Dear @sonnisc
As a first step do these links help you?
http://laythemeforum.com/topic/6186/image-hover-add-on-on-menu-items/2
http://laythemeforum.com/topic/6087/imagehover-on-element-grid-lightbox-on-carousel/2
Best wishes
Richard
Dear @Max-Weinland
maybe to build it as CUSTOM HTML is also a good solution.
You can use CUSTOM CSS to change the colours of the links. DOn't forget to use !important.
Best!
Marius
