The first image that I adjusted was the vanity license plate
What I did to the image (top: edit, Bottom: original) was use the white balance tool and adjustment brush to lighten up the image as well as have the original color

Here is the second set

I cropped out the distracting granola as well as used the spot removal tool to get rid of a little specks right at the tip of the heart.  I cropped the extra green space from this image as well as used the adjustment brush to lighten it.