JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://rawgit.com/codrops/DirectionAwareHoverEffect/master/js/jquery.hoverdir.js"></script>
<div class="container">
<section>
	<ul id="thumbs" class="thumbs">
		<li>		
				<img src="http://placehold.it/300x250" />
				<div>
					<span>Some Description</span>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"></a>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"></a>
				</div>
		</li>
		<li>
				<img src="http://placehold.it/300x250" />
				<div>
					<span>Some Other Description</span>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"></a>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"></a>
				</div>
		</li>
		<li>
				<img src="http://placehold.it/300x250" />
				<div>
					<span>Another One</span>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-default"></a>
                    <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"></a>
				</div>
		</li>
		</ul>
</section>
</div>

CSS

.thumbs {
	list-style: none;
	width: 984px;
	height: 600px;
	position: relative;
	margin: 20px auto;
	padding: 0;
}
.thumbs li {
	float: left;
	margin: 5px;
	background: #fff;
	padding: 8px;
	position: relative;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.thumbs li a,
.thumbs li a img {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
}
.thumbs li a {
	overflow: hidden;
}
.thumbs li a div {
	position: absolute;
	background: #333;
	background: rgba(75,75,75,0.7);
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
}
.thumbs li a div span {
	display: block;
	padding: 10px 0;
	margin: 40px 20px 20px 20px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
	text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
	box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 -10px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}

JavaScript

$(function() {			
    $(' #thumbs > li ').each( function() {
        $(this).hoverdir({
            hoverDelay : 60            
        }); 
    });
});