Responsive landing page for blog preview using CSS flex

What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

I am not very proud because I feel like I can undertake greater or significantly larger projects, but I am somewhat lazy at times. However, I want to take the time to thank Frontend Mentor for mentoring me, even though I still need some more Attention!

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

As for the web, in the active state when the link is being hovered over, the whole container is supposed to enlarge its shadow. I find it quite difficult to make that happen, so any feedback would be much appreciated.