# Stacked Cards

> A vertical stack of cards, each describing one phase of your process in turn. Use it to walk a client through how an engagement unfolds step by step.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@shadcn-ui-blocks](https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-process-and-approach-stacked-cards).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-process-and-approach-stacked-cards
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-process-and-approach-stacked-cards-light-a2153517ac93fbe0.png
- Registry item: https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/portfolio-portfolio-process-and-approach-stacked-cards.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/portfolio-portfolio-process-and-approach-stacked-cards.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `class-variance-authority`, `lucide-react`, `radix-ui`

## Files

### `components/blocks/portfolio/portfolio-process-and-approach/stacked-cards.tsx`

```tsx
import { ArrowRightIcon } from 'lucide-react';
import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from '@/components/ui/card';

const processCards = [
  {
    id: 1,
    title: 'Discovery',
    icon: '🔍',
    description: 'Understanding your needs and project requirements',
    details: [
      'Comprehensive client interviews',
      'Market and competitor research',
      'User persona development',
      'Project scope definition',
    ],
    color: 'bg-blue-500/10 border-blue-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-blue-500/20',
  },
  {
    id: 2,
    title: 'Strategy',
    icon: '🧠',
    description: 'Developing a plan and approach tailored to your goals',
    details: [
      'Content strategy creation',
      'Information architecture',
      'Technology stack selection',
      'Project timeline development',
    ],
    color: 'bg-purple-500/10 border-purple-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-purple-500/20',
  },
  {
    id: 3,
    title: 'Design',
    icon: '🎨',
    description: 'Creating beautiful and functional visual solutions',
    details: [
      'Wireframing and prototyping',
      'Visual design exploration',
      'UI/UX development',
      'Design system implementation',
    ],
    color: 'bg-amber-500/10 border-amber-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-amber-500/20',
  },
  {
    id: 4,
    title: 'Development',
    icon: '👨‍💻',
    description: 'Building robust and scalable technical solutions',
    details: [
      'Frontend development',
      'Backend integration',
      'Responsive implementation',
      'Performance optimization',
    ],
    color: 'bg-green-500/10 border-green-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-green-500/20',
  },
  {
    id: 5,
    title: 'Deployment',
    icon: '🚀',
    description: 'Launching your project and ensuring everything runs smoothly',
    details: [
      'Quality assurance testing',
      'Server deployment',
      'SEO implementation',
      'Analytics setup',
    ],
    color: 'bg-rose-500/10 border-rose-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-rose-500/20',
  },
  {
    id: 6,
    title: 'Maintenance',
    icon: '🔧',
    description: 'Providing ongoing support and improvements after launch',
    details: [
      'Regular performance monitoring',
      'Security updates',
      'Feature enhancements',
      'Content updates and optimization',
    ],
    color: 'bg-cyan-500/10 border-cyan-500',
    iconBg: 'bg-cyan-500/20',
  },
];

export default function StackedCards() {
  return (
    <section className="bg-background w-full py-12 md:py-24 lg:py-32">
      <div className="container mx-auto px-4 md:px-6">
        <div className="mb-12 flex flex-col items-center justify-center space-y-4 text-center">
          <div className="space-y-2">
            <Badge className="px-3 py-1" variant="outline">
              My Process
            </Badge>
            <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tighter sm:text-5xl">
              How I Work
            </h2>
            <p className="text-muted-foreground max-w-[900px] md:text-xl/relaxed lg:text-base/relaxed xl:text-xl/relaxed">
              A detailed breakdown of my comprehensive approach to ensure your
              project&apos;s success
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>

        <div className="mb-12 grid grid-cols-1 gap-8 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
          {processCards.map((card) => (
            <div key={card.id} className="group relative">
              <Card className={`${card.color} h-full border-2`}>
                <CardHeader>
                  <div
                    className={`h-12 w-12 rounded-full ${card.iconBg} mb-4 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl`}
                  >
                    {card.icon}
                  </div>
                  <CardTitle>{card.title}</CardTitle>
                  <CardDescription>{card.description}</CardDescription>
                </CardHeader>
                <CardContent className="grow">
                  <ul className="space-y-2">
                    {card.details.map((detail, index) => (
                      <li key={index} className="flex items-start">
                        <svg
                          className="text-primary mr-2 h-5 w-5 flex-shrink-0"
                          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
                          fill="none"
                          stroke="currentColor"
                          strokeWidth="2"
                          strokeLinecap="round"
                          strokeLinejoin="round"
                        >
                          <polyline points="20 6 9 17 4 12" />
                        </svg>
                        <span className="text-sm">{detail}</span>
                      </li>
                    ))}
                  </ul>
                </CardContent>
                <CardFooter>
                  <a
                    href="#"
                    className="text-primary flex items-center text-sm font-medium hover:underline"
                  >
                    Learn more
                    <ArrowRightIcon className="ml-1 h-3 w-3" />
                  </a>
                </CardFooter>
              </Card>

              {/* Layered shadow cards */}
              <div
                className={`absolute inset-0 -z-10 ${card.color} translate-x-1 translate-y-1 rounded-lg border-2 opacity-70`}
              ></div>
              <div
                className={`absolute inset-0 -z-20 ${card.color} translate-x-2 translate-y-2 rounded-lg border-2 opacity-50`}
              ></div>
            </div>
          ))}
        </div>

        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center space-y-4 text-center">
          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-[400px]:flex-row">
            <Button asChild>
              <a href="#">Start Your Project</a>
            </Button>
            <Button variant="outline" asChild>
              <a href="#">
                View Case Studies
                <ArrowRightIcon className="ml-2 h-4 w-4" />
              </a>
            </Button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </section>
  );
}
```

### `components/ui/badge.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const badgeVariants = cva(
  "group/badge inline-flex h-5 w-fit shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-1 overflow-hidden rounded-4xl border border-transparent px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&>svg]:pointer-events-none [&>svg]:size-3!",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-primary/80",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-secondary/80",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40 [a]:hover:bg-destructive/20",
        outline:
          "border-border text-foreground [a]:hover:bg-muted [a]:hover:text-muted-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Badge({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"span"> &
  VariantProps<typeof badgeVariants> & { asChild?: boolean }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "span"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="badge"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(badgeVariants({ variant }), className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Badge, badgeVariants }
```

### `components/ui/button.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "group/button inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent bg-clip-padding text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all outline-none select-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 active:not-aria-[haspopup]:translate-y-px disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
        outline:
          "border-border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:border-input dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80 aria-expanded:bg-secondary aria-expanded:text-secondary-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/20 focus-visible:border-destructive/40 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:hover:bg-destructive/30 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
      size: {
        default:
          "h-9 gap-1.5 px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        xs: "h-6 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] px-2 text-xs in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        sm: "h-8 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5",
        lg: "h-10 gap-1.5 px-2.5 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        icon: "size-9",
        "icon-xs":
          "size-6 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        "icon-sm":
          "size-8 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md",
        "icon-lg": "size-10",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Button({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
    asChild?: boolean
  }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "button"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="button"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Button, buttonVariants }
```

### `components/ui/card.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Card({
  className,
  size = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & { size?: "default" | "sm" }) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "group/card flex flex-col gap-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card py-6 text-sm text-card-foreground shadow-xs ring-1 ring-foreground/10 has-[>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:gap-4 data-[size=sm]:py-4 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-header"
      className={cn(
        "group/card-header @container/card-header grid auto-rows-min items-start gap-1 rounded-t-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] has-data-[slot=card-description]:grid-rows-[auto_auto] [.border-b]:pb-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-b]:pb-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-title"
      className={cn(
        "font-heading text-base leading-normal font-medium group-data-[size=sm]/card:text-sm",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-description"
      className={cn("text-sm text-muted-foreground", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-action"
      className={cn(
        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-content"
      className={cn("px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-footer"
      className={cn(
        "flex items-center rounded-b-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 [.border-t]:pt-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-t]:pt-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Card,
  CardHeader,
  CardFooter,
  CardTitle,
  CardAction,
  CardDescription,
  CardContent,
}
```