Using the color picker component to change background is coving up the rest of the elements

Question

Hello,
I am trying to learn some scripting for components.
I have a bunch of stuff working and I got the color picker component to change the color of a movie clip and another one to change the text color.
I have another script that does the background color, but, when I use it with this script, it covers up the other components.
How can I use the color picker to change the background color of the stage without covering up the the movie elements?
Here are the two scripts:
script one-works fine on the 2 elements it is targeting
import fl.events.*;
import fl.events.ColorPickerEvent;
myColPic.addEventListener(ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE,changeHandler);
function changeHandler(event:ColorPickerEvent):void {
    var colorInfo:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform;
    colorInfo.color = event.color;
    myBox.transform.colorTransform = colorInfo;
    trace(event.target.hexValue);
myTextPic.addEventListener(ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE,changeText);
function changeText(event:ColorPickerEvent):void {
    var colorTypeInfo:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform;
    colorTypeInfo.color = event.color;
    myType.transform.colorTransform = colorTypeInfo;
    trace(event.target.hexValue);
Script 2-works fine in an empty movie, but if I add it to the script above, those elements get hidden..
import fl.controls.ColorPicker;
import fl.events.ColorPickerEvent;
var bg:Sprite = new Sprite();
bg.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
bg.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
bg.graphics.endFill();
addChild(bg);
var colorPicker:ColorPicker = new ColorPicker();
colorPicker.addEventListener(ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE, colorPicker_change);
colorPicker.move(10, 10);
addChild(colorPicker);
function colorPicker_change(evt:ColorPickerEvent):void {
    bg.graphics.beginFill(evt.color);
    bg.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
    bg.graphics.endFill();
Granted, I they are changing colors differently, but I am not sure how to change the stage color any other way with this component.
any thoughts out there?
thanks
babs

Answer 1

Thanks kglad!!!
that did it