I use the plugin Widget Builder to give more flexibility.
Then you’d need to adapt the following CSS:
footer#footer {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #83C0E5;
border-top: 12px solid #E9EAEE;
color: #5A5A5A !important;
padding: 0;
}
footer#footer p, footer#footer a {
padding: 0px ;
font-size: 1em ;
text-align: none;
line-height: 1.2em ;
}
.colophon {
display: none;
}