To show that I am not totally against the new direction, here is an example using some (Fancy) Buttons, with a small tweak that changes the dynamic.

https://shared.xara.com/Xa0negwrWA

Design file: CSS Filter - Miracle on 42nd Street.xar

Fun as these may be, you should be aiming for SVG over images, something your current approach fails on.

Acorn