Hi. New member, so I don't know if this has been discussed before or not. While I feel CC is a great resource for those with little or no cart experience, it is somewhat more convoluted then needs be - just sayin'.
Few years ago I was working some maps in Corel (my dinosaur of choice) and was wishing I had the CC elements to work with. I little tinkering and it was done. How?
Place all elements form a set on a blank page "map". Save as png file.
Open file in CorelDraw, group & massage (as necessary) each individual piece, and viola! Individual elements you can then use in Corel. Helps to make some cooler looking maps with smoother flow, though you are still technically using CC resources so best for home use maps to not break copyright.
I hope to be posting some of teh ones I made soon as I get my 5 posts in and can access with the "big kids".

Hope this helps.