.blog-inner-section {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 80px 0 0;
}

.blog-card {
  height: 100%;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all 0.35s ease;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(89, 65, 149, 0.3);
}

.blog-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(89, 65, 149, 0.8);
}

.blog-card-image {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-card-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 240px;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
  display: block;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-card-image img {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.blog-card-content {
  padding: 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
}

.blog-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.blog-category {
  background: #eef6ff;
  color: #0d6efd;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 30px;
}

.blog-date {
  color: #718096;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.blog-title {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blog-title a {
  color: #111827;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-title a:hover {
  color: #0d6efd;
}

.blog-excerpt {
  color: #6b7280;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.blog-footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  border-top: 1px solid #edf2f7;
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.blog-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.blog-author img {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.blog-author span {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #374151;
}

.read-more {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #701fd2;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more:hover {
  transform: translateX(5px);
}

.blog-title {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-excerpt {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-title {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .blog-card-image img {
    height: 220px;
  }

  .blog-footer {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 15px;
  }
}