Can't get those buttons working!

Hi,
I know a lot of people ask about buttons, but i have been through the forums and the manual and as many tutorials on the internet as I can find, and they still won't work.
I have a standard menu where i want a little star to appear next to the object when the button is selected. The only thing i can manage to get is a white or black overlay that covers the entire button area.
I have two different psd files that i have been using one for the menu and one for the overlay, I also tried making a single layer greyscale image as a tutorial i found on the internet suggested. nothing is working.
Please could someone help me figure out where I'm going wrong.
Thanks
Kelly

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