Control template: event trigger, border and text
<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Page.Resources> <ControlTemplate x:Key="btnCustom" TargetType="{x:Type Button}"> <Border Name="border" BorderThickness="3" BorderBrush="Blue" Background="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"> <TextBlock Name="txtblk" FontStyle="Italic" Text="{TemplateBinding Content}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Background}" /> </Border> <ControlTemplate.Triggers> <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"> <Setter TargetName="border" Property="CornerRadius" Value="12" /> <Setter TargetName="txtblk" Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" /> </Trigger> <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True"> <Setter TargetName="border" Property="Background" Value="{Binding Path=Background}" /> <Setter TargetName="txtblk" Property="Foreground" Value="{Binding Path=Foreground}" /> </Trigger> </ControlTemplate.Triggers> </ControlTemplate> </Page.Resources> <StackPanel> <Button Template="{StaticResource btnCustom}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="24" FontSize="24" > Button </Button> </StackPanel> </Page>