/*** blog page specific css***/

        /* Blog Container */
        .blog-container {
        max-width: 900px;
        margin: 2rem auto;
        padding: 0 1rem;
        }

        .blog-post {
        background: #fff7e6;
        border: 3px dashed #ffd9b3;
        border-radius: 12px;
        padding: 1.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
        }


        .blog-post h2 {
        color: #cc6600;
        margin-top: 0;
        }

        /* Blog Author Section */
        .blog-author {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 1rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .blog-author img {
        width: 64px;
        height: 64px;
        border-radius: 10px;
        border: 3px solid #ffd9b3; /* soft pastel stitched style */
        box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(255, 150, 230, 0.15);
        transition: transform 0.2s ease;
        
        
        max-width: 100%;
        margin: 1rem 0;
        }

        .blog-author img:hover {
        transform: scale(1.05); /* subtle hover pop */
        }

        .blog-meta {
        background: #fff7e6; /* soft pastel card behind text */
        padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
        border-radius: 8px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: #5a4a52; /* soft text color */
        }

        


        .author-name {
        font-weight: bold;
        color: #cc3366;
        }

        .post-date {
        color: #884455;
        font-weight: 600;
        }



        .post-image {
        width: 100%;
        border-radius: 14px;
        border: 3px solid #ffd9b3; 
        box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(255, 180, 150, 0.16);
        }
        
        .post-image:hover {
        transform: scale(1.01); /* subtle zoom */
        }

        .blog-post a {
        color: #d94b86;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-decoration: none;
        }

        .blog-post a:hover {
        text-decoration: underline;
        }

        .blog-tags {
        margin-top: 1rem;
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .blog-tags span {
        background: #ffeef7; /* pastel pink */
        color: #5a4a52; /* soft brown-purple text */
        padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
        border-radius: 10px;

        border: 2px solid #ffd9e8; /* soft stitched-like edge */
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: 600;

        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(255, 180, 225, 0.25);
        transition: 0.2s ease;
        }

        .blog-tags span:hover {
        background: #ffdff3;
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        }


        .blog-pagination {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 1.4rem;
        margin-top: 2.8rem;
        padding: 1.2rem 0;
        background: #fff7e6; /* soft pastel cream */
        border-radius: 14px;
        border: 2px dashed #ffd9b3;
        }

        .blog-pagination a {
        padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
        background: #ffe6f7; /* soft pastel pink */
        color: #5a4a52;
        font-weight: 700;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 10px;
        border: 2px solid #ffcce6;
        transition: 0.2s ease;
        }

        .blog-pagination a:hover:not(.disabled) {
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        background: #ffdff3;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(255, 180, 220, 0.25);
        }

        .blog-pagination .disabled {
        opacity: 0.4;
        pointer-events: none;
        }

        .blog-pagination .page-number {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #7a6a66;
        background: #fff;
        padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
        border-radius: 8px;
        }


/*** blog page specific css***/