Carol was having issues with group vs. flatten.

As I was following her description in the comments, and duplicating the design she was explaining that she made, I discovered mid-video WHAT her issue was and WHY even after flattening her design her Cricut machine was still cutting out each object.

Links to some of my favorite places to get assets [listed in alphabetical order, not in order of preference; some links are referral links]:

💛  Clip Art Library [FREE; no account required]
💛  Creative Fabrica Daily Freebies
💛  Design Bundles Freebies
💛  Dreaming Tree Freebies
💛  Envato Elements Freebies
💛  LoveSVG | Flash Freebie
💛  Love SVG | Sublimation Freebie
💛  Love SVG | Surprise Freebie
💛  TheHungryJPEG Freebies
💛  VectorGrove [FREE version]
💛  Yay Images [FREE version]

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF SVG TUTS!!! See where else we are on the web:

🔥  Visit the SVG Tuts YouTube channel
🔥  Join the SVG Tuts Facebook Group
🔥  See other SVG Tuts videos
🔥  Learn more about me

Sites where you can buy my crafts:

💲  Sticker Haul [live now; stickers, magnets, iron-ons and window decals]
💲  Cardables [coming soon; greet cards, post cards, business cards and more]
💲  Stencilable [coming soon; stencils for crafts, cakes and more]
💲  Kid Jigs [coming soon; puzzles and brain games for children]
💲  W.E. Puzzles [coming soon; puzzles that reflect people from all creeds, colors, nationalities and orientations; W.E. stands for World Entire]

The SVG Tuts YouTube channel is all about teaching you to CREATE your own SVG files, but visit my USING SVGs page to see what YouTube channels I enjoy and subscribe to for inspiration on how to USE cut files.

Please note: In my videos, I do not ask you to like and/or subscribe. I am of the mindset that you will do one or both if you feel compelled to do so. And… if you do feel compelled to like, comment and/or subscribe… one, some or all will be greatly appreciated! 😍

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have questions, need help or have something to share.