.blog-card {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    transition: transform 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.blog-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(15,46,68,0.12); }
.blog-card-img-wrap { display: block; }
.blog-card-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    object-fit: cover;
    background: #e9ecef;
    display: block;
}
.blog-card-body {
    padding: 1.5rem;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.blog-card-category {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #FFAA47;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.blog-card-category a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-card-title {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #0F2E44;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
}
.blog-card-title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-card-title a:hover { color: #3A7B9E; }
.blog-card-excerpt {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: #6c757d;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    flex: 1;
}
.blog-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.85rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #6c757d;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    padding-top: 0.75rem;
    border-top: 1px solid #f1f3f5;
}
.blog-card-meta a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-card-meta i { margin-right: 0.25rem; }
.blog-card-read-more {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    color: #0F2E44;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: gap 0.2s;
}
.blog-card-read-more:hover { gap: 0.65rem; color: #FFAA47; }
.empty-state {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    background: #f8f9fa;
    border-radius: 12px;
    color: #6c757d;
    font-size: 1rem;
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}
.blog-card-tags {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.blog-card-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
    background: #f1f3f5;
    color: #495057;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    border-radius: 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s;
}
.blog-card-tag:hover {
    background: #0F2E44;
    color: #fff;
}