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HTML
<div class="stage-7">
  <div class="card-stack">
    <div class="stack-main">
      <h4>Stacked Paper</h4>
      <p>Pseudo-elements create layered paper cards that fan out on hover.</p>
      <button class="stack-btn">Open →</button>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
.card-stack {
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
}

.card-stack::before,
.card-stack::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
}

.card-stack::before {
  background: #d6c9ff;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 8px;
  left: 6px;
  z-index: 0;
}

.card-stack::after {
  background: #ffc8d6;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 4px;
  left: 3px;
  z-index: 0;
}

.card-stack:hover::before {
  transform: translate(4px, 6px) rotate(3deg);
}

.card-stack:hover::after {
  transform: translate(-3px, 4px) rotate(-2deg);
}

.stack-main {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}

.stack-main h4 {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1a1a2e;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.stack-main p {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #b8b6d4;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.stack-btn {
  font-size: 11px;
  padding: 5px 14px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: #1a1a2e;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* parent stage backdrop (so the demo renders standalone) */
[class^="stage-"] {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 200px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.stage-7 {
  background: #f5f3ee;
}