This is possible. Check the jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/jawilliams346614/jmbsch96/
HTML
<div class="ios-container ios-blur">
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
<div class="ios-items"> </div>
</div>
<div class="ios-frost"> </div>
CSS
.ios-container {
width: 400px;
height: 400px;
background: url(http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/ios_7_galaxy-wide.jpg);
z-index:1;
}
.ios-items {
background: #f00;
width:80px;
height:80px;
margin:10px;
box-sizing:border-box;
float:left;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.ios-blur {
-webkit-filter: blur(5px);
filter: blur(5px);
z-index:5;
}
.ios-frost {
height:200px;
width: 400px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left: 0;
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}
The class ios-blur
could be added to the element by a click event. The same click event would show the overlay frosted glass.
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