i am baffled 
please assess: https://codepen.io/zortron756/pen/zYrPzdX
@church_craig you’ve done some of the stuff right here; it’s a good try.
I am wondering whether this question might be a bit too bitty and have too much stuff involved. All of the things you needed to do have been covered in the associated articles, but even so.
You cna see our answer here: https://github.com/mdn/learning-area/blob/master/html/forms/tasks/advanced-styling/marking.md#task-1