Now I have the complete picture of the v2 baseline. Let me analyze the issues carefully:

1. LayeredCard.tsx -- Uses useCallback + window.addEventListener("scroll") with direct DOM manipulation (innerRef.current.style.transform). The React import is used for React.FC and React.MouseEvent types. The overflow-hidden on the inner div is problematic for sticky.
2. HomeLayered.tsx -- Has overflow-x-hidden removed but uses marginTop: -72px. The hero has overflow-hidden. The cards section has no overflow restrictions (good). Unused React import triggers ts(6133).
3. NavbarLayered.tsx -- z-index is 100, needs 9999.
4. index.css -- .App has padding-top: 72px and no overflow override. body has no overflow restrictions (good).

The previous crashes were caused by direct DOM manipulation (innerRef.current.style) which can fail in strict mode, and the React.MouseEvent type reference requiring the React namespace. This time I'll use pure React state for scale/brightness, avoid any .style manipulation, use requestAnimationFrame for smooth throttling, and keep all types inline to avoid needing the React namespace.

Now fix the Navbar z-index to 9999 and ensure the .App wrapper won't break sticky:

Now ensure overflow: visible on .App and html, body in index.css so sticky isn't killed by any ancestor:

Now let me do a final verification of the two key files to make sure there are no import issues:

Both files are clean -- no React. namespace references anywhere, only named imports { useEffect, useRef, useState } and { useEffect, useState }. The key changes across 4 files:

LayeredCard.tsx -- Completely rewritten as a plain function component (no React.FC, no React.MouseEvent). The scroll effect uses requestAnimationFrame-throttled useState updates for scale (1.0 to 0.9) and brightness (1.0 to 0.7), with proper cleanup. A dynamic boxShadow grows as the card shrinks, creating a 3D depth illusion. No overflow: hidden on any element. Mouse handlers are inline arrow functions avoiding any type imports.

HomeLayered.tsx -- Removed unused React import. Hero uses inline styles (no overflow-hidden class). The #cards-section wrapper is a plain div with zero overflow restrictions. Contact section sits at z-index: 50 above all cards.

NavbarLayered.tsx -- z-index bumped to 9999.

index.css -- Added overflow: visible !important to html, body, #root and .App to guarantee no ancestor breaks position: sticky.

Now I have the complete picture. The current LayeredCard.tsx uses requestAnimationFrame + window.addEventListener("scroll") with useState for scale/brightness, which is a sound approach but the scale effect (1.0 to 0.9) is too subtle. Let me apply all the dramatic visual changes requested while keeping this same proven scroll approach:

Now update HomeLayered.tsx to pass the isLast prop and ensure the dark background is visible through the gaps:

Now let me verify both files look correct:

Both files are clean and correct. Here's a summary of what changed:

LayeredCard.tsx -- The scale effect is now dramatically amplified: cards shrink from scale(1.0) to scale(0.65) (a 35% reduction), dim to brightness(0.5), and shift down with translateY(20px). The inner card is sized at width: 85% / height: 92% with border-radius: 50px and a subtle 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1) border, so the very dark #010409 background is always visible through the edges, making the shrink effect unmistakable. A new isLast prop prevents the final card (T-SHIRT) from scaling since nothing covers it. The growing box-shadow creates the 3D depth illusion as cards recede.

HomeLayered.tsx -- The cards section wrapper now has background: #010409 (near-black) so the gap between the 85%-width cards and the viewport edges is clearly visible. Each card receives isLast={i === layeredSections.length - 1} to prevent the last card from needlessly animating.