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.pum-theme-7820 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-hello-box .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: auto; width: auto; left: auto; right: -30px; bottom: auto; top: -30px; padding: 0px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: 100; font-size: 32px; line-height: 28px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 28px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 221, 51, 51, 1.00 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7817: Default Theme */
.pum-theme-7817, .pum-theme-default-theme { background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7817 .pum-container, .pum-theme-default-theme .pum-container { padding: 18px; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px none #000000; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 249, 249, 249, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7817 .pum-title, .pum-theme-default-theme .pum-title { color: #000000; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7817 .pum-content, .pum-theme-default-theme .pum-content { color: #8c8c8c; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-style: inherit } 
.pum-theme-7817 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-default-theme .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: auto; width: auto; left: auto; right: 0px; bottom: auto; top: 0px; padding: 8px; color: #ffffff; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 36px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 0px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 0, 183, 205, 1.00 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7818: Light Box */
.pum-theme-7818, .pum-theme-lightbox { background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.60 ) } 
.pum-theme-7818 .pum-container, .pum-theme-lightbox .pum-container { padding: 18px; border-radius: 3px; border: 8px solid #000000; box-shadow: 0px 0px 30px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 1.00 ); background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7818 .pum-title, .pum-theme-lightbox .pum-title { color: #000000; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7818 .pum-content, .pum-theme-lightbox .pum-content { color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100 } 
.pum-theme-7818 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-lightbox .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 26px; width: 26px; left: auto; right: -13px; bottom: auto; top: -13px; padding: 0px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 100; font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; border: 2px solid #ffffff; border-radius: 26px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px 1px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.75 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 1.00 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7819: Enterprise Blue */
.pum-theme-7819, .pum-theme-enterprise-blue { background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.70 ) } 
.pum-theme-7819 .pum-container, .pum-theme-enterprise-blue .pum-container { padding: 28px; border-radius: 5px; border: 1px none #000000; box-shadow: 0px 10px 25px 4px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.50 ); background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7819 .pum-title, .pum-theme-enterprise-blue .pum-title { color: #315b7c; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100; font-size: 34px; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7819 .pum-content, .pum-theme-enterprise-blue .pum-content { color: #2d2d2d; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100 } 
.pum-theme-7819 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-enterprise-blue .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 28px; width: 28px; left: auto; right: 8px; bottom: auto; top: 8px; padding: 4px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: 100; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 42px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 49, 91, 124, 1.00 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7821: Cutting Edge */
.pum-theme-7821, .pum-theme-cutting-edge { background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.50 ) } 
.pum-theme-7821 .pum-container, .pum-theme-cutting-edge .pum-container { padding: 18px; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px none #000000; box-shadow: 0px 10px 25px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.50 ); background-color: rgba( 30, 115, 190, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7821 .pum-title, .pum-theme-cutting-edge .pum-title { color: #ffffff; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: Sans-Serif; font-weight: 100; font-size: 26px; line-height: 28px } 
.pum-theme-7821 .pum-content, .pum-theme-cutting-edge .pum-content { color: #ffffff; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100 } 
.pum-theme-7821 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-cutting-edge .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 24px; width: 24px; left: auto; right: 0px; bottom: auto; top: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: 100; font-size: 32px; line-height: 24px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 0px; box-shadow: -1px 1px 1px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.10 ); text-shadow: -1px 1px 1px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.10 ); background-color: rgba( 238, 238, 34, 1.00 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7822: Framed Border */
.pum-theme-7822, .pum-theme-framed-border { background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.50 ) } 
.pum-theme-7822 .pum-container, .pum-theme-framed-border .pum-container { padding: 18px; border-radius: 0px; border: 20px outset #dd3333; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.97 ) inset; background-color: rgba( 255, 251, 239, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7822 .pum-title, .pum-theme-framed-border .pum-title { color: #000000; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7822 .pum-content, .pum-theme-framed-border .pum-content { color: #2d2d2d; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 100 } 
.pum-theme-7822 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-framed-border .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 20px; width: 20px; left: auto; right: -20px; bottom: auto; top: -20px; padding: 0px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.55 ) } 

/* Popup Theme 7823: Floating Bar - Soft Blue */
.pum-theme-7823, .pum-theme-floating-bar { background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7823 .pum-container, .pum-theme-floating-bar .pum-container { padding: 8px; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px none #000000; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); background-color: rgba( 238, 246, 252, 1.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7823 .pum-title, .pum-theme-floating-bar .pum-title { color: #505050; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7823 .pum-content, .pum-theme-floating-bar .pum-content { color: #505050; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400 } 
.pum-theme-7823 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-floating-bar .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 18px; width: 18px; left: auto; right: 5px; bottom: auto; top: 50%; padding: 0px; color: #505050; font-family: Sans-Serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; border: 1px solid #505050; border-radius: 15px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.00 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.00 ); background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.00 ); transform: translate(0, -50%) } 

/* Popup Theme 7824: Content Only - For use with page builders or block editor */
.pum-theme-7824, .pum-theme-content-only { background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.70 ) } 
.pum-theme-7824 .pum-container, .pum-theme-content-only .pum-container { padding: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px none #000000; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.00 ) } 
.pum-theme-7824 .pum-title, .pum-theme-content-only .pum-title { color: #000000; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.23 ); font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px } 
.pum-theme-7824 .pum-content, .pum-theme-content-only .pum-content { color: #8c8c8c; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400 } 
.pum-theme-7824 .pum-content + .pum-close, .pum-theme-content-only .pum-content + .pum-close { position: absolute; height: 18px; width: 18px; left: auto; right: 7px; bottom: auto; top: 7px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; border: 1px none #ffffff; border-radius: 15px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px rgba( 2, 2, 2, 0.00 ); text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.00 ); background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.00 ) } 

#pum-7950 {z-index: 1999999999}</style> <script src=https://blog.cardsdirect.com/wp-content/cache/minify/29f14.js></script> <link
rel=https://api.w.org/ href=https://blog.cardsdirect.com/wp-json/ ><link
rel=EditURI type=application/rsd+xml title=RSD href=https://blog.cardsdirect.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd><meta
name="google-site-verification" content="apPnFVCJLDJtovQDh9VNNbhtyOVp88G3SZHjW7-a8Hk"><style>body,
		table th,
		.normal-button,
		.accent-button,
		.button,
		#infinite-handle span button,
		h3.slider-subtitle,
		.site-description,
		.widget-title,
		#cancel-comment-reply-link,
		#secondary .widget_categories ul li {
			font-family: Roboto,Cabin, sans-serif;
		}

	
		h1,
		h2,
		h3,
		h4,
		h5,
		h6,
		blockquote p,
		q p,
		.promo-item-button,
		.page-content,
		.entry-content,
		.widget ul,
		.widget p,
		.widget div:not(.promo-item-button),
		label,
		.comment-content,
		widget.popular-posts .wpp-post-title,
		input:not([type="submit"]),
		textarea,
		select,
		.related-posts-container #jp-relatedposts h3.jp-relatedposts-headline,
		.related-posts-container #jp-relatedposts .jp-relatedposts-items .jp-relatedposts-post .jp-relatedposts-post-title a {
			font-family: Roboto,Playfair Display, serif;
		}

	
		.site-title {
			font-size: 40px !important;
			letter-spacing: 1px;
			line-height: 24px;
		}

		
		.site-description {
			font-size: 11px;
			letter-spacing: 3px;
			line-height: 30px;
		}

				.comment-reply-title,
		.comment-author,
		.page .entry-content table th, 
		.single-post .entry-content table th,
		h3.slider-subtitle {
			font-size: 14px;
			letter-spacing: 1px;
			line-height: 18px;
		}

	
		.main-navigation ul,
		.shopping-cart-icon,
		.widget-title,
		.logged-in-as,
		.jp-relatedposts .jp-widget-title,
		.entry-meta,
		.entry-footer, 
		.share-buttons-container,
		.nav-links,
		.accent-button,
		.normal-button,
		.button,
		input[type="submit"],
		.nav-links a,
		#infinite-handle span button,
		#infinite-handle span button:hover,
		#infinite-handle span button:focus,
		.edit,
		.comment-metadata,
		.reply,
		#cancel-comment-reply-link,
		.related-post-popup-title,
		#secondary .widget_categories ul li {
			font-size: 10px;
			letter-spacing: 2px;
			line-height: 26px;
		}

	
		.owl-carousel .slider-button {
			font-size: 10px;
			letter-spacing: 2px;
			line-height: 26px;
		}

	
		h1,
		.full-width-footer .null-instagram-feed .widget-title {
			font-size: 30px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 45px;
		}

		h2,
		blockquote,
		q,
		.comment-reply-title,
		.related-posts-container #jp-relatedposts h3.jp-relatedposts-headline {
			font-size: 27px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 40px;
		}

		h3 {
			font-size: 24px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 35px;
		}

		h4,
		h5,
		.widget.popular-posts .wpp-post-title,
		.related-posts-container #jp-relatedposts .jp-relatedposts-items .jp-relatedposts-post .jp-relatedposts-post-title a {
			font-size: 22px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 25px;
		}

		h6 {
			font-size: 20px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 25px;
		}

	
		h1.slider-title {
			font-size: 30px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 45px;
		}

	 

		body,
		.widget .tagcloud a {
			font-size: 16px;
			line-height: 30px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
		}

	
		.woocommerce ul.products li.product .woocommerce-loop-category__title, 
		.woocommerce ul.products li.product .woocommerce-loop-product__title, 
		.woocommerce ul.products li.product h3,
		.woocommerce form.checkout h3,
		.woocommerce-Tabs-panel h2,
		.woocommerce .related.products h2,
		.comment-reply-title {
			font-size: 27px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 40px;
		}

		.woocommerce ul.products li.product .price,
		.woocommerce ul.order_details li strong {
			font-size: 20px;
			letter-spacing: 0px;
			line-height: 25px;
		}

	
		body,
		#secondary .widget-title .widget-title-text,
		#secondary .widget-title {
			background: #ffffff;
		}

	
		.site-branding,
		.site-title a,
		.site-description {
			color: #000000 !important;
		}

	
		body,
		a,
		#infinite-handle span button,
		#infinite-handle span button:focus,
		.nav-search .search-box input {
			color: #000;
		}

		a:hover {
			color: #000;
		}

		::-webkit-input-placeholder {
			color: #000;
		}

		::-moz-placeholder {
			color: #000;
		}

		:-ms-input-placeholder {
			color: #000;
		}

		:-moz-placeholder {
			color: #000;
		}

	
		.entry-content a:not(.accent-button):not(.normal-button):not(.social-media-icon):not(.button):not(.remove),
		.cat-links a,
		.tags-links a,
		.comment-content a,
		.page-content a {
			color: #007ad9;
		}

		.cat-links a:hover,
		.tags-links a:hover,
		.entry-content a:not(.accent-button):not(.normal-button):not(.social-media-icon):not(.button):not(.remove):hover,
		.comment-content a:hover,
		.page-content a:hover {
			color: #e3532f;
		}

		
		.main-navigation, 
		.main-navigation a,
		.main-navigation ul ul li,
		.menu-toggle,
		mark,
		ins,
		.footer.site-info,
		.footer.site-info a,
		.stylish-article .entry-header {
			background: #373d3f;
			color: #ffffff !important;
		}

		#secondary .widget_categories ul li a {
			background: #373d3f;
			color: #ffffff;
		} 

		ul.page-numbers li span:not(.dots),
		ul.page-numbers li a:hover {
			border-color: #373d3f;;
		}

		a.shopping-cart-icon,
		a.shopping-cart-icon:hover,
		.nav-social-icons a,
		.nav-social-icons a:hover,
		.nav-search,
		.stylish-article .entry-header a {
			background: inherit;
			color: #ffffff;
		}

		.stylish-article .entry-header .short-underline {
			background: #ffffff;
		}

		.stylish-article .entry-header {
			outline-color: #ffffff;
		}

			#secondary .widget_categories ul li a:hover,
		.comment-body {
			background: #edeeef;
			color: #000;
		}

		.comment-body .comment-metadata a,
		.comment-body .reply a {
			color: #000;
		}

		.standard-article,
		.full-entry-article,
		.list-article,
		.grid-article,
		.stylish-article,
		.share-buttons-container,
		.site-main .comment-navigation,
		.site-main .post-navigation,
		ul.page-numbers li a,
		.page .entry-content table:not(.shop_table) th,
		.single-post .entry-content table th,
		#secondary .widget-title:before,
		.full-entry-article .entry-footer {
			border-color: #edeeef;
		}

		::selection {
			background: #edeeef; /* WebKit/Blink Browsers */
			color: #000;
		}
		::-moz-selection {
			background: #edeeef; /* Gecko Browsers */
			color: #000;
		}

	
		.site-footer {
			background: #373d3f;
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer .widget:not(.widget_promo_items_widget) a:not(.accent-button) {
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer ::-moz-placeholder {
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer :-ms-input-placeholder {
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer :-moz-placeholder {
			color: #fff;
		}

		.site-footer input,
		.site-footer button,
		.site-footer select,
		.site-footer textarea {
			border-color: #fff !important;
		}

		.footer-widget-container .widget-area,
		.footer-widget-container .widget {
			border-color: #fff;
		}
	
	
		.accent-button,
		input[type="submit"],
		#infinite-handle span button,
		.nav-links a {
			background: #e3532f;
			color: #ffffff;
		}

		buttonbutton:not(.menu-toggle):not(.sub-menu-toggle):hover,
		input[type=submit]:hover,
		.button:hover,
		.normal-button:hover,
		.accent-button:hover,
		.nav-links a:hover,
		.share-buttons-container .share-buttons a:hover,
		#infinite-handle span button:hover,
		.nav-links a:hover {
			background: #edeeef;
			color: #e3532f;
		}

	
		.woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active {
			border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;
		}

		.woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active {
			background: #ffffff !important;
		}

	
		.woocommerce .required,
		.woocommerce form .form-row .required,
		.woocommerce-message, 
		.woocommerce-message:before, 
		.woocommerce-info, 
		.woocommerce-info:before, 
		.woocommerce-error,
		.woocommerce-error:before,
		.woocommerce .price,
		.woocommerce .button,
		.woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li a,
		.woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li a:hover,
		.woocommerce #reviews #comments ol.commentlist li .comment-text p.meta,
		.woocommerce table.shop_table td.product-remove a,
		.woocommerce .product-name a,
		.woocommerce .edit,
		.woocommerce-variation-price .price .woocommerce-Price-amount.amount,
		.woocommerce-Price-amount.amount,
		.woocommerce-variation-availability p,
		.payment_box p,
		.widget.woocommerce .remove,
		.widget.woocommerce .remove:hover,
		.woocommerce table.shop_table thead,
		.woocommerce-pagination a:hover,
		.woocommerce-loop-product__title,
		.woocommerce .star-rating::before,
		.woocommerce nav.woocommerce-pagination ul li span.current
		{
			color: #000 !important;
		}

	
		.woocommerce .product_meta .posted_in a,
		.woocommerce .product_meta .tagged_as a {
			color: #007ad9;
		}

		.woocommerce .product_meta .posted_in a:hover,
		.woocommerce .product_meta .tagged_as a:hover {
			color: #e3532f;
		}

		
		.woocommerce .onsale,
		.woocommerce span.onsale,
		.woocommerce .woocommerce-MyAccount-navigation a,
		.woocommerce .woocommerce-MyAccount-navigation ul li,
		ins span.woocommerce-Price-amount.amount { 
			background: #373d3f !important;
			color: #ffffff !important;
		}

		.woocommerce nav.woocommerce-pagination ul li span.current {
			border-color: #373d3f		}

	
		.woocommerce-tabs .tabs li:not(.active),
		.woocommerce table.shop_table td,
		.woocommerce .cart_totals  table.shop_table_responsive .order-total th,
		.woocommerce .cart_totals  table.shop_table_responsive tr th,
		.woocommerce table.shop_table tfoot th,
		.woocommerce-customer-details address,
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