Changing the CSS by itself shouldn't be able to create any sort of PHP error since the CSS files are sent directly to a user's browser. There's no PHP processing of those files before they get sent.
If you did a module override, then yes, it could cause those warnings. In that case, I'd recommend reverting back to our original code to see if the problem goes away. If so, then it could be many factors, including your template's compatibility with PHP7.1 and even Joomla itself.
Let us know what files you modified and if reverting those to the default SCLogin files fixes things and we can go from there.
Thanks,
Alex