Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that. You basically did the same thing, the only difference was that you blended two pics together, and it's overly obvious that you did so. Like A13 said, the text is... different, and a border would make it look better. And also, like A13 said, the list goes on and on.
I'm going to assume from the banner quality that you're using MS Paint, and if that's true, I recommend you getting a better program if you hope to go far with banners/ other graphics.