.categories-section .category-card {
    color: #fff;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    background-size: cover !important;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-1 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tcp-recording-studio-directory-card.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-2 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tcp-art-gallery-directory-card.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-3 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/empty-studio-with-photography-lighting-640x360.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-4 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wrkout-hub-image2-640x360.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-5 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_5204-640x360.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card.cat-6 {
    background-image: url("https://thecreativeplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_0846-640x360.jpg") !important;
    background-position: center center;
}

.categories-section .category-card::before {
    background: linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.28) 0%,
        rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.08) 34%,
        rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.78) 100%
    ) !important;
    z-index: 0;
}

.categories-section .category-card > .category-number,
.categories-section .category-card > .category-title,
.categories-section .category-card > .category-sub,
.categories-section .category-card > .category-arrow {
    color: #fff !important;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
    z-index: 1;
}

.categories-section .category-card > .category-arrow {
    z-index: 2;
}