Negative top margin + overflow:hidden on Boostrap carousel - css

Question

I have a generic bootstrap v3.7 carousel and I'm trying to pull it up over the content above it like this
This is done with a margin-top: -50px; on the teal div. However, the hidden overflow property of the carousel is causing the top to be cut off above the top of the div, so I cannot achieve this overlay design. My attempts to modify the CSS have only broken the carousel. Is it possible to do this?

Answer 1

The margin-top should be applied the div containing .carousel, perhaps you are using it on the div with the calls carousel;
Following code snippet is what you're trying to achieve:
.aboveCarousel {
height: 300px;
background: magenta;
}
.container {
margin-top: -50px
}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class='aboveCarousel'> </div>
<div class="container">
<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
<!-- Indicators -->
<ol class="carousel-indicators">
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
</ol>
<!-- Wrapper for slides -->
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="item active">
<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/la.jpg" alt="Los Angeles" style="width:100%;">
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/chicago.jpg" alt="Chicago" style="width:100%;">
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/ny.jpg" alt="New york" style="width:100%;">
</div>
</div>
<!-- Left and right controls -->
<a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
<span class="sr-only">Previous</span>
</a>
<a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
<span class="sr-only">Next</span>
</a>
</div>
</div>