blender tool not working...

[Edwin Laurenson]

help . new adobe illustrator user here!

I have created my hearts with the text inside and I am trying to blend three different ones to create one? 

I have done the standard searching to figure out what is wrong but I can't click MAKE at all in the blender tool!

HELP 

[Monika Gause]

Are the objects selected?

[Edwin Laurenson]

oh my goodness - easiest fix thank you so much! 

[Ton Frederiks]

Did you select them?

[Ton Frederiks]

And what Monika said 🙂

[Edwin Laurenson]

I just did but now make is avaliable but is saying 'the selection is not valid for this operation' 

[Monika Gause]

Please show us what's inside the layer. Or upload the file to Google Drive or Creative Cloud and post a link.

Please embed screenshots in your post. Don't attach them.

[Edwin Laurenson]

hey of course - https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:1774c6e0-1eaf-493b-be27-e035d5f4a12d?view=difile 

thanks so much for the help 

[Monika Gause]

Did you share it? I don't think I can download it.

[Edwin Laurenson]

oh strange - I just edited the link from view to save a copy does that help?

[Monika Gause]

That worked, thank you. Sooooo ...

When blending groups you have to make sure that the stacking order and hierarchy of those groups matches exactly. I have used your file as an example:

Before:

After:

The file:

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/2895a809-6993-43ee-4938-19828dd83c31

[Edwin Laurenson]

thank you so much - was able to do it last night!!