.blog-cards{
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.9), rgba(255,255,255,.9)), url('/images/quotes.png');
    /* background: url('/images/quotes.png'); */
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position-x: right;
    background-position-y: bottom;
    max-width: 30% !important;    
    /* filter: opacity(0.8); */
    /* filter: alpha(opacity=0);  */
    transition-duration: 0.25s;
    margin-top: 2em;
}

.blog-cards .card-img-top{
    max-height: 10em !important;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.blog-cards:hover{
    transform: translate3D(0,-1px,0) scale(1.1);
    transition-duration: 0.25s;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 2em -0.5em #000;
}