diff --git a/ionic/components/card/card.scss b/ionic/components/card/card.scss
index 0179319835..614c3d6786 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/card.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/card/card.scss
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 
 .card {
   display: block;
+}
 
-  img {
-    width: 100%;
-  }
-
+.card img {
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 ion-card-header {
@@ -18,3 +17,7 @@ ion-card-header {
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
+
+ion-card-content {
+  display: block;
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
index aad4037b69..a64df34af4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/card/modes/ios.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ $card-ios-margin-right:                16px !default;
 $card-ios-margin-bottom:               16px !default;
 $card-ios-margin-left:                 16px !default;
 
+$card-ios-padding-top:                 13px !default;
+$card-ios-padding-right:               16px !default;
+$card-ios-padding-bottom:              14px !default;
+$card-ios-padding-left:                16px !default;
+
 $card-ios-background-color:            $list-background-color !default;
 $card-ios-box-shadow:                  0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.3) !default;
 $card-ios-border-radius:               2px !default;
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
     color: $card-ios-header-color;
   }
 
+  ion-card-content {
+    padding: $card-ios-padding-top $card-ios-padding-right $card-ios-padding-bottom $card-ios-padding-left;
+    font-size: $card-ios-font-size;
+  }
+
   .card-title {
     padding: $card-ios-title-padding;
     font-size: $card-ios-title-font-size;
@@ -66,11 +76,13 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
   h1 {
     margin: 0 0 2px;
     font-size: 2.4rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
   }
 
   h2 {
     margin: 2px 0 2px;
     font-size: 1.6rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
   }
 
   h3,
@@ -79,6 +91,7 @@ $card-ios-header-color:                #333 !default;
   h6 {
     margin: 2px 0 2px;
     font-size: 1.4rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
   }
 
   p {
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/modes/material.scss b/ionic/components/card/modes/material.scss
index f98329ddc8..547bef2eb7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/modes/material.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/card/modes/material.scss
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ $card-md-margin-right:                8px !default;
 $card-md-margin-bottom:               8px !default;
 $card-md-margin-left:                 8px !default;
 
+$card-md-padding-top:                 13px !default;
+$card-md-padding-right:               16px !default;
+$card-md-padding-bottom:              13px !default;
+$card-md-padding-left:                16px !default;
+
 $card-md-background-color:            $list-background-color !default;
 $card-md-box-shadow:                  0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14), 0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0,0,0,.2), 0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12) !default;
 $card-md-border-radius:               2px !default;
 $card-md-font-size:                   1.4rem !default;
+$card-md-line-height:                 1.5 !default;
 
 $card-md-text-color:                  #222 !default;
 $card-md-title-font-size:             2.4rem !default;
@@ -63,6 +69,12 @@ $card-md-header-color:                #222 !default;
     color: $card-md-header-color;
   }
 
+  ion-card-content {
+    padding: $card-md-padding-top $card-md-padding-right $card-md-padding-bottom $card-md-padding-left;
+    font-size: $card-md-font-size;
+    line-height: $card-md-line-height;
+  }
+
   .card-title {
     padding: $card-md-title-padding;
     font-size: $card-md-title-font-size;
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/test/advanced/main.html b/ionic/components/card/test/advanced/main.html
index 40c542515c..bfa92b2077 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/test/advanced/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/card/test/advanced/main.html
@@ -9,19 +9,15 @@
   </div>
 
 
-  <div class="item item-text-wrap">
-    <ion-item-content>
-
-      <h2 class="card-title">
-        Card Title Goes Here
-      </h2>
-
-      <p>
-        Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away,
-        once in awhile, and climb a mountain. I am within a paragraph element.
-      </p>
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    <h2 class="card-title">
+      Card Title Goes Here
+    </h2>
+    <p>
+      Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away,
+      once in awhile, and climb a mountain. I am within a paragraph element.
+    </p>
+  </ion-card-content>
 
   <ion-item actions>
     <button clear item-left>
@@ -53,11 +49,9 @@
     <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
   </div>
 
-  <div class="item item-text-wrap">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      Hello. I am a one liner, not a paragraph.
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    <p>Hello. I am a paragraph.</p>
+  </ion-card-content>
 
 </ion-card>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/card/test/basic/main.html
index a470d03bb7..e2835ef3c7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/card/test/basic/main.html
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
     Card Header
   </ion-card-header>
 
-  <div class="item item-text-wrap">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile,
+    and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
+  </ion-card-content>
 
 </ion-card>
 
@@ -27,37 +26,18 @@
     <button outline>View</button>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="item item-text-wrap">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      This is a multiline content within a card that should
-      take up multiple lines and stuff.
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="item">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-star"></icon>
-      <span>255</span>
-    </ion-item-content>
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-reply"></icon>
-      <span>Reply</span>
-    </ion-item-content>
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-forward"></icon>
-      Forward
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    This is a multiline content within a card that should
+    take up multiple lines and stuff.
+  </ion-card-content>
 
 </ion-card>
 
 
 <ion-card>
 
-  <div class="item">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      Card, no header
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    Card, no header
+  </ion-card-content>
 
 </ion-card>
diff --git a/ionic/components/card/test/images/main.html b/ionic/components/card/test/images/main.html
index 763573e6d9..727ae4fc6e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/card/test/images/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/card/test/images/main.html
@@ -6,24 +6,10 @@
   <div class="item">
     <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
   </div>
-  <div class="item no-border-bottom">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <h4 style="color:gray">Item with no-border-bottom</h4>
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
-  <div class="item item-text-wrap">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <p>This is content text and stuff.</p>
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
-  <div class="item">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <a href="#">Like</a>
-    </ion-item-content>
-    <ion-item-content class="align-right">
-      <a href="#">Share</a>
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
+  <ion-card-content>
+    <h4>H4 text inside ion-card-content</h4>
+    <p>Paragraph text inside ion-card-content.</p>
+  </ion-card-content>
 </ion-card>
 
 
@@ -34,8 +20,8 @@
       <img class="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==">
     </div>
     <ion-item-content>
-      <h2>Card With An Inset Picture</h2>
-      <p>Isn't it beautiful</p>
+      <h2>Card With An Inset Picture, H2 text</h2>
+      <p>Isn't it beautiful.</p>
     </ion-item-content>
   </div>
 
@@ -45,21 +31,6 @@
     </ion-item-content>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="item">
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-star"></icon>
-      <span>255</span>
-    </ion-item-content>
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-reply"></icon>
-      <span>Reply</span>
-    </ion-item-content>
-    <ion-item-content>
-      <icon small name="ion-forward"></icon>
-      Forward
-    </ion-item-content>
-  </div>
-
 </ion-card>
 
 <style>