right: 1rem;
}

.blog-card .card-text {
    color: var(--ht-text-dark, #333333);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.blog-card .card-footer {
    color: var(--ht-primary, #7B1B38);
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
    background: transparent;
    border-top: 0;
    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.blog-card:hover,
a:hover .blog-card {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1.2rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) !important;
}

.blog-card:hover .card-img-top,
a:hover .blog-card .card-img-top {
    transform: scale(1.03);
}

.blog-card:hover .card-title,
a:hover .blog-card .card-title {
    color: var(--ht-primary-hover, #8C233B);
}

.blog-card:hover .card-footer,
a:hover .blog-card .card-footer {
    color: var(--ht-primary-hover, #8C233B);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.blog-content img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.blog-content h2 {
    font-size: calc(1.275rem + .3vw);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .blog-content h2 {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
}