StrayPixels was an art competition established on January 31, 2008 that finished February 2012. StrayPixels finished completely due to it taking up most of notMiceElf's free time. It gave players a chance to show off their "pixel skills" as well as winning prizes and fame for their efforts. The idea of the StrayPixel competitions was to "take a theme as a starting point, add in some very creative users, stir in some pixel art along with prizes for sweetness and bake for 20 days." The official group for StrayPixels is .