You can create your own lay out with this extra plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-post-list/. For example:

Lay-out template:

The template of the above lay out is:

<div style=”float:left; width:250px; height:250px; margin:1em; padding:1em; border:1px solid #CCC;-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 7px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.87);-moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 7px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.87); box-shadow:2px 2px 7px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.87);” >

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