Jennie,
Check your posting WYSIWYG. The color drop-down should be right next to (sizes) and should have an A with a black line under it. Click on the arrow to the right of the A, and you will have a drop-down to pick a color. Voilla!
Amber, you have some talent, girl! I can't do anything other than stick figures. But I write like a dynamo when I get off my posterior and start typing. I've got 3 books in my head right now that are just BEGGING to be written. My wife keeps yelling at me, telling me that I need to get the ball rolling or I'll never do it.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work, from one sorta artist (poetry/prose) to another.