I m not a fan of mystery menus.

The discovery of the card buttons occurs after you

have hovered over the card. This isn t optimal for a number of reasons
It requires that I hunt around for this option. As a new user, this kind of
UI pattern makes me wonder which other buttons/links I m missing
It increases the cognitive load, the burden is now on me to remember that th
is hidden option exists and how to trigger it
Doesn t translate well to mobile. Since the concept of mouse hover doesn t exist
on mobile, developers now need to treat these links as a special case on mobile
The UI probably looks a little less pretty when there are multiple cards on scre
en at once. This seems like a case of visual design taking precedence over usabi
lity.
Solution
I d do away with the mystery menu, and possibly experiment with reducing opacity i
f visual clutter is an issue.
Don t hide your UI away (particularly for aesthetic reasons). Whether you love or
hate Microsoft s ribbon interface, it s based on millions of dollars worth of usabil
ity testing, which concluded that: options that are hidden away pose a serious d
iscoverability issue.