Cards only HTML/CSS

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.6.3/css/font-awesome.min.css"> 

  <div class="row block">
    <div class="example-1 card">
      <div class="wrapper">
        <div class="date">
          <span class="day">12</span>
          <span class="month">Aug</span>
          <span class="year">2016</span>
        </div>
        <div class="data">
          <div class="content">
            <span class="author">Jane Doe</span>
            <h1 class="title"><a href="#">Boxing icon has the will for a couple more fights</a></h1>
            <p class="text">The highly anticipated world championship fight will take place at 10am and is the second major boxing blockbuster in the nation after 43 years.</p>
            <label for="show-menu" class="menu-button"><span></span></label>
          </div>
          <input type="checkbox" id="show-menu" />
          <ul class="menu-content">
            <li>
              <a href="#" class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></a>
            </li>
            <li><a href="#" class="fa fa-heart-o"><span>47</span></a></li>
            <li><a href="#" class="fa fa-comment-o"><span>8</span></a></li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="example-2 card">
      <div class="wrapper">
        <div class="header">
          <div class="date">
            <span class="day">12</span>
            <span class="month">Aug</span>
            <span class="year">2016</span>
          </div>
          <ul class="menu-content">
            <li>
              <a href="#" class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></a>
            </li>
            <li><a href="#" class="fa fa-heart-o"><span>18</span></a></li>
            <li><a href="#" class="fa fa-comment-o"><span>3</span></a></li>
          </ul>
        </div>
        <div class="data">
          <div class="content">
            <span class="author">Jane Doe</span>
            <h1 class="title"><a href="#">Stranger Things: The sound of the Upside Down</a></h1>
            <p class="text">The antsy bingers of Netflix will eagerly anticipate the digital release of the Survive soundtrack, out today.</p>
            <a href="#" class="button">Read more</a>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

@charset "UTF-8";
@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,700);
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #034378, #2d4e68);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  height: 100vh;
  font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

h1 {
  font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.row {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 50px auto 0;
}

.card {
  float: left;
  padding: 0 1.7rem;
  width: 50%;
}
.card .menu-content {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style-type: none;
}
.card .menu-content::before, .card .menu-content::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
}
.card .menu-content::after {
  clear: both;
}
.card .menu-content li {
  display: inline-block;
}
.card .menu-content a {
  color: #fff;
}
.card .menu-content span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: "Open Sans";
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}
.card .wrapper {
  background-color: #fff;
  min-height: 540px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 19px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 15px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.card .wrapper:hover .data {
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.card .data {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  transform: translateY(calc(70px + 1em));
  transition: transform 0.3s;
}
.card .data .content {
  padding: 1em;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.card .author {
  font-size: 12px;
}
.card .title {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.card .text {
  height: 70px;
  margin: 0;
}
.card input[type=checkbox] {
  display: none;
}
.card input[type=checkbox]:checked + .menu-content {
  transform: translateY(-60px);
}

.example-1 .wrapper {
  background: url(https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1496979551903-46e46589a88b?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&s=cda12b505afa1beb06e49d89014cbd65&auto=format&fit=crop&w=634&q=80) 20% 1%/cover no-repeat;
}
.example-1 .date {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #77d7b9;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.8em;
}
.example-1 .date span {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
}
.example-1 .date .day {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 24px;
  text-shadow: 2px 3px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}
.example-1 .date .month {
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.example-1 .date .month,
.example-1 .date .year {
  font-size: 12px;
}
.example-1 .content {
  background-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 30px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
.example-1 .title a {
  color: gray;
}
.example-1 .menu-button {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 999;
  top: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  width: 25px;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.example-1 .menu-button span {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background-color: gray;
  color: gray;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.example-1 .menu-button span::after, .example-1 .menu-button span::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background-color: currentColor;
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.example-1 .menu-button span::before {
  left: -10px;
}
.example-1 .menu-button span::after {
  right: -10px;
}
.example-1 .menu-content {
  text-align: center;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: -1;
  transition: transform 0.3s;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.example-1 .menu-content li {
  width: 33.333333%;
  float: left;
  background-color: #77d7b9;
  height: 60px;
  position: relative;
}
.example-1 .menu-content a {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-size: 24px;
}
.example-1 .menu-content span {
  top: -10px;
}

.example-2 .wrapper {
  background: url(https://tvseriescritic.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/stranger-things-bicycle-lights-children.jpg) center/cover no-repeat;
}
.example-2 .wrapper:hover .menu-content span {
  transform: translate(-50%, -10px);
  opacity: 1;
}
.example-2 .header {
  color: #fff;
  padding: 1em;
}
.example-2 .header::before, .example-2 .header::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
}
.example-2 .header::after {
  clear: both;
}
.example-2 .header .date {
  float: left;
  font-size: 12px;
}
.example-2 .menu-content {
  float: right;
}
.example-2 .menu-content li {
  margin: 0 5px;
  position: relative;
}
.example-2 .menu-content span {
  transition: all 0.3s;
  opacity: 0;
}
.example-2 .data {
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(calc(70px + 4em));
}
.example-2 .title a {
  color: #fff;
}
.example-2 .button {
  display: block;
  width: 100px;
  margin: 2em auto 1em;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1;
  position: relative;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.example-2 .button::after {
  content: "→";
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(0, -50%);
  transition: all 0.3s;
}
.example-2 .button:hover::after {
  transform: translate(5px, -50%);
  opacity: 1;
}